RV JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES (RVJNS)

Volume 4 | Isuue 4 | OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2025 | Pages: 28-34

Original Article

Effects of Jigsaw Technique on Learning the Antenatal Abdominal Examination among Nursing Students in the Selected Colleges

Chandana Devi1, Prof Poornima2, Dr Laishram Dabashini Devi3

Article history:
Received 19 June 2025
Received in revised form 29 July 2025
Accepted 14 August 2025
Available online 10 October 2025

Corresponding Author
Email: drlaishramdabashini@gmail.com

How to Cite

Chandana Devi, Poornima, Dabashini Devi L. Effects of jigsaw technique on learning the antenatal abdominal examination among nursing students in selected colleges. RV Journal of Nursing Sciences. 2025;4(4):28–34.

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ABSTRACT

The study intends to introduce the jigsaw as a technique on learning the antenatal abdominal examination and it may help to learn easy and retain for a longer time to practice effectively. The objectives of the study aim to assess the knowledge and find out the effectiveness of jigsaw technique among nursing students. Quasi Experimental study. In which one group pretest and posttest is planned for research study.  A paired t-test was conducted to assess the statistical significance of the difference in pre- and post-test scores. The results showed a t-value of 16.93 with 59 degrees of freedom, and the p-value was 0. 0001.These findings suggest that the intervention was highly effective in enhancing the knowledge of participants regarding antenatal abdominal examination. The pre-test levels of knowledge of participants regarding jigsaw technique. The half of the samples 31(51.67%) had adequate knowledge, 26(43.33%) were had moderately adequate knowledge and 03(5%) samples were had inadequate knowledge. In the pretest practices among nursing students on jigsaw technique. The majority of the samples 40(66.67%) were had poor practices, 20(33.33%) were had average practices and none of the samples shown good practices.  In the pre-test, the mean percentage of knowledge score was 72.33% with mean and SD of 21.70±3.41, the range was 13 – 28 and median was 23. In the pretest the practice scores, the mean percentage was 34.81% with mean and SD of 3.83±1.29. The range was 2-6 scores and median were 4.  The results for knowledge showed a t-value of 16.93 with 59 degrees of freedom, and the p-value was 0.0001, which is statistically significant (p < 0.05). The results for practices showed a t-value of 40.33 with 59 degrees of freedom, and a p-value of 0.0001, which is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

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