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For several years, Dr. Arwood has been collaborating with Nursing Education faculty on the campus of University of Portland. The purpose of this collaboration has been to suggest teaching methods which, in retrospect, have been highly effective in helping nursing students improve their comprehension of course material. Please refer to the APRICOT, Inc. publication entitled NURSE EDUCATORS: USING VISUAL LANGUAGE on our "Products" page.
This collaboration has evolved into far-reaching effects within the field of nursing education beyond the campus of the University of Portland. Recently a journal article by Dr. Arwood and Dr. Joanna Kaakinen of the School of Nursing was accepted for publication by The International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. That article is now available for free download courtesy of The Berkeley Electronic Press:
SIMulation Based on Language and Learning (SIMBaLL): The Model
The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the crucial importance of using a learning theory to develop simulation as well as to assess student learning outcomes from and during simulation. The authors designed a simulation model based on language learning called SIMBaLL, SIMulation Based on Language and Learning that was evolved from Arwood's Neurosemantic Language Learning Theory. This model provides a hierarchical framework to assess and measure conceptual learning outcomes.
Submitted: January 9, 2009 · Accepted: March 16, 2009 · Published: March 28, 2009 Recommended Citation
Arwood, Ellyn Dr. and Kaakinen, Joanna Dr. (2009) "SIMulation Based on Language and Learning (SIMBaLL): The Model," International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1, Article 9. DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1783
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