Comparison of two teaching methods on nursing students’ learning and retention: concept mapping or lecture?

Introduction: Nursing educators should use teaching methods that promote deep learning and retention. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of lecture and concept mapping approaches on the nursing students' learning and knowledge retention in cardiovascular nursing course. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study on two groups with pre test-post test design, 66 fifth-semester nursing students were selected through census method and randomly divided into two groups (experiment and control). After pre test, ..