Projects

Nursing education is facing sensational changes with changing priorities of the rapidly changing
society. We know education is the most powerful weapon which can change the whole nation. The goal
of nursing education is to prepare nurses who are competent and caring. But the nurse educators cannot
continue always teaching with the methods of the 19th century and hope to prepare the nursing students
for 21st century. Rote memorization has been an accepted learning method in the past, but is no longer
recommended because deep meaning is not integrated into learning (Kumar, Dee, Kumar, &Velan,
2011). Student nurses must take an active role in the learning experience and become self-directed
learners. Concept mapping assists learners to self-critique learning using the decision-making process.
Aim of the study: to assess effectiveness of concept mapping versus traditional approach as a teaching
method on knowledge regarding selected topics among nursing students.