Using a constructivist approach with online concept maps: Relationship between theory and nursing education

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 268-275

  Conceição, Simone C O ^a   Taylor, Linda D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Business Admin and Digital Media Faculty   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept maps; Constructivist theory; Online discussions; Online learning; Theory and practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STUDENT; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; THINKING; UNITED STATES; WRITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING THEORY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING; WRITING;

EID: 35348871849     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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