Shifting the emphasis from teaching to learning: Process-based assessment in nurse education

Authors

  • Peter Bergström Doctoral student

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.957

Keywords:

distance education, higher education, e-learning,

Abstract

Shifting from an emphasis on teaching to learning is a complex task for both teachers and students. This paper reports on a qualitative study of teachers in a nurse specialist education programme meeting this shift in a distance education course. The study aimed to gain a better understanding of the teacher-student relationship by addressing research questions in relation to the students’ role, the learning process, and the assessment process. A didactical design comprising three phases focusing on distinct learning outcomes for the course was adopted. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with teachers and were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The results indicate a shift towards a problematising and holistic approach to teaching, learning, and assessment. This shift highlighted a teacher-student relationship with a shared responsibility in the orchestration of the learning experience. The overall picture outlines a distance education experience of process-based assessment characterised by the imposition of teachers’ rules and a lack of creativity due to the limited role of ICT merely as a container of content.

Author Biography

Peter Bergström, Doctoral student

Umeå University, Department of Applied Educational Science

Published

2011-06-29

How to Cite

Bergström, P. (2011). Shifting the emphasis from teaching to learning: Process-based assessment in nurse education. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 12(5), 108–124. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.957

Issue

Section

Research Articles