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- Title: Integrating Cooperative Learning Into Classroom Testing: Implications for Nursing Education and Practice (Innovation CENTER)
- Author : Nursing Education Perspectives
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 207 KB
Description
Much has been written about the current millennial generation, individuals born between 1982 and 2002, and their methods of learning (Pardue & Morgan, 2008). It is well documented that today's traditional college-aged students bring an approach to learning drastically different from that of current nurse faculty, most of whom were over age 45 in 2009 (Kaufman, 2010). Millennials, also known as the "net generation," currently comprise the majority of students in four-year undergraduate nursing programs. These students are described as extremely civic minded, optimistic, friendly, assertive, and inclined to gravitate toward group activities (Johnson & Romanello, 2005). Based on their characteristics and the fact that they have grown up in a technologically rich society, the preferred learning style for millennials includes group work or teamwork, the use of technology, and experiential activities. This article discusses the application of cooperative learning principles in a testing situation and how these experiences benefit students both in the classroom and clinical settings.