Learning contract is an active educational strategy that encourages and motivates learners to
participate and share in their learning decisions and helps them to be systematic and focused to
achieve the intended learning outcomes. Aim of study:Is to evaluate the effect of learning
contract educational strategy on nursing students' motivation and learning
outcomes.Design:Quasi-experimental research design. Setting: The study was conducted at the
Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, El Beheira, Egypt. Subjects:all students enrolled in
the second semester in Community Health Nursing course in the academic year 2017-2018 (n=
210). They were randomly assigned into study and control groups. The study group was
instructed by learning contract. while control group left by a traditional educational strategy.
Tools:Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ), Perceived Benefits of Contract
Learning, and Students' learning outcomes evaluation tools wereused for data collection.
Results:There was a statistically significance difference in motivation scores between the study
and control groups in favor of learning contract one. Moreover, students' scores in the selected
parameters of students learning outcomes were significantly higher in excellent score at the study
than control group in presentation, health class evaluation, and problem oriented recording
parameters of students learning out comes. Conclusion:learning contract strategy is an effectual
strategy in improvement of nursing students' motivation and learning outcomes.
Recommendations:Implementation of learning contract strategy on first year students to prepare
the nursing students for independent and lifelong learning. Conducting training workshops and
constructing guidelines to prepare educators for their role as facilitators for learning