Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators

by DeYoung, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9780131790261
• ISBN10: 0131790269
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-28
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Updated in a new second edition, this readable book prepares graduate nursing students to be nurse educators in settings of staff development, patient education, or academiacovering commonalties of teaching that pertain to all three. Practical information and cutting-edge content emphasize the theories and strategies most likely to be used in the field.Chapter topics include Good Teaching, Learning Theory, Planning and Conducting Classes, Motivation and Behavior Change, Multicultural Aspects of Learning, Literacy and Readability, Traditional Teaching Strategies, Activity-Based Teaching Strategies, Computer Teaching Strategies, Distance Learning, Teaching Psychomotor Skills, Promoting and Assessing Critical Thinking, Clinical Teaching, and Assessing and Evaluating Learning.For staff development educators in hospitals.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Contributing Authors	p. xiii
Reviewers	p. xiii
Teaching and Learning	p. 1
Good Teaching	p. 3
Hallmarks of Good Teaching	p. 3
Teacher Style	p. 8
Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education	p. 9
Nurses as Teachers	p. 10
References	p. 12
Learning Theory	p. 14
Learning Theories	p. 14
Types of Learning	p. 26
Learning Styles	p. 30
References	p. 36
Motivation and Behavior Change	p. 39
Learner Characteristics	p. 39
Planning for Learning	p. 41
Motivation and Behavior Change Theories	p. 44
Summary	p. 53
References	p. 54
Literacy	p. 56
Literacy Levels	p. 56
Reading Levels	p. 56
The Importance of Adequate Literacy	p. 58
Assessing Literacy	p. 59
Teaching People with Low-Literacy Skills	p. 60
Developing Printed Educational Materials	p. 61
Information Literacy	p. 65
References	p. 68
Multicultural Aspects of Learning	p. 70
Learning About Culture	p. 70
The Culture of Teachers and Learners	p. 73
Teaching Strategies	p. 77
Communication Issues	p. 80
References	p. 86
Planning and Conducting Classes	p. 89
The Planning Sequence	p. 89
Selecting Teaching Methods	p. 96
Choosing a Textbook	p. 98
Planning Assignments	p. 103
Conducting the Class	p. 105
References	p. 108
Teaching Strategies	p. 109
Traditional Teaching Strategies	p. 111
Lecturing	p. 111
Discussion	p. 120
Questioning	p. 123
Using Audiovisuals	p. 129
The Interactive Lecture	p. 134
References	p. 135
Activity-Based Teaching Strategies	p. 138
Cooperative Learning	p. 138
Simulations	p. 141
Problem-Based Learning	p. 151
Self-Learning Modules	p. 155
References	p. 162
Computer Teaching Strategies	p. 168
Computer Technology and Learning	p. 168
Computer-Assisted Instruction	p. 170
Computer-Managed Instruction	p. 176
The Internet	p. 178
Virtual Reality	p. 181
References	p. 183
Distance Learning	p. 186
Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning	p. 186
Clinical Education in Distance Learning	p. 187
Interactive Television Classes	p. 187
Distance Learning via the Internet	p. 191
References	p. 198
Teaching Psychomotor Skills	p. 201
History of Teaching Psychomotor Skills	p. 201
Learning Psychomotor Skills	p. 203
Approaches to Teaching Skills	p. 209
Assessment of Psychomotor Skill Learning	p. 212
Which Skills Should be Taught?	p. 212
References	p. 214
Promoting and Assessing Critical Thinking	p. 217
Defining Critical Thinking	p. 218
Distinguishing Critical Thinking from Other Concepts	p. 222
Ways We May Inhibit the Critical Thinking of Nursing Students	p. 223
Strategies that Enhance Critical Thinking	p. 224
Assessing Critical Thinking	p. 231
Conclusion	p. 233
References	p. 235
Clinical Teaching	p. 239
Purpose of the Clinical Laboratory	p. 239
Models of Clinical Teaching	p. 241
Preparation for Clinical Instruction	p. 245
Conducting a Clinical Laboratory Session	p. 246
Evaluating Learner Progress	p. 253
Clinical Evaluation Tools	p. 257
References	p. 259
Assessing and Evaluating Learning	p. 263
Classroom Assessment	p. 263
Evaluation of Learning	p. 267
Test Item Analysis	p. 277
References	p. 280
The Professional Teacher	p. 283
The Faculty Role	p. 285
Finding the Right Educational Setting	p. 285
The Appointment Process	p. 285
Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion	p. 287
Teaching Assignments and Academic Freedom	p. 289
Curriculum Development	p. 290
Student Advisement	p. 290
Program Assessment	p. 291
Committee Work	p. 291
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