Abstract

Active learning has become a popular term in nursing education. However, there is no unified definition of the term within the discipline. Using the concept analysis technique delineated by Walker and Avant (2011), the author provides an operational definition of the term active learning for use in nursing education.

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Nicole Elena Smith, MS, RN, CNE, CHSE, School of Nursing, University of Maryland/Mercer University PhD Student, Rockville, Maryland, USA

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Keywords:

Active Learning, Definition, Nursing Education

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Active Learning: A Concept Analysis

Washington, DC, USA

Active learning has become a popular term in nursing education. However, there is no unified definition of the term within the discipline. Using the concept analysis technique delineated by Walker and Avant (2011), the author provides an operational definition of the term active learning for use in nursing education.