Teaching Strategies & Learning Theories Flashcards
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A nurse educator wants to promote higher-order thinking in BSN students. Which assessment strategy is MOST effective?
Answer: Unfolding case studies requiring clinical reasoning
Unfolding case studies present evolving patient scenarios that require analysis, evaluation, and clinical judgment rather than recall.
The flipped classroom model in nursing education is characterized by:
Answer: Students reviewing content before class and using class time for active application
In the flipped classroom, students engage with foundational content independently before class, freeing class time for higher-level application activities.
Which learning theory is the foundation of programmed instruction and behavior modification techniques in nursing education?
Answer: Behaviorism
Behaviorism, associated with Skinner and Pavlov, underpins programmed instruction through stimulus-response conditioning and reinforcement schedules.
A student consistently struggles to transfer classroom knowledge to clinical settings. This difficulty most likely reflects a deficit in:
Answer: Transfer of learning
Transfer of learning refers to applying knowledge gained in one context to novel or real-world situations, a key goal of nursing education.
Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory is BEST applied when a nurse educator aims to:
Answer: Help students challenge and revise deeply held assumptions about patient care
Mezirow's theory centers on disorienting dilemmas that prompt critical reflection and transformation of prior frames of reference.
When using simulation in nursing education, which debriefing approach has the strongest evidence base for promoting learning?
Answer: Structured debriefing with advocacy-inquiry technique
Structured debriefing using advocacy-inquiry (stating an observation then asking about the student's thinking) promotes deep reflective learning after simulation.
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggests that nurse educators should:
Answer: Use varied instructional modalities to reach diverse learner strengths
Gardner's theory implies that learners have diverse intellectual strengths, and varied instructional strategies maximize access to learning for all students.