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. 2024 Dec 18;23(1):910.
doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02586-5.

The effect of an escape room game on students' academic self-efficacy and motivation for critical thinking: oncology nursing course

Betül Çakmak  1 , Tuğçe Türten Kaymaz  2
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The effect of an escape room game on students' academic self-efficacy and motivation for critical thinking: oncology nursing course

Betül Çakmak et al. BMC Nurs. .

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the effect of an escape room game on oncology nursing course students academic self-efficacy and motivation for critical thinking.

Methods: This study adopted a one-group pretest-posttest experimental research design. The sample consisted of forty-two nursing students. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Academic Nurses' Self- Efficacy Scale, and the Critical Thinking Motivational Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, Pearson-Spearman, Wilcoxon test.

Results: None of the nursing students had played an escape room game for educational purposes before (100%; n = 42). The escape room game helped nursing students develop academic self-efficacy and boosted their motivation for thinking critically respectively (t = -3.252, p = 0.002; Z = -2.027, p = 0.043). More than 90% of the students reported that the escape room game helped them understand the subject, retain information, and apply it effectively.

Conclusion: Universities should incorporate escape room games within the scope of oncology nursing courses as an alternative teaching approach to help students enhance their academic self-efficacy and critical thinking motivation. Researchers should plan studies with different samples to investigate the impact of escape room games on academic self-efficacy and critical thinking motivation.

Keywords: Academic self- efficacy; Critical Thinking Motivation; Escape room; Gamification; Nursing students; Oncology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University ethics committee (23.11.2023–09-421). Permission was obtained from Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University Nursing Department (27139605–619-238656). Authorization was received from the authors who developed the scales. Informed consent was obtained from all participants. The study was carried out according to the ethical principles of the World Medical Association's Declaration of Helsinki. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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