Publications by authors named "Nadine Alcorn"
Nurse Educ Today
June 2021
Article Synopsis
- Research shows that learning from mistakes in a non-threatening environment can be beneficial, particularly in nursing education.
- The study found that nursing students who engaged in a "productive failure" approach, where they solved problems before receiving instruction, performed better in terms of explanatory knowledge and applying their learning in clinical situations compared to those who received direct instruction first.
- While both groups had similar levels of declarative knowledge, the productive failure group had significantly improved overall learning outcomes after participating in a pediatric simulation.
