Nursing Student Perceptions of Concept Maps: From Theory to Practice

Harrison, Suzanne; Gibbons, Caroline

doi:10.5480/10-465

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“…This finding agreed with several studies such as those of Gul and Boman, [20] Magnussen, [21] Harrison, and Gibbons. [22] All of these studies confirmed that concept mapping is superior to conventional methods in enhancing students' learning in the cognitive domain. However the current finding is inconsistent with Hsu, [23] who found that although concept mapping had some positive effects on learning, the effect was not statistically significant.…”

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Concept mapping strategy: An effective tool for improving maternity nursing students’ achievement

Farrag

2016

JNEP

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Background: One of the duties of the educational system is to train nursing students to possess critical and creative thinking and have the ability of problem solving, those who do not accumulate information and knowledge regarding the maternity field that will be quickly outdated. As well, these criteria need to be provided in maternity nursing, to be able to achieve the mother and neonate safety. Concept map is one of the teaching strategies that can overcome this challenge. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effect of concept mapping strategy for improving maternity nursing students' achievement. Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental study design was used to conduct the study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Maternity and Neonatal Health Nursing Department (third year students), in the Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University. Subjects and Methods: A total of 125 students, all the students enrolled in the academic years 2014/2015. The students in the first term were the control group (65) and subjected to traditional method of teaching; and students in second term were the study group (60) subjected to concept map strategy. Tools used to collect the data were: 1) Sociodemographic characteristic: A structured interviewing questionnaire, 2) Pre/posttest to assess student's (study group) knowledge regarding concept mapping, 3) Student's achievement test (midterm & final exam), 4) Rubric for assessing concept maps, and 5) Likert scale to assess the attitude of students toward the teaching strategy. Results: There was a statistically significant difference regarding concept map knowledge pre and after awareness sessions among the study group. As well, there was a significant difference between both groups regarding the students' achievement (midterm & final exam). In addition the students in the study group exhibit positive attitude regarding the teaching strategy (concept map) more than the students in the control group (traditional method). Conclusions: Concept mapping significantly enhanced the students' achievement in the maternity nursing during the pregnancy course.

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Concept mapping strategy: An effective tool for improving maternity nursing students’ achievement

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2016

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“…Along with these findings, the results of a study in Canada also indicated that CM made the process of teaching and learning in nursing education more effective in the area of theory and practice, from the perspective of the students in this discipline. 28 One of the benefits of CM for nursing students is creation of a link between theory and practice, from which circumstances the care of patients is best generated. 29 The study's limitations included not analyzing the perspective of other people involved in professional nursing education, including the professors of this discipline.…”

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Iranian Nursing Students’ Perceptions Regarding Use of Concept Mapping: A Content Analysis

Rahnama¹,

Mardani-Hamooleh²

2017

Res Dev Med Edu

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“…Concept mapping is a particularly useful strategy for the synthesis of complex topics, promotion of critical and abstract thinking. Harrison and Gibbons [4] conducted 12 semi structured interviews with nursing students and found that nursing students convey a positive attitude towards concept mapping when clear direction is given and they are open minded and motivated. Nursing programs utilize various teaching methods to cultivate critical thinking among its students due to nature of the content that must be learned.…”

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The relationship between learning styles and affinity for concept mapping among graduate nursing students

Sciarra¹

2016

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This pilot study was conducted using a convenience sample of graduate nursing students to explore the relationship between learning styles and the affinity for concept mapping as a tool to understand complex topics. The findings suggested all identified learning styles acknowledged the usefulness of concept mapping in understanding complex concepts. However, although most participants deemed concept mapping as helpful in understanding complex concepts, 90% stated they did not routinely create them when not required to do so.

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Nursing Student Perceptions of Concept Maps: From Theory to Practice

Abstract: The results of this study will contribute to the successful integration of group concepts maps as part of a new competency-based nursing program. Results could also be beneficial to programs that wish to adopt concept mapping.

Cited by 45 publications

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Concept mapping strategy: An effective tool for improving maternity nursing students’ achievement

Concept mapping strategy: An effective tool for improving maternity nursing students’ achievement

Iranian Nursing Students’ Perceptions Regarding Use of Concept Mapping: A Content Analysis

The relationship between learning styles and affinity for concept mapping among graduate nursing students

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