Comparison of rain classroom teaching and traditional teaching methods in teaching undergraduate nursing students of stomatology

Background: Rain classroom teaching (RCT) is a current teaching method to increase the interaction between teachers and students. This paper aims to investigate the influence of rain classroom teaching and traditional teaching on the self-directed learning ability (SDLA) of nursing undergraduates. Methods: : This was a randomized controlled study. The research enrolled two classes of junior nursing undergraduates who were randomly divided into two groups. The content and time of stomatology courses were the same. The control group (n = 32) adopted the traditional teaching method and the experimental group (n = 31) used the RCT method. SDLA, satisfaction and teaching quality were evaluated by questionnaire. A final examination was used to estimate the quality of learning. Results: : The complete data showed that the rain classroom group had better results than the traditional group. The rain classroom group had higher SDLA, satisfaction, teaching measures, teaching effectiveness and final examination scores. Conclusion: The rain classroom teaching method is more effective than the traditional teaching method in promoting SDLA and teaching quality for undergraduate nursing students in stomatology.