Abstract
Incorporating technology has emerged as a significant and influential factor in education that alters conventional approaches to teaching and learning. (Kulshreshtha, M. et al, 2023). Though technology has significantly influenced the global educational system, contributing to the advancement of education, traditional learning methods still exist. This study compares the preferences, advantages, and disadvantages between traditional and technology-reliant studying methods among Gen Z nursing students at Centro Escolar University.
A descriptive comparative research design was used to elicit the preferences, advantages, and disadvantages between traditional and technologically reliant study methods. Questionnaires were randomly given to 310 nursing students from level 1 to level 4. The study underwent approval by the Internal Ethics Review Board.
Results show the overall mean of the preferences for the traditional study method was 3.212 (SD = 0.419), indicating a general agreement for the traditional method is much higher compared to technologically reliant, the overall mean was lower (M = 2.854, SD = 0.472). In terms of advantages, it shows that traditional and technologically reliant methods reveal a statistically significant difference favoring the technologically reliant approach. The result for the perception of the advantages of using technologically reliant methods (M =3.396, SD = 0.527) was higher than that for traditional methods (M = 3.22, SD =0.523). The respondents' perceptions of the disadvantages associated with traditional and technologically reliant methods reveal statistically significant differences, with technologically reliant methods perceived as having slightly more disadvantages. The mean score for perceived disadvantages in technologically reliant methods (M = 3.027, SD = 0.555) was higher than that for traditional methods (M = 2.859, SD = 0.648). The respondents' preferences for traditional and technologically reliant studying methods when grouped by age, sex, and year level, show no statistically significant differences across these demographic profiles.
The study concludes that being technologically reliant has a great advantage accompanied by some challenges over traditional methods. However, since students' preferences were traditional methods, the researchers recommend that the two methods of studying can always be combined.
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Keywords:
Learning Methods, Study Methods, Traditional Study Methods, Technologically Reliant Study Methods, BSN Students, Baccalaureate Nursing Students
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Robles, Sofia Magdalena Norbe, "Traditional and Technologically Reliant Studying Methods of BSN Students: A Comparative Study" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 185.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/presentations_2025/185
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36th International Nursing Research Congress
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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2025
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Traditional and Technologically Reliant Studying Methods of BSN Students: A Comparative Study
Seattle, Washington, USA
Incorporating technology has emerged as a significant and influential factor in education that alters conventional approaches to teaching and learning. (Kulshreshtha, M. et al, 2023). Though technology has significantly influenced the global educational system, contributing to the advancement of education, traditional learning methods still exist. This study compares the preferences, advantages, and disadvantages between traditional and technology-reliant studying methods among Gen Z nursing students at Centro Escolar University.
A descriptive comparative research design was used to elicit the preferences, advantages, and disadvantages between traditional and technologically reliant study methods. Questionnaires were randomly given to 310 nursing students from level 1 to level 4. The study underwent approval by the Internal Ethics Review Board.
Results show the overall mean of the preferences for the traditional study method was 3.212 (SD = 0.419), indicating a general agreement for the traditional method is much higher compared to technologically reliant, the overall mean was lower (M = 2.854, SD = 0.472). In terms of advantages, it shows that traditional and technologically reliant methods reveal a statistically significant difference favoring the technologically reliant approach. The result for the perception of the advantages of using technologically reliant methods (M =3.396, SD = 0.527) was higher than that for traditional methods (M = 3.22, SD =0.523). The respondents' perceptions of the disadvantages associated with traditional and technologically reliant methods reveal statistically significant differences, with technologically reliant methods perceived as having slightly more disadvantages. The mean score for perceived disadvantages in technologically reliant methods (M = 3.027, SD = 0.555) was higher than that for traditional methods (M = 2.859, SD = 0.648). The respondents' preferences for traditional and technologically reliant studying methods when grouped by age, sex, and year level, show no statistically significant differences across these demographic profiles.
The study concludes that being technologically reliant has a great advantage accompanied by some challenges over traditional methods. However, since students' preferences were traditional methods, the researchers recommend that the two methods of studying can always be combined.
Description
The advent of technology is widely spread in the educational system. On the other hand, traditional methods of studying are still being utilized. The respondents are students with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing belonging to Gen Z . The study aims to compare the traditional and technologically reliant methods of studying among nursing students.