Factors Affecting Learning Satisfaction in Face-to-Face and Non-Face-to-Face Flipped Learning among Nursing Students

Factors influencing students’ learning satisfaction may differ between face-to-face and non-face-to-face flipped learning. For non-face-to-face flipped learning, which was widely employed during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to examine the impacts on learning satisfaction, which may vary depending on professor–student interaction rather than individual competencies, such as SDL readiness. This descriptive study, conducted 2 March 2019 to 24 June 2020, included 89 s-year, flipped-learning nursing students (28 face-to-face, 61 non-face-to-face). Students completed questionnaires about learning satisfaction, SDL readiness, and professor–student interaction. The data, collected using e-surveys, were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t -test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple stepwise regression with IBM’s SPSS Statistics 25.0 program. The total average score of learning satisfaction (38.19 ± 6.04) was positively correlated with SDL readiness ( r = 0.56, p < 0.001) and professor–student interaction ( r = 0.36, p = 0.001), although total learning satisfaction was significantly different between the face-to-face and the non-face-to-face groups ( t = 5.28, p = 0.024). They were also significant influencing factors, along with face-to-face flipped learning, for total learning satisfaction ( F = 18.00, p < 0.001, explanatory power = 36.7%), suggesting flipped learners in non-face-to-face contexts must increase engagement beyond professor–student interaction.