The Effect of the Crossword Used in Nursing Education on Learning Success

The Effect of Crossword Used as an Active Learning Tool in Nursing Education on Learning Achievement: A Randomized Controlled Study

The research was planned as a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effect of crossword, which are an active learning tool, on the success of learning information about pain control in nursing education. Research data is planned to be collected in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Health Sciences. The universe of the research will be the students who take the 3-credit pain control course in the aforementioned faculty in the fall semester. The sample of the research will consist of 72 students who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate in the research verbally and in writing. The data of the research will be collected by using the Personal information form prepared in line with the literature, and Success Tests (3 tests) prepared separately for each stage. SPSS program will be used in the analysis of the data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be registered in the pain course,
• Taking the pain course for the first time,
• Absence of any psychiatric disorder that will reduce the ability to comprehend and understand,
• Agreeing to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Willingness to leave the research