STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT INSTRUCTORS DO TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM

Communication in education;Feedback (Psychology);Teacher-student relationships

Parrish, DeniseChappy, Sharon ;

University of Wisconsin

关键词: Communication in education;    Feedback (Psychology);    Teacher-student relationships;   

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瑞士|英语

来源: University of Wisconsin

【 摘 要 】

Currently, there are few available research studies examining students;;perceptions of what instructors do to help students learn in the classroom. The purposeof this study was to explore and describe how students in a baccalaureate nursingdegree program perceive how instructors help them learn in the classroom. The goalwas to provide nursing instructors and nursing education administrative teams withpositive educational strategies, based on student perceptions, for teaching in theclassroom.Dunkin and Biddle;;s (1974) Model of the Study of Classroom Teaching was usedas the conceptual framework to guide this study. The model describes the manyvariables that contribute to the instructor and learner experience and also explains howthese variables can affect the perceptions and outcomes for the learner and theinstructor.A descriptive qualitative design was used. A convenience sample of 21 seniorlevel nursing students from a college of nursing in the Midwestern United Statescomprised the sample. Informed consent was obtained from the volunteer sample. Ademographic questionnaire was completed along with an unstructured interview.Interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed usingColaizzi;;s method.Results indicated that the sample was comprised of participants ranging in agefrom 21 to 46 years, with a mean age of 25 years and a mode of 22 years. Three of theparticipants were male and 18 were female. Twelve of the participants (57%) were in thefirst semester of their senior year, and the remaining 9 participants (43%) were in thesecond semester of their senior year. Data analysis revealed that perceptions of whatinstructors do to help students learn were diverse. The four major themes identifiedcoincide with the presage variables, teacher properties, of Dunkin and Biddle;;s Model forthe Study of Classroom Teaching (Figure 1): (a) teaching skills, (b) intelligence, (c)motivations, and (d) instructor personality traits.By understanding the perceptions of senior level nursing students, nursinginstructors and nursing education administrative teams can provide students withpositive education strategies for teaching in the classroom. Findings may also haveimplications for future nursing students and curricula in nursing education master degreeprograms.