title: Approaches to teaching: current opinions and related research.
abstract: Three approaches to teaching and learning are introduced. Each approach has its relative merits and disadvantages. Ideally, each approach should not be used in isolation. The use of facilitatory approaches to teaching and learning should be encouraged to assist the development of problem solving, decision making skills and creative and critical thinking in nurses, particularly those studying on competency-based education and training courses and programmes.
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow in Evidence Based Nursing, The School of Health and Social Sciences, Middlesex University, Archway Campus, Furnival Building, 2-10 Highgate Hill, London N19 5LW, UK. m.banning@mdx.ac.uk
authors.forename: Maggi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banning
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*