Understanding Synthesis Across Disciplines to Improve Nursing Education
| Autor: | Barbara K. Scheffer, M. Gaie Rubenfeld, Ann M. Blakeslee, Brenda M. Cronin, Laurie C. Blondy, Rose Luster-Turner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Interpersonal communication
Skills management Thinking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans Learning 030212 general & internal medicine Nurse education Cognitive skill General Nursing Qualitative Research Medical education 030504 nursing Teaching Education Nursing Baccalaureate Focus Groups Middle Aged Knowledge acquisition Focus group Nursing Education Research Critical thinking Students Nursing Clinical Competence 0305 other medical science Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Western journal of nursing research. 38(6) |
| ISSN: | 1552-8456 |
| Popis: | Nursing students must learn higher-order thinking skills of analysis and synthesis to manage complex data for decision making in healthcare. Teaching synthesis, however, is challenging and elusive due to lack of understanding of the concept and an explicit pedagogy for teaching it. A qualitative, multi-phased research project was designed to gain understanding of what synthesis is, how professionals acquire synthesis skills, and how to best teach synthesis. The first phase explored interdisciplinary descriptions of synthesis. Three focus groups were conducted, and interdisciplinary participants responded to several questions. Several themes emerged suggesting that synthesis depends on cognitive skills and competencies, situational and contextual factors, preparation and knowledge acquisition skills, interpersonal and interaction skills, and personal qualities. Participants also supported use of multi-modal teaching strategies to reinforce students’ use of synthesis in learning. This project provided a beginning understanding of the synthesis process, revealing striking similarities in synthesis across professional disciplines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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