Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Apr 2019)

Pedagogical strategy for teaching and learning Epidemiology in Nursing undergraduate school

  • Flávia Cristiane Kolchraiber,
  • Maria Aparecida de Oliveira Freitas,
  • Carmen Lúcia Albuquerque de Santana,
  • Paula Hino,
  • Káren Mendes Jorge de Souza,
  • Mônica Antar Gamba

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0077
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 2
pp. 414 – 419

Abstract

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ABSTRACT Objective: to implement a pedagogical strategy in the epidemiology course of a nursing school in a public university. Method: This is an interventional prospective study, with a critical epidemiological approach, based on the learner’s worldview for a theoretical conception about science. The development of the study started from a field recognition for the systematization of the teaching-learning strategy and ended with the evaluation of the course. Results: 67 students participated in the study, 91% were female and 54% were between 20 and 29 years old. Prior knowledge was mostly clinical/biological, and the strategy used enhanced the knowledge of science in a critical, creative and reflective way, stimulating intersectionality and teamwork through the use of Information and Communication Technologies. Final Consideration: The pedagogical strategy provided a meaningful learning about the principles of epidemiology.

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