Saturday, 16 November 2013
Kerry L Asbel, MSN
Nursing Education, St. John Providence Park Hospital, Novi, MI
Learning Objective 1: After review of this presentation the learner will be able to:
State the importance of promoting various teaching methods that will appeal to both genders.
Learning Objective 2: After review of this presentation the learner will be able to:
State two ways that traditional classrooms are a detriment to the male learner.
Gender affects learning preferences that support knowledge acquisition in health care. The Institute of Medicine (2010) recognizes that education needs to appeal to a more diverse population of learners including attracting male nursing students. Various teaching techniques can have a great impact on learning based on gender differences, methods such as aural learning, web based presentations, and low and high fidelity simulation have a significant effect on learning outcomes based on gender. Males tend to perform consistently better in high fidelity simulation settings, males also perform better on simulation trainers using medical equipment with more precision and with fewer errors than their female counterparts (Grady et al., 2008; Thorson, Kelly, Forse, & Turaga, 2011). Much research has focused on gender differences in secondary education, however, little has been done specifically with adult learners, therefore the recommendation is to study these patterns in the adult learner. Expected outcomes will allow colleges to attract and retain the gender minority in a health care profession major. Relevant literature is reviewed and presented with recommendations for current educators and future research. This study is necessary in order to identify effective methods beneficial to both genders and therefore close the gender gap in higher education for the adult learner.
References
Grady, J. L., Kehrer, R. G., Trusty, C. E., Entin, E. B., Entin, E. E., & Brunye, T. (2008). Learning nursing procedures: The influence of simulator fidelity and student gender on teaching effectiveness. Journal of Nursing Education, 47(9), 403-408.
Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Retrieved from http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956
Thorson, C. M., Kelly, J. P., Forse, R. A., & Turaga, K. K. (2011). Can we continue to ignore gender differences in performance on simulation trainers? Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 21(4), 329-333. doi:10.1089/lap.2010.0368
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