Article
Upgrade

10 Strategies to Improve Nursing Students' Learning: The Psychology of Education

CPDTime.
3m of CPD
Educational psychology is focused on understanding the way in which people learn and maintain information. Learning is unique to the individual’s needs and is therefore not ‘one size fits all’. Education psychology reveals that learning is affected by social, emotional and cognitive domains.

What's included in this resource?

  • CPDTime.
    3m of CPD
  • Article

What is this article about?

Educational psychology is focused on understanding the way in which people learn and maintain information. Learning is unique to the individual’s needs and is therefore not ‘one size fits all’. Education psychology incorporates an understanding of human development and a recognition that learning occurs over one's lifetime in different settings such as work, school, the home and social situations. Education psychology reveals that learning is affected by social, emotional and cognitive domains.

Contents

Document and reflect on your learning

  • CPDTime.
    3m of CPD

Meet the educator

educator profile image
Madeline Gilkes
Madeline Gilkes, CDE, RN, is a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. She focused her Master of Healthcare Leadership research project on health coaching for long-term weight loss in obese adults. Madeline has found a passion for preventative nursing. She has transitioned from leadership roles (CNS Gerontology & Education, Clinical Facilitator) in the acute/hospital setting to education management and primary healthcare. Madeline’s vision is to implement lifestyle medicine to prevent and treat chronic conditions. Her research proposal for her PhD involves Lifestyle Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Madeline is a Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) and primarily works in the academic role of Head of Nursing. Madeline’s philosophy focuses on using humanistic management, adult learning theories/evidence and self-efficacy theories and interventions to promote positive learning environments. In addition to her Master of Healthcare Leadership, Madeline has a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education & Management, Graduate Certificate in Adult & Vocational Education, Graduate Certificate of Aged Care Nursing, and a Bachelor of Nursing. She is working towards her PhD.
View Profile

What do others think?

36 reviews by Ausmed Learners
Sort by
Highest Rated
Lowest Rated
Most Recent
MP
Malynda Phillips
12 Oct 2021
Informative learning
PC
Paul cooper
14 Jan 2022
insightful and well written, great for those like me working in nurse education.
OP
Ossie Pilati
10 Jul 2022
Registered Nurse
Not new knowledge but a reminder of how to supportstudents
Portrait of Heather Blackhall
Heather Blackhall
10 Jun 2020
In the role of Clinical Facilitator I often find myself seeking different ways to support learning in the Clinical setting. This article contained a few ideas.
PP
Pratitha Pratitha
25 Feb 2023
Good
ME
Madaleine Ellsmore
05 Nov 2021
4.4 / 5
1 star
0%
2 star
0%
3 star
21%
4 star
21%
5 star
58%

Here's some further inspiration

Practice Areas

Looking for something else?

Discover more learning

Sometimes I find it really hard to make time for my learning, but I was blown away by how easy it is with the Ausmed app. I can fit it in during breaks or on the bus to work.

- Maria, Registered Nurse