Factors Influencing Teaching and Learning Flashcards
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Our filters as a PT/teacher
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- Worldview
- Paradigms
- Metaphors
- Characteristic of adult learners
2
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Factors that impact how we teach & how we learn
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- Culture
- Gender
- Past experiences
- Generational experiences
- Level of expertise
- Current social roles
3
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Describe the teaching-learning experience
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- Always involves at least 2 people
- Always 2 things occurring simultaneously: Intended behavior (intention) and Impact of the behavior (reception)
4
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What are emotional responses guided and influenced by
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- Guided by our own perceptions
- Influenced by personal experiences & our cultural beliefs
5
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2 steps to understanding culture and the goal
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- Step 1: learn the basic facts & characteristics of different cultures
- Step 2: learn how to effectively engage in cross-cultural encounters
- Goal: provide care that is congruent with the values, needs, & beliefs of people from different cultures
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Purnell’s 12 domains for understanding different cultures
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- Heritage
- Communication (verbal/non-verbal cues)
- Family roles
- Workplace issues
- Bicultural ecology
- High risk behaviors
- Nutrition
- Pregnancy & childbearing practices
- Death rituals
- Spirituality
- Health beliefs
- Status of healthcare practitioners
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APTA’s definition of culture competence
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- A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, & policies that come together in a system, agency, or amount professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations
8
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Define unconsciously incompetent
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- Not being aware that one is lacking knowledge about another culture
9
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Define consciously incompetent
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- Being aware that one is lacking knowledge about another culture
10
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Define consciously competent
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- Learning about the client’s culture, verifying generalizations about the client’s culture, and providing culturally specific interventions
11
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Define unconsciously competent
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- Automatically providing culturally congruent care to clients of diverse cultures
12
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What does cultural competence require according to Purnell
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- Awareness of our own cultural beliefs & their potential impacts on the teaching-learning experience
- Awareness of and respect for the needs & beliefs of others
- Adapting our teaching to meet the needs of the learner
13
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Current generations from 2017 article
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- The silent gen: born 1925-1942
- The baby boomer gen: born 1943-1960
- Gen X: born 1961-1981
- The millennials: born 1982-2002
- Undefined: born 2002-present
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Describe the silent gen and their learning preferences
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- 80+ y/o
- Hard work, duty, honor, discipline, thriftiness; prioritizes work, change is challenging, technology also challenging
- Detail oriented
- Formal presentation
- Needs instructions written out
- First present theory, then practice
- Doctor is the expert
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Describe baby boomer gen and their learning preferences
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- 62-79 y/o
- Work, youth, health/wellness, change, diversity, immediate gratification; egocentric, highly competitive, overly sensitive to feedback
- Organized lectures
- Detailed handouts
- Teamwork
- Needs clearly written expectations
- Teacher-directed methods
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Describe gen X and their learning preferences
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- 41-61 y/o
- Cynical, job security, non-tradional family structure, value independence; prioritize leisure, limited tolerance for wasting time, not inclined toward group activities
- Independent, self-directed tasks
- Clear expectations with bullet points
- Informal presentation style
- Flexible learning opportunities
- Detailed study guides
- Teacher must demonstrate expertise
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Describe millennials and their learning preferences
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- 18-39 y/o
- Optimistic; confident; achievement, diversity, grew up with structured, busy schedules, parents tended toward overprotective (“helicopter”); Prioritizes leisure (work-life balance), short attention span, lower tolerance for reading
- Visual media expected
- Electronic communication
- External structure (clear expectations and standards)
- Practice first, then theory
- Experiential learning
- Problem-solving scenarios
18
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Describe Pedagogy
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- The study of teaching, the study of how children learn
- In classical pedagogy knowledge is the goal and teacher is the expert
19
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Define andragogy
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- The art and science of helping adults learn
20
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Characteristics of adult learners
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- A need to know
- An independent self-concept
- Experience
- A readiness to learn, that is life centered
- A motivation to learn
21
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Designing effective adult learning activities (classroom/clinic) is to provide the learner with answers to the following questions:
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- What learning is expected?
- How will the learning occur?
- Why are they learning what they are learning?
- Who is teaching?
22
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What does COVER stand for
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- Choice: provide options
- Ownership: work collaboratively to develop goals
- Voice: listen to learners’ needs and interests
- Experience: build on prior experiences
- Relevance: connect learning to valued activities
23
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What are the four Kolb’s learning styles
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- Divergers
- Assimilators
- Convergers
- Accomodators
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Describe divergers
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- Compare experiences with other people
- Discuss & brainstorm collaboratively
- Slow to respond, needs time to consider solutions
- Learning preference: discussion, demonstration, & brainstorming
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Describe assimilators
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- Thorough, analytical
- Theory over practical application
- Slow to respond, must analyze problem completely
- Learning preferences: lectures, concept maps, checklists/action plans
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Describe convergers
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- Pragmatic
- Need to actively apply information for it to make sense
- Too quick to make decisions, may solve the wrong problem
- Learning preferences: case studies, simulations, lab activities
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Describe accommodators
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- Need to actively apply information for it to make sense
- Problem solve by trial & error, take risks
- Learning preferences: hands-on activities, debate, creative problem solving
