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Certified Nurse Educator

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Individual or group projects - Debating ethical issues - Participating in case studies - Conducting research - Completing nursing care maps - Critiquing peer's performance






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






3. Focus is on: What is good?






4. Focuses on the need of society rather than the individual & is not reflective of an emphasis on problem solving. Student to experience inquiry thru active learning and exploration; involvement in social and community activities. (Pragmatist Philosoph






5. Occurs when questions involve problem solving






6. Focus is on: What is truth?






7. Educator models the behavior; information flows form educator to learner. Student encouraged to expand the mind by inquiry - discovery - aesthetics - synthesis and application of knowledge to life. Belief in strong liberal arts foundation. (Idealism






8. Excellent critical thinking teaching strategy






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






10. 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






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






12. Focuses on choices & individualism ...not problem solving






13. Demonstration - Followed by practice - Return demonstration






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






15. 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






16. Truth is related to specific context and is constantly being constructed.






17. P values (intended) .70-.80 (ideal) - Can be .3-.8 (bell curve) - 1.00 - Upper limits of P value - 100% answered question correctly






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






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






20. Learner focuses on acquisition and recall of specific facts - concepts and principles. Simple (knowledge) to complex (synthesis/evaluation).






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






22. Teaching strategy...small teams each w/ learners of different levels use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each person is responsible for learning and helping teammates learn.






23. Frames issues & provides choices for faculty






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






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






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


27. Requires evidence of effective teaching and dissemination of knowledge acquired as a result of teaching; curriculum development - use of innovative teaching/learning strategies; dissemination of teaching knowledge/expertise.






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






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






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






31. 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


32. Collaborative learning - Socratic questioning - Debates






33. Applying ideas - rules of procedure - methods - formulae - principles - & theories in job related situations






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






35. Power in the hands of the leader. Does not provide for sharing of power needed for faculty to adopt a new curriculum. Collaboration is needed.






36. Analyzing - Evaluating - Creating






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






38. 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).






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


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






41. Creating / Synthesis Construct - Develop - Formulate


42. Connects theory to practice; 'How can knowledge be responsibly applied to consequential problems?' - Service to boards and organizations - policy development.






43. Development is sequential and progresses in an uneven/interrupted manner through several phases.






44. Power is shared






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






46. Occurs while learning process is unfolding.






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






48. 0-1.00 - Correspondence between 2 tests or measures - Standardized tests >0.9 - Classroom tests 0.7-0.8






49. An analysis of a clinical situation or incident - Learner must analyze and interpret the data provided






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