•Student participation can be improved by using an informal competitive practical.•Cumulative learning can be stimulated through an open ended practical.•Motivation can be improved and anxiety ...reduced through non-assessment driven learning.
This study outlines a practical intervention in a second-year fluid mechanics course. The practical was designed using the framework of Legitimation Code Theory, with the aim of stimulating active links between the theoretical and practical (in this case pump and piping networks, head loss and application of the energy equation), through a group-based competitive, informal, interactive learning event. The effect on students’ perceptions and anxiety were recorded, and it was seen that students’ perceptions of workload, anxiety and time pressure decreased. Substantial evidence of cumulative learning was noted, both during the practical session, as well as in student responses. And while the data do not conclusively elucidate the extent and timeframe over which this benefits the students’ results, what is clear is that participants both critically engaged and were enriched by the practical. The project lays the foundation for similar theory- and application-linking practicals based on a non-assessment paradigm.
The development of teaching models to strengthen practical education and actively participate in the classes of students is now required in recent education situations. This study examined the ...participation and satisfaction level of students’ classes after applying a teaching model-integrated hospital and school laboratory (named L2L). A total of 33 students who took the subject of a clinical microbiology experiments were involved in this study. Each group representative participating in a pre-class field exercise in the hospital microbiology laboratory was asked to conduct the experiment. After applying the L2L teaching models, the academic self-efficacy (2.87±0.58→3.38±0.55), class participation (2.60±0.92→3.62±0.78), and class satisfaction (2.48±1.01→3.85±0.87) increased significantly (P＜0.05). This means that pre-class field exercises created interest in the student’s class and boosted self-confidence, leading to increased participation and satisfaction for the class. In conclusion, the L2L teaching model is an effective teaching method to enhance the practical training for preliminary clinical laboratory technologists.
As our population ages, it is important for the next generation of nurses to feel prepared to care for people with dementia. Communicating with a person with dementia who is experiencing responsive ...behaviours can be challenging. Furthermore, new graduate nurses may experience a phenomenon called reality shock when they do not feel prepared for the reality of nursing. Reality shock can lead to nurse turnover and poor retention rates. This study evaluated a workshop for first-year practical nursing students focusing on applying a person-centered communication framework when caring for people with dementia experiencing responsive behaviours. The results suggested that training students during their clinical placements on dementia communication may be effective in helping prepare nurses to care for this patient population.
•Nursing students need dementia care communication training.•A person-centered communication approach is paramount for people with dementia.•The workshop may have the potential to reduce reality shock for nursing students.
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2019 meant higher education was forced to delivering education online. For most, the transition to emergency remote teaching was a natural next step to support continuity of ...education. However, there were some examples where education remained on campus. Where after taking all COVID-19 safety measures of social distancing, hand hygiene measures and other health protocols, institutions decided to continue to deliver face-to-face on-campus offerings with limited capacity. The COVID-19 and higher education literature have focused primarily on rapid digitalisation. This manuscript adds value to the literature by focusing on three case studies of on-campus delivery for face-to-face teaching in the classroom and practical lessons during the pandemic in Australia, the United Kingdom, and Pakistan. The changes to the learning process affected students’ interactions with the lecturer, other students, and the equipment they were learning to use. Also, it affected interactions with each other in practical activities due to limited numbers of participants, motivation in learning and achieving learning outcomes. Not only the students, but the lecturer’s capability in delivering the course was affected by fatigue due to spending more time teaching within a ‘COVID-19 safe’ environment. This study will provide important documentation on the effect of COVID-19 on on-campus delivery, as well as opportunities to support greater student engagement in class environments through the sharing of learning equipment, fostering positive motivation, managing learning outcomes, and self-monitoring of lecturer capability in more highly stressful teaching and learning environments practical training affected.
We have gone full circle Wright, Ann
Nursing standard,
2016-Jun-15, 2016-06-15, 20160615, Letnik:
30, Številka:
42
Journal Article
Recenzirano
In 1983 I qualified as a state enrolled nurse (SEN). Our role was supposed to be complementary to the registered nurses, but most SENs carried out the same duties as their registered colleagues. We ...were valued members of the nursing team.
This Innovate Practice Full Paper presents an innovative idea and method of organized engineering education. With the rapid globalization of China's economy, and especially the emergence of a large ...number of innovative large-scale enterprises supported by advanced technology, a great number of engineering-proficient talents is urgently needed. However, there is a disparity between the talent cultivation system in China and the societal demand for well-educated specialists. Every year, more than 9 million people enter various colleges and universities in China. Likewise, a large number of students graduate and enter the job market annually. Although China's higher education system has made great progress, the quality of engineering performed by graduates from various types of colleges and universities is low and remains far from meeting society's demands. Through extensive research and analysis, we have come to believe that the main reasons for this phenomenon can be summed up in two points: firstly, the system for teaching engineering needs further improvement. Engineering education is in a very fragmented state and lacks unified standards. Different colleges and universities have different understandings of engineering education, leading to the educational methods they use being inconsistently applied. Secondly, social engineering education resources are not used optimally. With this in mind, we propose an innovative and logical solution to the engineering education problems China faces. The method attaches importance to the teaching of organized courses, emphasizes the practice of organized engineering, and vigorously carries out the construction of a planned practice base. Through more than ten years of exploration and practice, we have made a series of achievements and gained a wealth of experience, opening up a road for China's engineering education. We hope that our research can contribute to the organized and uniform development of engineering education around the world.
Purpose
This paper aims to explain the student-led environmental management system (EMS) based on ISO14001 which Chiba University has continued for 15 years. It describes its structure “Chiba ...University Method”, the students’ activities and their collaboration with companies. It also analyzes the advantages and the issues. Readers can reconsider these mechanisms and results to examine whether they could introduce the student-led EMS in their own university.
Design/methodology/approach
Four critical points are explained concerning the “Chiba University Method”. The advantages are analyzed by the data and the questionnaire survey.
Findings
It has been found that student-led EMS has an effect of practical education on the students and an improvement of social evaluation on the university, as well as a reduction of environmental burdens. For students, in addition to the direct merit of obtaining credits, they receive a sense of accomplishment through gaining practical experience, thereby realizing improvements in business skills and making friends through activities. These are good incentives to participating in various activities. However, there are also problems that occur due to student-led EMS, and it is necessary for faculties to be aware and correspond with them.
Research limitations/implications
This paper is based on the experience of one Japanese University.
Social implications
As this case falls under the practical case of active learning, it is expected that other universities could also introduce this system.
Originality/value
It is rare that the students manage the EMS based on ISO14001 with educational effects included in the results. At Chiba University, moreover, students are making environmental contributions to local communities through collaboration with companies.
Aims. The aims of this study were to: (1) compare older people care nursing staff's perceptions of their competence, work strain and work satisfaction in nursing homes and home‐based care; and (2) ...to examine determinants of work satisfaction in both care settings.
Background. The shift in older people care from hospitals to community‐based facilities and home care has had implications for nursing practice. Lack of competence development, high levels of work strain and low levels of work satisfaction among nursing staff in both care settings have been associated with high turnover. Few studies have compared staff perceptions of their competence and work in nursing homes as opposed to home‐based care.
Design. A cross‐sectional questionnaire survey.
Methods. Nursing staff perceptions of their competence, work strain, stress and satisfaction were measured by questionnaire in 2003 in two older people care organizations in Sweden. Comparisons of all outcome variables were made between care settings both within and between the two organizations. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine predictors of work satisfaction in home care and nursing homes respectively.
Results. In general, staff in home‐based care reported significantly less sufficient knowledge compared with staff in nursing homes. However, home care staff experienced significantly less physical and emotional strain compared with staff in nursing homes. Ratings of work‐related exhaustion, mental energy and overall work satisfaction did not differ significantly between care settings. In both care settings, work‐related exhaustion was the strongest (inverse) predictor of work satisfaction.
Conclusions. Future interventions should focus on counteracting work‐related exhaustion and improving competence development to improve work satisfaction among older people care nursing staff in both care settings.
Relevance to clinical practice. Work‐related exhaustion and lack of competence development may have significant negative implications for work satisfaction among older people care nursing staff in both home care and nursing homes.
The purpose of the study is to develop a model for optimizing the practical component of the educational process from the perspective of developing entrepreneurial competences. The research methods ...include analysis, inductive and deductive approach, comparative and systematic approach, methods of generalizing pedagogical experience regarding the organization of entrepreneurial education and approaches to the development of entrepreneurial competences. Within the framework of the study, a comparative analysis of the entrepreneurial education system in Russia and foreign countries was carried out; the shortcomings of the educational process organization in the context of the entrepreneurial competence development were identified; a model for optimizing the practical component of the educational process from the perspective of developing entrepreneurial competences was developed. The practical relevance of the research is an attempt to develop a model for optimizing entrepreneurial education in former command economies. Changes in the education system can contribute to the solution of socio-economic problems: employment of graduates, mismatch between education and labor market requirements, as well as insufficient development of dual education. The materials and results of the study can be used to optimize educational curricula, normative and legal regulation in the sphere of science and education, as well as to develop standards for entrepreneurial education in Russia.
This study aimed to evaluate the performance of students in practicum, to teach Arabic language from the viewpoint of educational supervisors in the College of basic education – University of Babylon ...- Iraq. The researcher used descriptive methodology to collect data through a developed questionnaire. The questionnaire composed of (22) statements distributed in four areas. The distributed to (18) practicum supervisors in the College of Basic Education to assess the performance of 46 students/teachers. After analyzing data, the researcher found that the performance of students/teachers in teaching Arabic language was moderate at all. One of the recommendation of the study is to encourage supervisors to use the developed tool in current research in evaluating student performance/Arabic language teachers in colleges of education.
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