Abstract

Competency standards require baccalaureate nursing graduates to demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and the ability to solve complex problems. In an effort to achieve these program outcomes, educators seek empirical evidence related to the learning process and the effect of innovative teaching strategies, such as simulation, on the learner. Traditional teacher-centered educational models which foster rote learning may not promote a deep approach to learning and facilitate student understanding. Students who utilize deep learning strategies seek meaning and understanding and often have higher quality learning outcomes. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effect of interactive computer-based clinical simulation on undergraduate nursing student approach to learning. The study employed a pre-test post-test design with a non-equivalent comparison group in order to better understand if interactive computer-based clinical simulation had an impact on student approach to learning.

Description

This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3436857; ProQuest document ID: 820579074. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Claudia Mitchell, PhD, MSN, RN

Sigma Membership

Beta Iota

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Deep Learning, Nursing Education, Simulation Learning

Advisor

Kelley Walters

Second Advisor

Maria Puzziferro

Third Advisor

Mary Dereshiwsky

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Northcentral University

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-02-03

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