RESOLVING AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROBLEM IN NURSING EDUCATION THROUGH THE USE OF GENERIC INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN.
Contributors: Illinois State University.
Published: 1993
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Education, Curriculum and Instruction.; Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Higher.; Speech Communication.
Description: In this study, principles of generic instructional design were applied in an effort to resolve an instructional problem identified by faculty in one specific baccalaureate school of nursing. The standards of the profession were reviewed in relation to the performance problem. The instructional context and the performance problems were analyzed and objectives were developed.

The analysis process established that literature in both nursing education and clinical practice indicate that skill in communication is basic to the effective practice of nursing. The student performance problem was found to be a less than desired level of skill in communicating with adult patient/clients of varying cognitive abilities and developmental levels as well as with individuals living within the culture of poverty. The analysis of the context of the school of nursing revealed that some essential information related to communication was being omitted and students were not being provided adequate opportunity to practice skills needed in certain selected settings.

The formulation phase of the generic instructional design process was used to develop three alternative resolutions to the defined instructional problem. One resolution was selected as optimal, based on the analysis of context. This resolution was described in some detail.

The analysis and the proposed resolutions were reviewed by four nursing education specialists as part of the review phase of generic instructional design. These specialists offered several suggestions for ways to extend the proposed resolution but no major deficits were identified.

Several recommendations were made but one primary recommendation was that the recursive nature of generic instructional design makes it an effective method of analyzing the process and outcomes of any design in order to provide ongoing improvement of instruction.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-04, Section: A, page: 1225.

Thesis (ED.D.)--ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, 1993.

School code: 0092.