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Comparison of the Conceptual Map and Traditional Lecture Methods on Students' Learning Based on the VARK Learning Style Model: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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The Effect of Concept Map Use in Nursing Practice on Clinical Decision Making and Reflective Thinking Levels: A Randomized Controlled Study
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Concept mapping teaching method and nursing education: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review on lecturing in contemporary university teaching.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
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- Virtual reality-based medical education versus lecture-based method in teaching start triage lessons in emergency medical students: Virtual reality in medical education.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2022Article
- PRN Medicines Optimization and Nurse Education.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Developing skills and knowledge in nursing education remains a considerable challenge. Nurse instructors need to be aware of students' learning styles so as to meet students' individual learning preferences and optimize knowledge and understanding. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the conceptual map and the traditional lecture methods on students' learning based on the VARK learning styles model. In this randomized controlled trial, 160 students from nursing, nurse anesthetics, and midwifery disciplines with four different learning styles of visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic were selected using the convenience sampling method. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (conceptual map method) or control (traditional lecture method) groups. A medical-surgical nursing course was taught to the students in both groups over 6 weeks. Data collection tools consisted of the VARK questionnaire and pre- and postassessments. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics via the SPSS software. Teaching using the conceptual map method had different effects on the students' learning outcomes based on their learning styles. The conceptual map method had a statistically significant impact on the students' learning in the intervention group compared with the control group in the students with a visual learning style (
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