Research into experiential learning in nurse education

Abstract

This research is founded on an innovative pedagogical project as part of a higher education lecturer teaching qualification. This project involved redesigning the module 'advanced history taking and physical examination with clinical reasoning', a continuing professional development at a higher education institution. The author undertook an exploration of the literature, considering evidence on teaching styles and the way in which students learn and gain knowledge. The module was redesigned, impelemented and then evaluated by the student participants. Key themes in the evaluation centred on the experiential learning style and experiential teaching style. There are numerous internal and external factors that affect teaching, and student learning. Experiential learning has provided a successful teaching pedagogy when applied to clinical skill acquisition, and has positively benefited the module delivery and pass rate, suggesting it has embedded 'deep learning'. Student feedback was positive, and the redesigned module has had a positive impact on student engagement and the teacher-student interaction.

I-Hydrate training intervention for staff working in a care home setting: An observational study

“…Most staff had not tasted thickened fluids before and doing so may have helped them to understand, and ultimately empathise, with this aspect of the resident experience. This demonstrates the importance of providing experiential modes of training (Hill, 2017), not commonly applied in the care home environment, when attempting to enhance learning and promote change in competence and practice.…”

An Analysis of the Relationship between the Learning Process and Learning Motivation Profiles of Japanese Pharmacy Students Using Structural Equation Modeling

“…A learning environment focusing on patient-centered education seems to improve both deep and active learning as well as IM [ 17 ]. There are also reports that the students adopted deep learning during experiential education [ 19 , 20 ]. These findings suggest that clinical clerkship can help to develop deep learning process and improve the learning motivation of pharmacy students.…”

Understanding graduates' experiences with a simulator-based ship handling course series

“…A. Kolb, 1984). Both aeronautical and medical disciplines have strong histories of experiential education incorporating simulation, and although much research has been reported on the role of simulation in aeronautical and medical education, specific research could only be found linking Kolb's experiential learning theory in nursing programs (Bell & Waag, 1998;Caro, 1977;Carron, Trueb, & Yersin, 2011;Connolly, Blackwell, & Lester, 1989;Dahlstrom, 2008;Hill, 2017;Labrucherie, 2016;Lisko & O'Dell, 2010;Qayumi et al, 2014).…”

“…Efforts to apply Kolb's theory to one university's nursing curriculum involved incorporating simulated scenario-based critical skills integration exercises to facilitate critical thinking as well as to accommodate individual learning styles (Hill, 2017;Lisko & O'Dell, 2010). Kolb's experiential learning theory addresses the importance of learning experiences and the theory's multiple components affords various types of learners to be successful by "creating knowledge by transforming experience into cognitive frameworks, thus changing the way a person thinks and behaves" (Kolb, 1984, p. 106).…”

“…Kolb & Kolb, 2005). Although the theory has been demonstrated to be appropriate for a range of educational subjects and curricula, it has been especially relevant for nursing education programs (Hill, 2017;Kaddoura et al, 2016;Lisko & O'Dell, 2010). The competency-based and practicum-based design of nursing curriculum is similar to the requirements for maritime education, thus Kolb's theory would seem to be an appropriate fit for the study of student learning experiences in simulator-based ship-handling courses.…”