Module 2 Flashcards
Assessment of the learner includes attending to the three determinants
learning needs
readiness to learn
learning style
is the first and most important step in instructional design—but it is also the step most often neglected.
nursing assessment of needs
readiness
styles
What are the methods of assessing learning needs?
Informal Conversations
Structured Interviews
Focus Groups
Self-administered Questionnaires
Tests
Observations
Patient Charts
Assessing Learning Needs of Nursing Staff
Written Job Descriptions
Formal and Informal Requests
Quality Assurance Reports
Chart Audits
Rules and Regulations
The four steps in assessing learning needs are:
Defining the target population
Analyzing learner and organizational needs
Analyzing the perceived needs of the learner and comparing these to the actual needs
Using data to prioritize learning needs identified
PEEK
Physical Readiness
Emotional Readiness
Experiential Readiness
Knowledge Readiness
are defined as gaps in knowledge that exist between a desired level of performance and the actual level of performance
learning needs
are one of the most common forms of questionnaires.
checklist
is perhaps the form of needs assessment most commonly used to solicit the learner’s point of view.
structured interview
can help the educator draw conclusions about established patterns of behavior
observing
the learner identifies what was done well and what could have been done better in his or her actual performance.
reflection on action
is an important area to consider when assessing the learning needs of nursing students and staff
self-assessment
which is a structured process using a series of questionnaires or rounds that provides information about the specific need(s
delphi technique
can be defined as the time when the learner demonstrates an interest in learning the information necessary to maintain optimal health or to become more skillful in a job
readiness to learn
Each task associated with human development produces a peak time for readiness to learn, known as a
teachable moment
refers to the learner’s past experiences with learning
experiential readiness
refers to the learner’s present knowledge base, the level of cognitive ability, the existence of any learning disabilities and/ or reading problems, and the preferred style of learning
knowledge Readiness
refer to the ways in which and conditions under which learners most efficiently and most effectively perceive, process, store, and recall what they are attempting to learn
learning styles
is a selfreporting instrument that is widely used in the identification of how individuals prefer to function, learn, concentrate, and perform in their educational activities
Dunn Learning Style Inventory
What are the five basic stimuli in Dunn Learning Style
Environmental elements
emotional elements
sociological elements
physical elements
psychological elements
reflects an orientation to either the outside world of people and things or to the inner world of concepts and ideas.
extraversion-introversion
describes perception as coming directly through the five senses or indirectly by way of the unconscious. This dimension explains how people understand what is experienced.
sensing-intuition
Infancy crisis
trust vs. Mistrust
hope
Toddlerhood
autonomy vs. shame and doubt
will
Preschooler
Initiative vs. guilt
Purpose
