Chapter 27 Flashcards
System of activities intended to produce learning.
Teaching
Desire or requirement to know something that is presently unknown to the learner
Learning Need
Change in human disposition or capably that persist and that cannot be solely accounted for by growth; represented by a change in behavior
Learning
Commitment or attached to a regimen
Adherence
Art and science of teaching adults
Andragogy
Discipline concerned with helping children learn
Pedagogy
The process involved in helping older adults to learn
Geragogy
The “thinking” domain; includes six intellectual abilities and thinking processes beginning with knowing, comprehending, applying, analysis, synthesis and evaluation
Cognitive Domain
The “feeling” domain
Affective Domain
The “skills” domain
Psychomotor Domain
Pleasant experience such as praise and encouragement to foster repetition of an action
Positive Reinforcement
Process by which individuals copy or reproduce what they’ve learned
Imitation
Process by which a person learns by observing the behaviors of others
Modeling
Identifies what is to be taught; Immediately identifies and rewards correct responses
Behaviorist Theory
Recognizes the developmental level of the learner; acknowledges the learner’s motivation and environment
Cognitive Theory
Focuses on the feelings and attitudes of learners, on the importance of the individual in identifying learning needs and in taking responsibility for them
Humanistic Learning Theory
Influences the client’s ability to learn
Age and developmental stage
Three major development stage factors associated with the learner’s readiness
Physical, cognitive and psychosocial maturation
Desire to learn; influences how quickly and how much a person learns
Motivation
Demonstration of behaviors or cues that reflect the learner’s motivation to learn at a specific time
Readiness
The knowledge or skill to be learned must be personally relevant to the learner
Relevance
Information regarding a person’s performance in reaching a desired goal
Feedback
Facilitates retention of newly learned material
Repetition
_______ such as fear, anger and depression can impede learning.
Emotions
________ _________ such as critical illness, pain or sensory deficits inhibit learning.
Physiological events
Capacity to obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Health literacy
