Creating confidence: exploring the effectiveness of a pre-study resource as a 'front loading' strategy in a foundation nursing science course
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Paper/Presentation Title | Creating confidence: exploring the effectiveness of a pre-study resource as a 'front loading' strategy in a foundation nursing science course |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | McCabe, Bernadette K. (Author), Kek, Megan (Author) and Turner, Joanna (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2011) |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers11/FYHE-2011/content/pdf/8B.pdf |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers11/FYHE-2011/content/html/sessions.html |
Conference/Event | 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2011) |
Event Details | 14th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2011) Parent Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE) Event Date 29 Jun 2011 to end of 01 Jul 2011 Event Location Perth, Australia |
Abstract | The nursing student cohort are typically characterised by diverse academic backgrounds and interest in science. In an effort to bridge the gap in science knowledge and increase student confidence, a pre-study resource was developed for a first year science foundation course of a nursing program. This paper reports on the impact that the pre-study resource as a ‘front loading’ strategy in a first year science foundation course had on nursing student confidence when used both as a pre-study tool and supplementary course resource throughout the semester. The paper also examines whether the pre-study resource specifically affects confidence levels within the student cohort viz. mature age students versus school leavers. The findings show that the pre-study resource was found to be most effective amongst mature age students when used as a pre-study tool and continued to increase student confidence across both cohorts by the end of semester. The implications in relation to course design and teaching approaches to support wider participation in higher education are discussed. |
Keywords | first year; front loading; nursing; science foundation; confidence levels; course design; teaching approaches; wider participation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
Learning and Teaching Support Unit | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0x35/creating-confidence-exploring-the-effectiveness-of-a-pre-study-resource-as-a-front-loading-strategy-in-a-foundation-nursing-science-course
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