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Certified Nurse Educator

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. All behavior is learned and can be shaped / rewarded to attain desired ends.






2. Judgement that the test measures what it's intended to measure -Reliability Ability of the the test to provide dependable and consistent scores






3. Intellectual growth - activism - and empowerment can change injustice and inequity for all persons. Florence Nightingale.






4. Focus is on: What is good?






5. Share relevant stories to facilitate content & skills acquisition. A practical discourse using nine themes allows education to be gained thru experiences of teachers - students and clinicians to direct nursing education.






6. Emphasizes problem solving rather than the content of specific subjects. Student centered - Goal oriented inquiry which leads learners to problem solving. Students assisted to develop the self through field trips - lab work - simulation; apply learni






7. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






8. Breaking down material or information into its constituent parts and detecting the relationship of the parts and the way they are organized. Organizing - Prioritizing - Differentiating


9. Encompasses fine motor - gross motor and manual skills. Commonly used in clinical techniques - Learners might physically do skills






10. Dialogue & reflection. Understanding the hows and whys of human experience. Perception of events results in learning.






11. Dialogue - Peer Sharing - Story Telling Interpretive approach to teaching/learning - Evolves from lived experiences of teachers & learners. - Insights are gleaned from practical wisdom/knowledge. - Promotes truth seeking - caring & affective learning






12. Nursing labs with return demonstration - Simple problem-solving in class -Developing nursing care plans - Role playing






13. Power is shared






14. Viewing films - Assigned reading - Listening to lectures - Observing demonstrations - Listening to conversation - Program instruction






15. Based on knowledge & traditional content - does not emphasize problem solving






16. Focuses on energizing people to perform at a higher level.






17. Adults are self-directed and problem centered and need to learn useful information.






18. Reports - tables - diagrams - directions - & regulations






19. Human beings have unique profiles composed of varying degrees of eight and one half research-based intelligences.






20. Insufficient length (min. 25 mult. choice) - Insufficient group variability - Test scores to a smaller group of (N) will decrease reliability






21. Learning encompasses attitudes - beliefs - values - feelings - emotions - & motivation. The expression of these often involves statements of opinions - beliefs - or an assessment of worth.






22. Learner chooses their own path & assumes life long learning responsibilities by collaboration with other learners & facilitation of the educators. Self-actualization & education lead to happiness.






23. Focuses on getting the job done - Chairperson engages faculty in the development & adoption of a new curriculum.






24. OLD (Nouns) - NEW (Verbs) - 6 Levels: Synthesis (Creating) - Evaluation - Analysis (Analyzing) - Application (Applying) - Comprehension (Understanding ) - Knowledge (Remembering)


25. Using empathy - Setting an example - Counseling - Journaling - Role modeling






26. Discussion - Developing Poster presentation - Portfolio - Journaling - Simulation






27. Demonstration - Followed by practice - Return demonstration






28. Remembering - Understanding - Applying






29. Collaborative learning - Socratic questioning - Debates






30. Creating / Synthesis Construct - Develop - Formulate


31. Occurs while learning process is unfolding.






32. Learners find own information. Education motivates the development of human potential. Encouraged to freely choose own path to learning; assume responsibility for life (Existential Philosophy).






33. Creating analogies - writing summaries - Explaining to a peer - Pair or team discussions - Answering questions during a lecture - Viewing Power Points






34. Eliminates adversarial relationships. Education consists of an integration of humanistic-existential - phenomenological - feminist and caring ideologies.






35. Compare - Contrast - Differentiate - Analyze - Appraise - Calculate - Categorize Criticize/Critique -Delineate - Determine - Discriminate - Distinguish - Investigate - Organize - Question - Test






36. Facts - ideas - materials - trends - sequences - methodology - principles - & generalizations.






37. Apply - Demonstrate - Use - Develop - Examine - Employ - Illustrate - practice - Schedule - Solve - write






38. Teaching to Cognitive Domain Cooperative learning - AV presentations - Lecture - Discussion - Concept Mapping - Analogies


39. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






40. Link concepts w/ arrow to describe the direction of the relationship - Makes learning an active process rather than a passive one.






41. Define - Identify - List - Recognize - Cite - know - match - memorize - name - recall - recite - relate - repeat - reproduce - review - state - tell






42. Critique - Evaluate - Judge






43. Positive reinforcement & reward. Student subject to natural law; motivated to learn through positive reinforcement; rewarded for scientific objectivity and objective analysis (Realism Philosophy).






44. Frames issues & provides choices for faculty






45. Reinforces knowledge rather than learning new material - Imagery Stimulates critical thinking by exploring mental models. - Decreases anxiety--increases skill performance.






46. Interpretation and synthesis of knowledge across discipline boundaries; requires communication & interdisciplinary collaboration.






47. Leader manages 'by the book' - everything by procedure or policy. If not covered by 'the book' leader refers to the next level - not facilitate curriculum






48. Describe - Explain - Summarize - Discuss - Review - Express - Indicate - Locate - report - restate - Reword - Select






49. Occurs when a leader develops in a particular situation. Switching instinctively between styles






50. Learning is interactive and occurs in a social/historical context. Knowledge - ideas - attitudes and values are developed as a result of relationships with people.