DETERMINANTS OF LEARNING Flashcards

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Assessment of the learner includes attending to the three determinants:

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  1. Learning needs
  2. Readiness to learn
  3. Learning style
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are gaps in knowledge that exist between a desired level of performance and the actual level of performance.

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Learning needs

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Important steps in the assessment of learning needs:

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1-Identify the learner
2-Choose the right setting
3-Collect data on the learner
4-Include the learner as a source of information
5-Involve members of the healthcare team
6-Prioritize needs
7-Determine availability of educational resources:

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Learning must be prioritised based on the following criteria:

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Mandatory
Desirable
Possible

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Methods to Assess Learning Needs

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1-Informal conversation
2-Structured interviews
3-Focus groups
4-Self-administered questionnaires
5-Tests
6-Observation

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Needs that must be learned for survival or situations in which the learner’s life or safety is threatened.

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Mandatory

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Needs that are not life-dependant but are related to well-being.

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Desirable

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Needs for information that are nice to know but not essential or required because they are not directly related to daily activities or the particular
situation of the learner

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Possible

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The nurse asks the patient direct and often predetermined questions. Establishing trust,using open-ended questions, quiet environment, and allowing the patient to state what his learning needs are merit attention

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Structured interviews

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The educator gets together 4-12 learners to determine areas of educational need.
The educator leads the discussion and asks open-ended questions

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Focus groups

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the learner’s responses to questions about learning needs can be obtained by ________. These are easy to administer and provide more privacy than interviews.

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Self-administered questionnaires

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Written pre-tests given before teaching can help identify the knowledge level of learners regarding a particular subject matter and assist in identifying a specific needs of learner. They are useful as they prevent the educator from repeating already known material.

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Tests

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Watching a learner perform a skill more than once is an excellent way of assessing psychomotor need. Educators can assess whether all steps are performed correctly.

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Observation

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It is the time when the learner demonstrates an interest, willingness, and ability to learn the type or degree of information necessary to maintain
optimal health or to become skilful in a job.

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Readiness to learn

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Types of Readiness to Learn

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P = Physical readiness
E = Emotional readiness
E = Experiential readiness
K = Knowledge readiness

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Components of Physical readiness

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Measure of ability
Environmental effects
Health Status
Gender

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Components of Emotional readiness:

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Anxiety level
Support system
Motivation
Developmental Stage

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Components of Experiential readiness:

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• Level of Aspiration (long-term goals established )
• Past coping mechanisms (previous problems )
• Cultural background
• Locus of control - ( internally motivated to learn ) Orientation

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Components of Knowledge readiness:

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• Present knowledge base
• Cognitive ability (learner capable to learning)
• Learning disabilities (mental retardation)
• Learning styles

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_______ is the way in which each learner begins to concentrate and retain new and difficult information.

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Learning style

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The types of learning styles are:

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Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic

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A type of learning style where student learns by reading a material, and uses visual material such as charts, pictures, maps.

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Visual

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A type of learning style where student learns by listening, participates in discussions, makes speeches and presentations, and reads the text aloud.

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Auditory

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A type of learning style where a student learns by touching.

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kinesthetic

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Learning Style Principles

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  1. Style the educator prefers and style by which learners learn.
  2. Caution against using teaching methods and tools that only apply to the educators own learning style.
  3. Assist the learner in identifying and learning according to their own learning preference.
  4. Learners given opportunity to learn through their preferred style first.
  5. Encourage learner to diversify their style preferences.
  6. Specific learning activities that reinforce each modality or style.
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Learning Style Models and Instruments

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• Brain Preference Indicator (Right-Brain, Left-Brain, and Whole-Brain)

• Environmental Preference Survey (EPS) (Dunn and Dunn Learning Style Inventory)

• Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI)

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emotional, visual–spatial, nonverbal hemisphere. Thinking processes using the _______ are intuitive, subjective, relational, holistic, and time free

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Right hemisphere of the brain

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vocal and analytical side. Thinking process using reality-based and logical thinking with verbalization

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Left hemisphere of the brain

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Prefers drawing and manipulating objects

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Right brain

30
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Is a self reporting instrument that is widely used in identification of how individual prefer to function, learn , concentrate and perform educational activities

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Environmental Preference Survey (EPS)

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Basic Stimuli that affect a person’s ability to learn:

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• ENVIRONMENTAL as sound, light, temperature.
• EMOTIONAL as motivation, responsibility.
• SOCIOLOGICAL:desire to work alone or in group.
• PHYSICAL as time, mobility.
• PSYCHOLOGICAL: way learner process and react to information.

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_____ theory on learning style is that learning is a cumulative result of past experiences, heredity, and demand of present environment.

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Kolb’s

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He hypothesized that learning result from the way learner perceive as well as how they process what they perceive.

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Kolb’s Learning Cycle

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four modes of learning by Kolb’s

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• Concrete Experience(CE mode)
• Abstract Conceptualization (AC mode)
• Active Experimentation(AE mode)
• Reflective Observation(RO mode)

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Learner like relating with people, benefit from specific experience, learn from feeling.

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Concrete Experience (CE mode)

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Learner use systematic planning and logical analysis to solve problem , learn by thinking.

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Abstract Conceptualization (AC mode)

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Learner like to experiment to get things done, learn by doing.

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Active Experimentation(AE mode)

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Look for meaning of things by viewing them from different perspectives, learn by watching and listening.

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Reflective Observation(RO mode)

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combination of Concrete Experience (CE) and Reflective Observation (RO) modes.

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Diverger

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Combination of Reflective Observation (RO) and Abstract Conceptualization (AC) modes.

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assimilator

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Learner like to observe, gather information, gain insight rather than take action, prefer working in group , Learn best through group discussions, brainstorming
sessions.

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diverger (combine CE and RO modes)

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Learner has ability to understand large amount of information less interested in people, focus on abstract ideas and concept, rely on knowledge from expertise, learn best through lecture .

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assimilator (combine RO and AC modes)

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Learner find practical application for ideas and theories, has ability to use deductive reasoning to solve problem, learn best through demonstration- return demonstration.

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converger (combine AC and AE modes)

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Combination of Abstract Conceptualization (AC) and Active Experimentation(AE) modes.

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converger

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Learner enjoy new and challenging situations, like to explore possibilities , learn by hand on experience, learn best through role playing.

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accommodator (combine AE and CE modes)

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combination of Active Experimentation(AE) and Concrete Experience(CE) modes.

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accommodator

47
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_____ only describe how individuals process stimuli, not how much or how well information is learned.

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Styles

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Style instruments should be selected based on ____,_____ and the ____ for which they are to be used.

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reliability, validity, and the population