Creating a positive learning environment for adult
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The key requirements for creating a positive learning environment do not come readily packaged. Instructors can then implement the concepts to keep students motivated and engaged in the learning process. The aim of study is to Creating a Positive Learning Environment for Adults; by assessing Nursing Students perceptions regarding Clinical Learning Environments in Beni – Suef University (actual and expected). A sample of 127 students in nursing faculty, Beni–Suef University from third and fourth grade in the first semester of the academic year 2014/2015.Tools: Structured interviewing questionnaire sheet, which include: Tool (1): Socio demographic data, Tool (2): the Clinical Learning Environment Inventory (CLEI) originally developed by Professor Chan (2001).Results: The results indicated that there were significant differences between the preferred and actual form in all six scales. In other word, comparing with the actual form, the mean scores of all items in the preferred form were higher. The maximum mean difference was in innovation and the highest mean difference was in involvement scale. Conclusion: It is concluded that nursing students do not have a positive perception of their actual clinical teaching environment and this perception is significantly different from their perception of their expected environment
Keywords: Adult learner, positive learning environment, clinical learning environment, nursing education, nursing students.
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