DETERMINANTS OF LEARNING Flashcards
FOUR TYPES OF READINESS TO LEARN:
Physical Readiness
Emotional Readiness
Experiential Readiness
Knowledge Readiness
→ close-minded thinking,
conservative, less willing to learn new
materials and have great trust in the
physician
Parochial
→ worldly perspective
and more receptive to new innovative ideas
Cosmopolitan
REALM
rapid estimate of adult literacy in medicine
WRAT
wide range achievement test
THREE DETERMINANTS
- Learning Needs
- Readiness to Learn
- Learning Style
- Criteria for Prioritizing Learning Needs
▪ meet immediately; life-threatening
- Mandatory
- Criteria for Prioritizing Learning Needs
▪ promote well-being
▪ not life dependent but that are related to well-
being or the overall ability to provide high-
quality care in situations involving changes in
institutional procedure.
- Desirable
- Criteria for Prioritizing Learning Needs
▪ nice to know information; not related to ADL’s
- Possible
Once determinants of learning has been assessed and
identified, nurse educator can ______ learner’s learning environment in order for
learner’s potentials to be fully maximized and harnessed
PLAN, INTRODUCE,
MANIPULATE
Factors in Assessing Levels of Literacy:
- Reading
- Readability
- Comprehension
test used to patient literacy
REALM
WRAT
– the point at which teaching should take place
Timing –
– best time to teach
Teachable moment
– drives the learner to learn; significantly related
to measure of compliance with medical regimen
Motivation –