A cross-sectional survey to compare the competence of learners registered for the baccalaureus curationis programme using different learning approaches at the University of the Western Cape.
The purpose of the studywas to compare the extent to which the different teaching approaches applied in the Baccalaureus Curationis programme adequately prepare graduating learners for professional competence. The research methodology was a quantitative approach, based on descriptive research, with...
| Publicado en: | Curationis Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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2011
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=108170185&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 108170185 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03798577 IOI jtl: Curationis issn: 03798577 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2011 vid: 34 iid: 1 pid: 56831 pub: African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD place: , <Blank> artinfo: ui: 108170185 108170185 2011487575 10.4102/curationis.v34i1.53 108170185 ppf: 1 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A cross-sectional survey to compare the competence of learners registered for the baccalaureus curationis programme using different learning approaches at the University of the Western Cape. aug: au: le Roux, Loretta Z Khanyile, Thembisile D affil: School of Nursing, University of the Western Cape, South Africa sug: subj: Clinical Competence Students, Nursing, Baccalaureate Benner's Professional Advancement Model Correlation Coefficient Critical Thinking Cross Sectional Studies Data Analysis Software Decision Making, Clinical Descriptive Research Descriptive Statistics Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate Human Learning Methods Professional Competence Quantitative Studies Questionnaires Reliability and Validity South Africa Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Stratified Random Sample Summated Rating Scaling Surveys Teaching Methods ab: The purpose of the studywas to compare the extent to which the different teaching approaches applied in the Baccalaureus Curationis programme adequately prepare graduating learners for professional competence. The research methodology was a quantitative approach, based on descriptive research, with a clinical competence development model to guide the data collection procedure. The target population of the study included a sample of 250 learners in the four-year B.Cur programme, that extended from first-to-fourth-year. Stratified random ! samplingwas applied to select the sample learners for this research and data were collected by means of a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. Data were organised and managed using the SAS statistical software package. Descriptive statistics were gathered with measures of central tendency and dispersion included, and their findings were illustrated on descriptive tables. A correlation technique was applied to determine the effects of the independent variable on the dependent variable. The results of the study indicated that progression in competence did not occur as learners progressed through higher levels of their training, except during the third-year of study. However, the study's results confirmed the strengths of the Case-based clinical reasoning approach to teaching and learning. This approach is able to combine the strengths of the traditional methods, which dealt with large class sizes and that had a focus on learner centred learning, with a focus on clinical practice. This approach provides realistic opportunities for learners to experiment with solutions to dilemmas encountered in real life situations, from the protected and safe environment of the classroom. The first-year learners who were observed in this study, who although novices, were exposed to Case-based teaching approaches and showed more self-perceived competence than learners in later years. This occurred in spite of the limited exposure of the first-year learners to real life clinical situations. The outcome of this study recommends that more studies are conducted, in the School of Nursing at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), to explore teaching and learning approaches that fully maximise the clinical and theoretical competencies of the learners. The outcome further recommends tha t learner-centred teaching approaches, such as Case-based method, are applied to all year levels of study in the B.Cur programme, due to its proven value when it was applied to first-year learners. The Case-based clinical reasoning approach to learning, that has been implemented at the school, promotes competence and self confidence in learners and has enhanced their sense of responsibility to be actively involved in their own learning. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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