A Reflective Quiz in a Professional Qualification Program for Stroke Nurses: A Field Trial

摘要

Reflective learning is an important strategy to keep the vast body of theoretical knowledge fresh, stay up-to-date with new knowledge, and to relate theoretical knowledge to practical experience. In this work, we present how reflective learning prompts can enhance a medical quiz used in a qualification program for stroke nurses in Germany. In the seven-week study, 21 stroke nurses used a quiz on medical knowledge as additional learning instrument. The quiz contained typical quiz questions ("content questions") as well as reflective questions presented at different points in time. The latter aimed at stimulating nurses to reflect on the practical relevance of the learned knowledge. The results show that by playful learning and presenting reflective questions at the right time, the participants were motivated to reflect and to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice.