Objective　To explore the effect of workshop situational teaching in practice training of midwifery specialty. Methods　89 students in midwifery specialty were divided into observational group and control group. The control group was given traditional teaching

and the observational group was implemented with situational teaching based on workshop. The effect of teaching was investigated by skill assessment

Chinese version of self-rating scale of self-directed learning and practice teaching quality evaluation questionnaire. SPSS 23.0 was used for t test. Results　The scores of 6 practical skills and the total scores of students in the observational group were higher than those in the control group

and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01

P<0.05). Study initiative

learning behavior

learning strategies

learning evaluation

interpersonal skills and self-directed learning ability of students in the observational group were all higher than those in the control group

and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01

P<0.05).The evaluation of teaching quality of the observational group was excellent and was good in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in the scores toward teaching attitude of the observational group compared with the control group (P>0.05). The total scores of teaching content

teaching methods

teaching effects and practice teaching quality of the observational group were higher than those of the control group

and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusions　The workshop situational teaching was helpful in promoting the transformation of students' theoratical knowledge to practice

stimulate students' independent learning ability and improve the quality of practice teaching.