Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University/St. George's University of London, United Kingdom.
Nurse Educ Pract. 2012 Mar;12(2):77-82. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2011.07.006. Epub 2011 Aug 10.
This paper explores the development, delivery and evaluation of a pilot programme in academic literacy skills to help students make the transition from year 1 of their undergraduate nursing programme (level 4) to year 2 (level 5). Although there is a good deal of literature available about supporting students in year 1 to develop academic literacy skills, there is a dearth of literature on supporting students as they move from level to level during their university programmes. The pilot programme comprised five 1½ hr sessions on different aspects of literacy skills in the transition period between year 1 and year 2. Students from one cohort were invited to participate on a voluntary basis. Students undertook a pre-test before starting the programme and a post-test at the end. However, only a small number chose to sit the post-test making comparative analysis impossible. However, results of the student questionnaires showed that student confidence in their literacy skills increased and their perceptions of their literacy skills were that they were improved as a result of the programme. Importantly, marks on semester 2 written assignments were improved compared with year 1 work for those who had attended the programme. This study is important for both the progression of students from year 1 to year 2 of their nursing programme and for their ability to develop the kinds of literacy skills required for nursing practice.
本文探讨了一项学术读写技能试点计划的开发、实施和评估，旨在帮助学生顺利完成从本科护理课程一年级（第 4 级）到二年级（第 5 级）的过渡。尽管有大量文献介绍如何在一年级支持学生发展学术读写技能，但在学生在大学课程中从一个级别过渡到另一个级别时，支持他们的文献却很少。该试点计划包括五个为期 1 个半小时的课程，涵盖了从一年级到二年级过渡期间不同方面的读写技能。邀请了一个年级的学生自愿参加。学生在开始计划前进行了前测，在结束时进行了后测。然而，只有少数人选择参加后测，因此无法进行比较分析。然而，学生问卷的结果表明，学生对自己的读写技能的信心有所增强，他们认为自己的读写技能在该计划的实施后得到了提高。重要的是，与参加该计划的学生相比，那些参加了该计划的学生在第二学期的书面作业中的成绩有所提高。这项研究对于学生从护理课程的一年级到二年级的顺利过渡以及发展护理实践所需的读写技能都非常重要。
