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Joanne Keefe1, Billie Anne Gebb, Lucinda Farina
1Author's Affiliation: Department of Family Nursing (Drs Keefe and Weiss), Department of Midwifery and Women's Health (Drs Farina (retired) and Cole), Academic Affairs (Mss Gebb and Spake),Frontier Nursing University, Versailles, Kentucky.
Background:
Advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) learn statistical literacy skills to read and interpret research relevant to evidence-based practice. Faculty desired a resource for students to review, reinforce, and retain statistical competencies.
Problem:
Faculty in courses that used assessments requiring statistical competence found it necessary to review statistical content because students were not retaining concepts taught earlier.
Approach:
This project used cognitive load theory to create a modular LibGuide along with self-assessments and low-stakes quizzes, enhancing statistical literacy while optimizing learning efficiency and minimizing cognitive overload.
Outcomes:
The LibGuide was viewed 3,198 times in 2 years. Views were highest the first month of each academic term. The majority of views came from the course where the LibGuide was embedded.
Conclusions:
Embedding a review resource to assist students with their cognitive processing and retention of statistical concepts is recommended in APRN courses requiring statistical literacy skills.
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