Midwifery students’ experiences of learning through the use of written reflections – An interview study

Persson, Eva-Kristina; Kvist, Linda J.; Ekelin, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2018.01.005

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“…To make reflection useful for students' academic performance, reflection "should be implemented in a well-structured, intentional manner with purposeful fidelity throughout the course of a student's academic career" (p. 12). Persson, Kvist, and Ekelin's (2018) research shows that students may not be honest about their reflections when they adjusted them to suit the needs of the instructors. Therefore, the researchers suggested that reflection be used for the purpose of development without assigning credit points so that students feel safe to provide their honest reflection.…”

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confidence: 99%

Reflection in Learning

Chang

2019

OLJ

114

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This study explored the impact of reflection on learning in an online learning environment. Twenty-five students from four online courses participated in this research project. Reflection was purposefully designed and embedded in various assignments. Data were mainly collected from interviews and students’ different types of reflections. The inductive content analysis method was employed to analyze data. Five themes were generalized in terms of how reflection impacts learning: Increasing the depth of knowledge, identifying the areas which are missing or deficient, personalizing and contextualizing knowledge, providing comparative references in learning, and helping learners build structural connections in knowledge and social connections among learners. This study provides foundational ideas for designing reflective activities to promote students’ learning in an online learning environment.

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Section: Review Of Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Reflection in Learning

Chang

2019

OLJ

114

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“…A number of studies have been published in the last decade that explore incorporating speci c competencies or pedagogical interventions in medical, nursing or midwifery study programs to improve the quality of woman-professional interactions during the perinatal period (18,19,(28)(29)(30)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Most of these studies are surveys conducted among education experts and programme directors, with particular attention to training needs in relation to dignity, respect (27,30) and perinatal mental health (20).…”

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The Students' Attitudes Towards Women'S Childbirth Experience - Development and Validation of a Questionnaire for Health Sciences Students (Cave-St)

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Riklikienė²,

Thomson³

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to report on the validation process of the Spanish version of a questionnaire that explores health science students’ attitudes towards women’s childbirth experiences. This questionnaire could help inform education programs to enhance the quality of woman-professional interactions, and to improve women’s experiences of childbirth. METHODS: A standardised procedure for the development and validation of the questionnaire included: item development and psychometric pre-validation, Cronbach’s Alpha and split-half coefficients calculation, test–retest and item-total correlation for the reliability analysis. Content validity was undertaken by Delphi method with sixteen panelists over two rounds. We determined the factor structure and refined and validated the questionnaire according to the responses of a cohort of 160 students using principal components factor analysis with varimax rotation. RESULTS: A 52-items questionnaire CAVE-st: (acronym for cuestionario de actitudes sobre vivencias y experiencias en el parto) was developed and validated. The questionnaire had a high construct validity, with a Cronbach´s alpha > 0.92. The intraclass correlations (0.80) indicated adequate test–retest reliability. The results of the exploratory factor analysis revealed fourteen latent components that explained more than the 70% of the observed total variance.CONCLUSIONS: The Spanish version of the questionnaire CAVE-st has been developed and validated. Its psychometrics indicate that it is a valid and reliable tool to assess health sciences students’ attitude towards women´s childbirth experience. Further work to translate and adapt the instrument in other cultures and languages will be undertaken.

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“…Reflection and reflective writing are also valuable for students' professional learning as well as for their personal and professional development (Embo et al, 2014a;Embo & Valcke, 2017;Mann et al, 2009;Persson et al 2018). Midwifery students have described reflective writing as a core component of learning (Bass et al, 2020).…”

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“…Supervisors can facilitate the development of students' confidence by giving structured feedback and identifying gaps in knowledge (Embo et al, 2014b). Detailed feedback from a trusted, available, and qualified supervisor is central (Bjerkvik & Hilli, 2019;Persson et al 2018) and learning is enhanced when feedback is facilitated by a supervisor in a trustful environment (Mann et al, 2009). The amount of feedback given to students in clinical practice is central to their learning (Clynes & Raftery, 2008).…”

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“…The art of giving constructive feedback is about listening and asking without providing solutions and can be learnt and practiced when student and supervisor strive towards a common goal Chowdhury and Kalu (2004). By clarifying and explaining circumstances not always obvious to the student, the supervisor's feedback provides additional knowledge to the student (Persson et al 2018).…”

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