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Activity Number: 188
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Monday, August 3, 2009 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Education
Abstract - #303224
Title: Stealth Statistics: Teaching Research Methods in Graduate Nursing Education
Author(s): Mary Mays*+
Companies: Arizona State University
Address: 500 N 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0698,
Keywords: education ; nursing ; studio-based ; research
Abstract:

Nurses frequently view the need to take statistics courses as a barrier to pursuing a graduate education. In a January 2009 national survey of colleges of nursing (N = 35/72), 74% of DNP and 100% of PhD programs required 1 or more statistics courses. Math/statistics faculty taught the statistics courses in 63% of DNP and 79% of PhD programs. Similarly, 82% of DNP and 100% of PhD programs required 1 or more research courses, but nursing faculty taught the research courses in 100% of DNP and 90% of PhD programs. Statistics content was included in the research courses in 69% of DNP and 65% of PhD programs. Research courses represent fertile ground for teaching statistics. They provide opportunities for studio, problem-based, and learner-centered teaching that engages students in simultaneously learning statistics, applying the knowledge, and demonstrating its relevance to the profession.

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