Nursing Students’ Evolving Perceptions of Online Learning: A Hierarchy of Curricula
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This study has scientific value and methodological soundness. The aim of comparing nursing students' perceptions of online learning with non-nursing students is relevant, given the transition to online learning during the pandemic. The results indicate that while the ranking of critical-success factors was similar for nursing and non-nursing students, nursing students had more critical perceptions of online learning, particularly due to the perception that the online medium is less well suited to nursing education, and the challenges of the rapid transition to online learning during the pandemic. However, the study's contribution in terms of novelty and originality may be limited, as the findings align with previous studies that have identified challenges and concerns with online learning in nursing education. I would suggest the authors to consider revising and reformating the paper as commented in the pdf.
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Author Response
Dear Reviewer,
Thanks for the positive comments. In revising the manuscript, we
- Added a description of the survey instrument as well as the pilot study for validation and improvement in section 4 Methodology (see p. 7).
- Unfortunately, we did not include gender in the survey instrument. Nursing program in the university of study has a higher percentage of female students (83%) than that of the university (63%). In our future research effort, we will consider reporting gender differences.
- An experienced editor helped review the revised copy before the submission
We would like to thank you for your insightful suggestions. We have carefully addressed each of the points. We believe the revised manuscript has significantly improved readability and thoroughness.
Reviewer 2 Report
Dear authors,
I fully support this article. There were a number of minor clarifications required i.e. basic phrasing can be improved, was the gender of the students determined, was the study validated or piloted
Overall I thought it was an interesting read and was placed well within current literature
Very good- minor grammatical errors detected
Author Response
Dear reviewer,
Thanks for the positive comments. In addressing the concerns and comments in the pdf file, we
- Reformatted the manuscript following the template
- Revised the abstract according to the template
- Added a description of the survey instrument as well as the pilot study for validation in Section 4 Methodology (see p. 7) [good suggestion!]
- Added a description on how the nursing respondents were selected (see p. 8)
- Specified the software used for analysis (see p. 8-9)
- Specified the IRB and reference number as well as time of approval of the survey (see p. 7)
- Conducted a t-test to compare the difference between means of importance factors rating by nursing vs non-nursing students and reported the statistical significance (see Table 3) [good suggestion!]
- Stated data and instrument availability at the end of the manuscript
We would like to thank you for your insightful suggestions. We have carefully addressed each of the points. We believe the revised manuscript has significantly improved readability and thoroughness.
