Analysis of the mediating effect of cognitive load on learning readiness and learning engagement among nursing students in mixed teaching mode
OBJECTIVE To analyze the correlation between learning readiness,cognitive load and learning engagement,and further clarify the mediating effect of cognitive load on learning readiness and learning engagement.To provide a way for improving the learning engagement level of undergraduate nursing students under mixed teaching mode.METHODS.Using convenience sampling method,332 undergraduate nursing students from a university in Jilin Province were selected as the research subjects from March 2023 to June 2023.General information survey questionnaire,learning readiness scale,cognitive load scale and learning engagement scale were used to investigate,construct and test the mediation model.RESULTS The undergraduate nursing students had a learning readiness score of(91.01±20.41),a cognitive load score of(33.61±5.45),and a learning engagement score of(63.64±13.91).There was a significant positive correlation between learning engagement and learning readiness(P<0.01,r=0.684),a significant negative correlation between learning engagement and cognitive load(P<0.01,r=-0.670),and a significant negative correlation between learning readiness and cognitive load(P<0.01,r=-0.624).Learning readiness affected learning engagement through cognitive load.The total effect of learning readiness on learning engagement was 0.7776,and the direct effect was 0.4957,accounting for 63.74%of the total effect.The indirect effect of learning readiness on learning engagement through the mediating variable cognitive load was 0.2819,accounting for 36.25%of the total effect,and the mediating effect was significant(P<0.001),with a 95%CI of 0.3917-0.5997.CONCLUSION The learning readiness of undergraduate nursing students has a positive predictive effect on learning engagement.Cognitive load has a negative predictive effect on learning engagement.Cognitive load plays a partial mediating role between learning readiness and learning engagement.