Title: Roles and contexts of the metaverse in nursing training: a mixed analysis on junior and senior nursing students' drawings and quantitative data

Authors: Chun-Chun Chang; Gwo-Jen Hwang; Liang-Shiou Ou

Addresses: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, No. 261, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan ' Graduate Institute of Educational Information and Measurement, National Taichung University of Education, No. 140, Minsheng Rd., West Dist., Taichung City 40306, Taiwan; Empower Vocational Education Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Keelung Rd., Sec. 4, Da'an Dist., Taipei City 106335, Taiwan; College of Management, Yuan Ze University, No. 135, Yuandong Rd., Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City 320315, Taiwan ' School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Division of Allergy, Asthma and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Abstract: This study investigated the differences between the motivation to learn, educational mindset, and individual creativity, of junior and senior nursing students with respect to learning situations in the metaverse, as well as their conceptions of learning situations in the metaverse. It is found that senior nursing students had a significantly higher motivation to learn, educational mindset, and individual creativity in the metaverse than did junior nursing students, whereas junior nursing students had more diverse conceptions of learning situations in the metaverse than senior nursing students. In addition, most of the drawings by junior nursing students showed the process of gaining knowledge and skills in the metaverse, while the drawings by senior nursing students showed nursing activities in a healthcare setting. The results of this study provide preliminary evidence for future research investigating the metaverse among junior and senior nursing students.

Keywords: metaverse; junior nursing student; senior nursing student; drawing analysis technique; word cloud.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMLO.2025.145351

International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 2025 Vol.19 No.2, pp.238 - 257

Received: 16 May 2024
Accepted: 29 Jun 2024
Published online: 31 Mar 2025 *

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