Most Important Questions in Educational Technology / Nursing Education (BSc Nursing 5th Semester)

Introduction 

Educational Technology and Nursing Education is a core subject in the BSc Nursing 5th Semester curriculum that prepares future nurse educators with essential knowledge and skills in planning, teaching, evaluating, and guiding nursing students. It enables nurses to become effective communicators, educators, and mentors within clinical and academic settings.

To assist you in your exam preparation, this blog presents a chapter-wise list of 100 most important questions, categorized as Long Answer Questions (LAQ) and Short Answer Questions (SAQ) based on the latest Indian Nursing Council (INC) syllabus. These questions will help you focus your revision smartly and score high in the final exams.

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Unit 1: Introduction and Theoretical Foundations

Long Answer Questions (LAQs):

1. Define education. Discuss its aims, purposes, and types.
2. Explain the teaching–learning process with a suitable model.
3. Describe adult learning principles and their application in nursing education.

Short Answer Questions (SAQs):

• Define teaching and learning.
• What is nursing education?
• Educational philosophy
• Characteristics of adult learners
• Maxims of teaching
• Educational objectives
• Formal vs informal education

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Unit 2: Assessment and Planning

Long Answer Questions:

1. Curriculum planning process in nursing education.
2. Role of the teacher in lesson planning.
3. Explain Bloom’s taxonomy with domain-wise examples.

Short Answer Questions:

• Define curriculum
• Lesson plan components
• Unit plan structure
• Instructional objectives
• General vs specific objectives
• Types of curriculum
• Outcome-based education

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Unit 3: Teaching in Classroom and Skill Lab

Long Answer Questions:

1. Teaching methods: lecture, demonstration, group discussion.
2. Steps and advantages of microteaching.
3. Traditional vs innovative teaching strategies.

Short Answer Questions:

• Teaching methods
• Simulation techniques
• Skill development principles
• Demonstration method
• Group discussion
• Self-directed learning
• Innovative teaching strategies

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Unit 4: Teaching in the Clinical Setting

Long Answer Questions:

1. Methods of clinical teaching.
2. Importance of clinical supervision.
3. Student evaluation in clinical area.

Short Answer Questions:

• Bedside clinic
• Clinical rotation
• Preceptorship model
• Ward teaching
• Case study method
• Nursing rounds
• Clinical conference

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Unit 5: Educational / Teaching Media

Long Answer Questions:

1. Classification and uses of AV aids in nursing.
2. Criteria for selecting teaching media.
3. Role of computer-assisted instruction.

Short Answer Questions:

• Audiovisual aids
• Charts and models
• PowerPoint presentation
• Computer-assisted learning (CAL)
• Projected aids
• OHP
• Qualities of good teaching material

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Unit 6: Assessment / Evaluation Methods

Long Answer Questions:

1. Define evaluation and discuss its types and tools.
2. OSCE: structure, purpose, and application.
3. Blueprinting and exam planning.

Short Answer Questions:

• Formative vs summative evaluation
• Rating scales
• Checklists
• Peer evaluation
• Internal assessment
• Qualities of a good test
• Viva voce

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Unit 7: Guidance and Counseling

Long Answer Questions:

1. Define guidance and counseling with types and importance.
2. Role of nurse educator in mentoring.
3. Principles and steps of effective counseling.

Short Answer Questions:

• Career counseling
• Personal counseling
• Types of guidance
• Importance of academic guidance
• Guidance vs counseling
• Academic counseling
• Qualities of a counselor

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Unit 8: Ethics and Evidence-Based Teaching

Long Answer Questions:

1. Evidence-based teaching: concept and implementation.
2. Ethics in nursing education.
3. Research utilization in teaching.

Short Answer Questions:

• Ethics in education
• Plagiarism
• Sources of educational evidence
• Reflective teaching
• EBP in education
• Barriers to EBT
• Informed consent

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Extra Applied & Cross-Unit Questions

Long Answer Questions:

1. Create a full lesson plan for any nursing procedure.
2. Evaluate a teaching method used in clinical practice.
3. Competencies of 21st-century nurse educators.
4. Use of digital tools for blended learning.

Short Answer Questions:

• NEP 2020 and nursing
• Flipped classroom
• Student-centered learning
• Digital tools for education
• Critical thinking in nursing education
• Concept mapping
• LMS definition
• Feedback importance
• Active learning
• Rubrics in evaluation
• Self-evaluation
• Teacher-student rapport
• Qualities of a good teacher
• Communication in teaching
• Bloom's digital taxonomy
• Teaching vs instruction

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Success in Educational Technology & Nursing Education depends on conceptual clarity and smart revision. This set of 100 questions covers the entire syllabus with exam-focused accuracy, giving you an edge in your preparation.

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