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NCT Number: NCT07003594

Effect of Education Given With Jigsaw IV Learning Technique for Physical Assessment of Heart and Thorax on Knowledge and Skills of Nursing Students

Title: The Effect of Jigsaw IV Learning Technique on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Skills in Heart and Thorax Assessment Objective: This study aims to evaluate the impact of education using the Jigsaw IV learning technique on the knowledge and skills of nursing students in performing physical assessments of the heart and thorax.

Methodology: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with 70 second-year nursing students at Baskent University. Participants will be divided into an intervention group (n=35), receiving Jigsaw IV-based education, and a control group (n=35), receiving traditional education. Data collection, scheduled between 22.02.2025 and 22.05.2025, will include a Personal Information Form, Pretest/Posttest for Knowledge Assessment, Skill Assessment Form, and Jigsaw Opinion Scale. Knowledge levels will be analyzed using an independent samples t-test, skill levels using the Mann-Whitney U test, and students' perceptions of the Jigsaw IV method through frequency and percentage analysis.

Expected Outcome:The study will assess whether the Jigsaw IV method enhances students' knowledge and skills in heart and thorax assessment, contributing to the evaluation of its effectiveness in nursing education.

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Key information

Conditions

Nursing Education Research Nursing Education

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Baskent University

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a 2nd year nursing student.

Exclusion criteria

  • not volunteering to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Jigsaw IV technique

Other

The Intervention Group receives training in cardiothoracic examination using the Jigsaw IV technique.

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge level for heart and thoracic examination

    Time frame: Before the application starts and 2 weeks after training with jigsaw IV

  2. skill performance level for heart and thoracic examination

    Time frame: 2 weeks after training with jigsaw IV

  3. Jigsaw Opinion Scale (JOS)

    Time frame: immediately after the intervention

    Jigsaw Opinion Scale (JGÖ) developed by Şimşek (2007) was used to determine the students' opinions about the Jigsaw method. The 14 items of JGÖ are in the 5-point Likert type as "Very Effective", "Somewhat More Effective", "Equally Effective", "Less Effective" and "Much Less Effective" for comparing the jigsaw technique with the traditional learning method. The fifteenth item is open-ended and evaluates the students' positive and negative opinions about the technique. The internal consistency coefficient of JGÖ was determined as 0.70 in the original study. The total Cronbach alpha coefficient of the scale for the sample group of this study was found to be 0.76.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Baskent University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Sep 18, 2025

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