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Summary
Nursing students face anxiety with research papers due to skill gaps. Creative, story-based teaching methods can enhance student attention, retention, and comprehension in nursing education.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Pedagogical Strategies
Background:
- Nursing students experience significant pressure to complete research-based professional papers.
- Anxiety may stem from poor writing/thinking skills, low literacy, inattention to traditional methods, or expectations for engaging instruction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the effectiveness of creative teaching strategies in improving nursing students' academic performance.
- To investigate the impact of story-telling and personification on student engagement and learning outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Utilized creative teaching strategies, specifically story-telling and personification.
- Applied these methods to enhance attention, retention, and comprehension of core nursing concepts.
Main Results:
- Creative approaches, including story-telling and personification, show potential to improve student engagement.
- These methods may positively impact attention, retention, and comprehension of nursing course material.
Conclusions:
- Innovative pedagogical strategies are crucial for addressing challenges in nursing education.
- Story-telling and personification offer a promising avenue for nurse educators to enhance student learning and reduce academic anxiety.