A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction Small group learning (SGL) is a main learning strategy in the study of bioscience subjects in nursing schools. Objectives We evaluated Norwegian nursing students’ responses to the student-centered SGL approach in the study of anatomy and physiology (A&P) and tried to determine what...
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| author | Guanglin Cui MD, PhD Jann-Briger Laugsand RN, MS Wei Zheng RN, MS |
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| description | Introduction Small group learning (SGL) is a main learning strategy in the study of bioscience subjects in nursing schools. Objectives We evaluated Norwegian nursing students’ responses to the student-centered SGL approach in the study of anatomy and physiology (A&P) and tried to determine what aspects educators should improve regarding the use of SGL in the study of biosciences. Methods A descriptive questionnaire survey was conducted to evaluate Norwegian nursing students’ responses and experiences, for example, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and effectiveness of this new SGL strategy in the study of human A&P. Results Nursing students showed a high motivation and varied experience, for example, different attendance rates, satisfaction, and effectiveness in response to the student-centered SGL strategy in the study of human A&P. In addition, some students reported a low completion rate of assigned work for each SGL session. Additional concerns were collected in the open-end survey section. Subsequent thematic analysis of these comments identified that SGL arrangement and teacher tutorials were the main themes that needed to be improved in future SGL practice. Conclusions The information from this survey might provide new insights to educators to understand what and how we should improve the student-centered SGL work in future teaching practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6b4e3a55c947474f9c70fe1ea39f18192022-12-21T21:31:18ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Nursing2377-96082021-09-01710.1177/23779608211045879A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and PhysiologyGuanglin Cui MD, PhD0Jann-Briger Laugsand RN, MS1Wei Zheng RN, MS2 Faculty of Health Science & Nursing, , Campus Levanger, Levanger, Norway Faculty of Health Science & Nursing, , Campus Levanger, Levanger, Norway , Zhengzhou, ChinaIntroduction Small group learning (SGL) is a main learning strategy in the study of bioscience subjects in nursing schools. Objectives We evaluated Norwegian nursing students’ responses to the student-centered SGL approach in the study of anatomy and physiology (A&P) and tried to determine what aspects educators should improve regarding the use of SGL in the study of biosciences. Methods A descriptive questionnaire survey was conducted to evaluate Norwegian nursing students’ responses and experiences, for example, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and effectiveness of this new SGL strategy in the study of human A&P. Results Nursing students showed a high motivation and varied experience, for example, different attendance rates, satisfaction, and effectiveness in response to the student-centered SGL strategy in the study of human A&P. In addition, some students reported a low completion rate of assigned work for each SGL session. Additional concerns were collected in the open-end survey section. Subsequent thematic analysis of these comments identified that SGL arrangement and teacher tutorials were the main themes that needed to be improved in future SGL practice. Conclusions The information from this survey might provide new insights to educators to understand what and how we should improve the student-centered SGL work in future teaching practice.https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608211045879 |
| spellingShingle | Guanglin Cui MD, PhD Jann-Briger Laugsand RN, MS Wei Zheng RN, MS A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology SAGE Open Nursing |
| title | A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| title_full | A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| title_fullStr | A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| title_short | A Survey of Norwegian Nursing Students’ Responses to Student-Centered Small Group Learning in the Study of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| title_sort | survey of norwegian nursing students responses to student centered small group learning in the study of human anatomy and physiology |
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