Table 3 Students’ perspective of the simulation (n = 122)

1.Students’ satisfaction and self-confidence (SSS)

4.23 (0.386)

4.18 (0.429)

0.70

0.485

Student satisfaction

4.37 (0.493)

4.24 (0.541)

1.30

0.198

Self-confidence in Learning

4.15 (0.384)

4.14 (0.412)

0.11

0.910

2.Educational practice practices in simulation scale (EPSS)

4.33 (0.401)

4.24 (0.431)

1.16

0.250

Active learning

4.25 (0.435)

4.13 (0.498)

1.45

0.149

Collaboration

4.57 (0.487)

4.63 (0.456)

0.77

0.444

Diverse ways of learning

4.43 (0.442)

4.34 (0.642)

0.90

0.368

High expectations

4.37 (0.605)

4.31 (0.666)

0.50

0.619

3. Simulation Design Scale (SDS)

4.25 (0.387)

4.11 (0.443)

1.74

0.085

Objective/information

4.12 (0.570)

4.00 (0.671)

1.08

0.284

Support

4.23 (0.522)

4.31 (0.364)

1.79

0.077

Problem-solving

4.31 (0.364)

4.25 (0.423)

0.73

0.465

Feedback

4.41 (0.467)

4.30 (0.534)

1.22

0.226

Fidelity

4.09 (0.588)

3.81 (0.881)

2.06

0.042