The Effect of Teaching a Mental Health Education Course Based on Blended Learning Combined with Evidence-based Learning for Enhancing Mental Health Quality of First-Year Students in Chongqing Polytechnic University of Electronic Technology

Background and aim: With the progress of the times, the current mental health education courses in Chinese universities can no longer fully meet the psychological development needs of students. To enhance the fun of the course, increase students' participation and practicality, and promote the improvement of students' mental health quality. The aim of this study was: 1) Students who participate in the blended learning and evidence-based learning mental health course will show significantly higher mental health quality scores compared to the baseline. 2) To examine the impact of a blended learning and evidence-based learning mental health course on students’ learning achievements and mental health quality at Chongqing Polytechnic University of Electronic Technology, with the standard set at 70%. Methodology: The study involved 200 first-year students at Chongqing Polytechnic University of Electronic Technology. A sample of 30 students was selected from a mental health course using cluster random sampling. The research instruments were lesson plans, a student's learning achievement test, and a student’s mental health quality self-evaluation. Experimental design is a one-group pre-test and post-test design. Data were collected and analyzed by means, standard deviation, t-test for one sample, and t-test for dependent samples. Results: After studying the mental health education course based on blended learning combined with evidence-based learning, students' learning achievement was higher than before, and students' mental health quality after implementing the mental health education course was higher than the determined criterion of 70%. Conclusion: The development of a mental health education course based on blended learning combined with evidence-based learning has a significant effect on enhancing mental health quality for students. Furthermore, significant improvement in students' learning achievement.