Integrating a Competency-Based Curriculum Through the Modernization of Teaching Strategies

Bibliographic Data

ID21456111
AuthorsJennifer L Maffucci, Jennifer Maffucci (0009-0007-2072-4486, University of Illinois Chicago), Denise Kent, Denise A Kent (0000-0001-9097-3372), Kathryn J VanderZwan (0000-0002-9520-4457)
Year2025
Volume64
Issue9
Pagese124-e127
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Nursing Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-4834 • E-ISSN: 1938-2421
PublisherSLACK, Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3928/01484834-20241119-03
PMID39932699
OpenAlexW4407364160
LanguageEN
References cited28

BACKGROUND: Historically, lecture-based classrooms have been the pedagogy of choice for higher education. Nursing education has the opportunity to pivot from the use of lecture-only pedagogy to active learning platforms with the integration of competency-based education (CBE) while considering the learning needs of master's entry students. METHOD: This scaffolded education innovation (SEI) used pre-class, in-class, and post-class activities grounded in CBE with spaced repetition techniques in an adult and geriatric nursing course. RESULTS: Students reported that active learning activities helped them learn and apply content and that having a variety of learning methods was useful for understanding the material. CONCLUSION: Faculty can benefit from sharing experiences after leveraging modernized teaching strategies to build best practices for teaching today's nursing students

Active learning (machine learning) · Class (philosophy) · Curriculum · Medical education · Modernization theory · Nurse education · Pedagogy · Political science · Repetition (rhetorical device) · Teaching method · Variety (cybernetics) · Computer Science · Higher Education Learning Practices · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education