Implementation of mastery learning in nursing education.

The Effect of Adapted Model of Mastery Learning on Cognitive and Practical Learning of Nursing Students

Introduction: Effective clinical teaching requires educational methods capable of developing an appropriate level of knowledge and practice in students. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adapted model of mastery learning on cognitive and practical learning of nursing students. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study using pre-test and post-test with two group design, 52 nur...

Social cognitive theory, metacognition, and simulation learning in nursing education.

Simulation learning encompasses simple, introductory scenarios requiring response to patients' needs during basic hygienic care and during situations demanding complex decision making. Simulation integrates principles of social cognitive theory (SCT) into an interactive approach to learning that encompasses the core principles of intentionality, forethought, self-reactiveness, and self-reflecti...

The Effect of Teaching Uning a Blend of Collaborative and Mastery of Learning Models, on Learning of Vital Signs: An Experiment onNursing and Operation Room Students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Introduction: Educational system is a set of plans, approaches, and materials which coordinately facilitate learners’ access to pedagogical objectives. With regard to the fact that each step of knowledge acquisition calls for a particular learning method or a specific approach, it might be possible to ease students’ achievement of learning objectives by using a blend of learning strategies. Thi...

Empowering education: A new model for in-service training of nursing staff

Introduction: In-service training of nurses plays an indispensablerole in improving the quality of inpatient care. Need to enhancethe effectiveness of in-service training of nurses is an inevitablerequirement. This study attempted to design a new optimal modelfor in-service training of nurses.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in two stagesduring 2015-2016. In the first stage, the Gr...

Using a collaborative learning method to enhance mastery of pathophysiology content.