A qualitative STUDY on the USE of think aloud method in nursing education

In this qualitative descriptive study, it was aimed to determine the views of senior nursing undergraduate students on the use of think aloud method in nursing education. The sample of the study consisted of 14 senior students who studied at Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing in the Spring Semester of the 2020-2021 Academic Year and experienced the think aloud method. Data were collected using the "Descriptive Characteristics Form", "Semi-structured Questionnaire". The qualitative data of the research were analyzed with the inductive analysis method in the MAXQDA 2020 program. Subsequently, the codes were themed. There were three main themes: the students' feelings about the think aloud learning experience, the positive and negative aspects of the think aloud method, and the students' views on the use of the think aloud method in nursing education. For these main themes, six sub-themes were formed:"competence development", "attitudinal learning", "reliability and effectiveness", "learning process", "gaining attitudinal behaviors", "factors related to the environment". In line with the results of the research, it is recommended to use the thinking aloud method in nursing education.