Abstract
Nurse Educators must develop nursing curriculum with engaging learning strategies that promote the knowledge and confidence needed for safe, effective nursing practice. Faculty should explore new methods of teaching that consider how students learn. Studies have shown mixed results regarding student learning styles, academic achievement, and development of confidence in nursing practice. An experimental study using Felder and Soloman’s (2004). Index of learning styles instrument was conducted to examine nursing student learning styles and their impact on confidence and knowledge in traditional and high fidelity simulation settings. Findings revealed students were more likely to have active, visual, sensing, and sequential learning styles. Student confidence or knowledge did not significantly differ among the learning styles in either simulation or traditional classroom methods. Awareness of learning styles may aid faculty in adapting engaging teaching strategies. Further research is needed with larger samples to identify best approaches to enhance student learning within the context of learning styles.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Professional Development Needs of Novice Nursing Clinical Teachers: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
- The Introduction of “Safety Science” into an Undergraduate Nursing Programme at a Large University in the United Kingdom
- Low Back Pain in Student Nurses: Literature Review and Prospective Cohort Study
- Making the Case for Simulation-Based Assessments to Overcome the Challenges in Evaluating Clinical Competency
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- Review
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Professional Development Needs of Novice Nursing Clinical Teachers: A Rapid Evidence Assessment
- The Introduction of “Safety Science” into an Undergraduate Nursing Programme at a Large University in the United Kingdom
- Low Back Pain in Student Nurses: Literature Review and Prospective Cohort Study
- Making the Case for Simulation-Based Assessments to Overcome the Challenges in Evaluating Clinical Competency
- Teaching and Learning Medication Calculations: A Grounded Theory of Conceptual Understanding
- Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland
- Student Perceptions about the Influence of a Perioperative Nursing Elective on Career Preferences
- Learning Styles: Impact on Knowledge and Confidence in Nursing Students in Simulation and Classroom
- Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Anecdotal Notes as Formative Feedback
- Examining the Importance of Admissions Criteria in Predicting Nursing Program Success
- Health Advocacy Project: Evaluating the Benefits of Service Learning to Nursing Students and Low Income Individuals Involved in a Community-Based Mental Health Promotion Project
- Failing Clinical Practice & the Unsafe Student: A New Perspective
- Nursing Clinical Instructor Experiences of Empowerment in Rwanda: Applying Kanter’s and Spreitzer’s Theories
- Review
- An Analysis of Factors Affecting Mature Age Students’ Academic Success in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Critical Literature Review