Active teaching and learning strategies

perceptions of nursing students

Abstract

In view of the need to change the traditional teaching and learning model, a group of professors of the subjects the subjects Child Health Care and Women’s
Health Care at a Public University decided to incorporate active teaching methodologies. This study aimed to understand the experience of students
after changes in the teaching method and the process of implementation of the new strategies. Data collection was carried out in June 2016 with a group
of students who studied the discipline. A questionnaire for the evaluation of the discipline composed of closed and open questions was applied with the
intention of making the students to elaborate a narration. Descriptive statistical analysis and content analysis were used to analyze the data. The main
results showed that in the general evaluation of the subject, the majority of the students attributed excellent and good concepts. The most cited aspects
were "teachers", "fields of practice" and "laboratory classes". In clinical practice, "autonomy", "case discussion" and "nursing consultation" were highlighted
as positive points. Among the negative points, the following were pointed out: "relationship with the nurses at the internships" and "reception of the team".
Based on the content analysis of the narrations, the following themes were found: "living the active methodology", "observing the association between
theory and practice", and "going beyond technique". In the process, the students highlighted experiences beyond technical learning, such as acquisition
of moral values, growth as human beings, importance of citizenship, respect and sensitivity in human relations, and incorporation of concepts such as
comprehensiveness, horizontality and autonomy.