The digital escape room developed for nursing students: GestDia.

BACKGROUND

Digital escape rooms have been developed during the pandemic, which improves students' cooperation, communication skills, and critical thinking skills, effects on learning in nursing education.

METHOD: This study aimed to evaluate the GestDia escape room to assess students' motivation and self-confidence in learning. A descriptive quantitative interventional study was carried out. The study population was nursing students in their third semester (n = 45). The students filled out the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey and Student Satisfaction and Self-Confidence in Learning Scale.

RESULTS

The mean scores obtained from motivation, satisfaction, and self-confidence scales were generally higher. Males scored higher on all scales than females, though these differences were not statistically significant (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION

In general, although games increase students' motivation, satisfaction, and self-confidence, they can lead to gender differences. In the digital world, integrating escape rooms into nursing education can add joy to students' learning process.