ERIC Number: EJ1050734
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Publication Date: 2015
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Development of an Electronic Role-Play Assessment Initiative in Bioscience for Nursing Students
Craft, Judy; Ainscough, Louise
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, v52 n2 p172-184 2015
Devising authentic assessments for subjects with large enrolments is a challenge. This study describes an electronic role-play assessment for approximately 600 first-year nursing students to learn and apply pathophysiology (bioscience) concepts to nursing practice. Students used Microsoft Office PowerPoint[R] to prepare electronic role-plays both between a nurse and patient, and between two nurses, thus simulating workplace scenarios. Student feedback demonstrated that respondents found this assessment useful for learning pathophysiology, and for applying pathophysiology to a nursing clinical setting. This electronic presentation circumvented issues associated with a traditional oral presentation such as embarrassment and logistics of scheduling groups, and rated well with students of non-English speaking background. The electronic role-play assessment initiative encouraged students to apply their bioscience knowledge to a clinical setting, and allowed students to conceptualise the importance of bioscience within both the nursing degree and the profession.
Descriptors: Role Playing, Nursing Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Pathology, Physiology, Scientific Concepts, Computer Software, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Patients, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Surveys, Qualitative Research, Learner Engagement
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