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ANCC NPD Certification Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which group of learners will most likely appreciate immediate feedback and
responses from their nurse leaders and educators?
Ans: Millennial nurses
What are core concepts of the Adult Learning Principles?
Ans: 1) Why they need to learn (present rationale for attending educational
activities)
2) Applicable to daily life (design information to be directly applicable to work or
personal situations)
3) Internal and External motivators (internal = self esteem, job satisfaction,;
external = pay, promotion, recognition)
4) Integrate their life experiences into learning (encouraging sharing)
5) Self-directed learning (encourage participation and opportunities for adults to
control what and how they learn)
Learning Theory: Behaviorism
Ans: Stimulus --> Response
Respondent conditioning: responses are reflexes
Operant conditioning: desired responses are reinforced to encourage frequency
Educator designs learning to produce desired behavior and eliminate undesired
behavior (repetition)
Learning Theory: Cognitive Learning
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Ans: Learners use thinking skills to understand, process, and incorporate new
learning
Motivation for learning stems from the learner's perception of the gap between
current knowledge/goals and expected knowledge and goals
educator considers each learner's past, perceptions, processing ability, and social
influences and designs education accordingly
Learning Theory: Humanism
Ans: Each person's learning depends on self-direction, self-evaluation, self-
concept, self-discovery, and internal motiviations
educator facilitates learning but does not serve as the source of all information
Learning Theory: Multiple Intelligence Theory
Ans: each person has 8 "intelligences" that form the basis of learning
Intelligences: kinesthetic, spatial, linguistic, logical, musical, interpersonal,
intrapersonal, naturalist
Educator can use intelligences to design educational experiences
Characteristics of the Adult Learner
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Ans: -Unique backgrounds and knowledge bases
-Voluntary and problem-centered learners
-Bear multiple aspects of life responsibilities
-Desire to be respected as a peer during learning events
-Bring skills and past experiences to learning environments
-Less flexibility in adopting new beliefs/concepts
-Negative learning experiences in their past
-Require special adjustments based on capabilities
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model
Ans: Emphasizes that adult learners attach meaning to experience, not just the
collection of experiences; includes 2 dimensions: processing and perception
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model:4 Modes of Learning
Ans: 1) Concrete experience (feeling)
2) Reflective observation (watching)
3) Abstract Conceptualization (thinking)
4) Active Experimentation (doing)
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model: Learning Styles
Ans: 1) Diverger (feeling and watching): sensitive, people-oriented
2) Assimilator (watching and thinking): idea and concept oriented
3) Converger (thinking and doing): deductive reasoning, solution oriented
4) Accommodator (feeling and doing): trial and error, fact oriented
VARK learning styles
Ans: Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic
VARK learning styles: Visual
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Ans: Passive; prefer images, color, mental pictures, handouts
VARK Learning styles: Auditory
Ans: passive; prefer listening to recordings, lectures, or dialogue or reading aloud
to themselves
VARK Learning styles: Aural
Ans: passive; prefer music or sound-enhanced presentations, may like to study
with music playing in the background
VARK learning styles: verbal
Ans: active; prefer written and spoken words, such as in debates, verbal
simulations, discussions, and concept papers
VARK learning styles: kinsethetic
Ans: active; prefer experiential activities such as hands-on simulation and
demonstrations; may study by creating personal study cards or by frequenting the
practice laboratory
Benner's Novice to Expert Model of Skill Acquisition
Ans: 1) Novice (new student): no experience or nursing background
2) advanced beginner (nursing school graduate); basic knowledge and experience;
can extract meaningful components and recurrent themes
3) Competent (~2-3 years); some mastery. daily performance is adequate
4) proficient L can identify variations and modify plans accordingly; better grasp of
"big picture" aspects of problems
5) Expert: intuitive grasp on core problem in each situation and uses creativity to
effectively problem-solve
Generations: Veterans
ANCC NPD Certification Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which group of learners will most likely appreciate immediate feedback and
responses from their nurse leaders and educators?
Ans: Millennial nurses
What are core concepts of the Adult Learning Principles?
Ans: 1) Why they need to learn (present rationale for attending educational
activities)
2) Applicable to daily life (design information to be directly applicable to work or
personal situations)
3) Internal and External motivators (internal = self esteem, job satisfaction,;
external = pay, promotion, recognition)
4) Integrate their life experiences into learning (encouraging sharing)
5) Self-directed learning (encourage participation and opportunities for adults to
control what and how they learn)
Learning Theory: Behaviorism
Ans: Stimulus --> Response
Respondent conditioning: responses are reflexes
Operant conditioning: desired responses are reinforced to encourage frequency
Educator designs learning to produce desired behavior and eliminate undesired
behavior (repetition)
Learning Theory: Cognitive Learning
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Ans: Learners use thinking skills to understand, process, and incorporate new
learning
Motivation for learning stems from the learner's perception of the gap between
current knowledge/goals and expected knowledge and goals
educator considers each learner's past, perceptions, processing ability, and social
influences and designs education accordingly
Learning Theory: Humanism
Ans: Each person's learning depends on self-direction, self-evaluation, self-
concept, self-discovery, and internal motiviations
educator facilitates learning but does not serve as the source of all information
Learning Theory: Multiple Intelligence Theory
Ans: each person has 8 "intelligences" that form the basis of learning
Intelligences: kinesthetic, spatial, linguistic, logical, musical, interpersonal,
intrapersonal, naturalist
Educator can use intelligences to design educational experiences
Characteristics of the Adult Learner
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Ans: -Unique backgrounds and knowledge bases
-Voluntary and problem-centered learners
-Bear multiple aspects of life responsibilities
-Desire to be respected as a peer during learning events
-Bring skills and past experiences to learning environments
-Less flexibility in adopting new beliefs/concepts
-Negative learning experiences in their past
-Require special adjustments based on capabilities
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model
Ans: Emphasizes that adult learners attach meaning to experience, not just the
collection of experiences; includes 2 dimensions: processing and perception
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model:4 Modes of Learning
Ans: 1) Concrete experience (feeling)
2) Reflective observation (watching)
3) Abstract Conceptualization (thinking)
4) Active Experimentation (doing)
Kolb's Experiential Learning Model: Learning Styles
Ans: 1) Diverger (feeling and watching): sensitive, people-oriented
2) Assimilator (watching and thinking): idea and concept oriented
3) Converger (thinking and doing): deductive reasoning, solution oriented
4) Accommodator (feeling and doing): trial and error, fact oriented
VARK learning styles
Ans: Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic
VARK learning styles: Visual
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Ans: Passive; prefer images, color, mental pictures, handouts
VARK Learning styles: Auditory
Ans: passive; prefer listening to recordings, lectures, or dialogue or reading aloud
to themselves
VARK Learning styles: Aural
Ans: passive; prefer music or sound-enhanced presentations, may like to study
with music playing in the background
VARK learning styles: verbal
Ans: active; prefer written and spoken words, such as in debates, verbal
simulations, discussions, and concept papers
VARK learning styles: kinsethetic
Ans: active; prefer experiential activities such as hands-on simulation and
demonstrations; may study by creating personal study cards or by frequenting the
practice laboratory
Benner's Novice to Expert Model of Skill Acquisition
Ans: 1) Novice (new student): no experience or nursing background
2) advanced beginner (nursing school graduate); basic knowledge and experience;
can extract meaningful components and recurrent themes
3) Competent (~2-3 years); some mastery. daily performance is adequate
4) proficient L can identify variations and modify plans accordingly; better grasp of
"big picture" aspects of problems
5) Expert: intuitive grasp on core problem in each situation and uses creativity to
effectively problem-solve
Generations: Veterans
