Building academic numeracy in a first year nursing course using an evaluative model of program development
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Paper/Presentation Title | Building academic numeracy in a first year nursing course using an evaluative model of program development |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Galligan, Linda (Author), Loch, Birgit (Author) and Lawrence, Jill (Author) |
Editors | Coben, Diana and O'Donoghue, John |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 11) |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Limerick, Ireland |
ISBN | 9781905952298 |
Conference/Event | ICME 11: Adult Mathematics Education |
Event Details | ICME 11: Adult Mathematics Education Event Date 06 to end of 13 Jul 2008 Event Location Monterrey, Mexico |
Abstract | Numeracy is a key attribute in nursing. At USQ, a large regional university in Australia, numeracy has been embedded in a course in the first semester nursing program. This chapter identifies the numeracy needs of these nursing students and outlines the model of learning improvement, based on that of Keimig, chosen to target the students' learning within a course. It also describes the method of evaluation and development guiding each of the course design, delivery, and improvement stages. These include both quantitative and qualitative strategies designed to investigate students' and staffs' reflections on curriculum design and assessment. These data collection strategies enabled the design team to incorporate a number of features specifically designed to engage and empower student nurses' numeracy skills in the delivery stage. The program conclusions in the first stage revealed the need for a number of improvements, including more targeted testing and increased flexibility. Three cycles have now been concluded with improvements continuously made as the stages evolve. This chapter includes examples of our evaluation data and it suggests that our approach assists students develop numeracy nursing attributes and allows the design team to respond quickly and effectively to students' needs. |
Keywords | nursing; numeracy; university; tertiary education; program evaluation; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mathematics and Computing |
Swinburne University of Technology | |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Book Title | Proceedings of the 11th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME 11) |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q06zw/building-academic-numeracy-in-a-first-year-nursing-course-using-an-evaluative-model-of-program-development
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