Week 1: Adult Education Flashcards
What is the most basic goal of healthcare?
to improve job skills and competence through education and training
Workplace training in healthcare tends to be…
problem-focused
Learning retention increases when…
immediate application follows instruction
What is the basis for educational program development?
needs assessments or performance improvement studies used to identify deficiencies in knowledge, skills, or attitude
learning outcomes for healthcare providers should include increased competence in what 3 areas?
- identifying problems
- critical thinking
- managing existing situations
education can be given in what four forms?
- oral
- written
- formal
- informal
What are the 5 characteristics of adult learners?
- autonomous and self-directed
- come with life experiences and knowledge
- goal-oriented
- relevancy oriented and practical
- need to be shown respect
what are the 3 types of learning according to Bloom’s taxonomy?
- cognitive
- affective
- psychomotor
what is the cognitive type of learning?
mental skills (knowledge)
what is the affective type of learning?
growth in feelings or emotional areas (attitude or self)
what is the psychomotor type of learning?
manual or physical skills (skills)
When did Benjamin Bloom develop Bloom’s taxonomy?
1956
what are the 6 levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?
knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
What are the three lowest levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?
knowledge, comprehension, and application
What are the three highest levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?
analysis, synthesis, and evaluation
Who revised Bloom’s taxonomy?
Lorin Anderson
What were Lorin Anderson’s 6 level’s of taxonomy?
remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create
active learning promotes what?
longer retention
some longer retention techniques include what?
debates, simulations, guided design, small group problem solving, case studies, quizzes, games, role-playing
teaching others improves what skills?
critical thinking skills
educational program content must be what?
practical, relevant, doable, and include practice sessions as a part of class activities
When planning lessons, always think of what first?
the audience
What are the components of lesson planning? (hint: there are 6)
- learning objectives
- bridge-in
- teaching content
- learning activities
- assessment
- evaluation
What are the 7 areas of competence an ICP should be competent in?
- describe the role of microorganisms in disease
- describe how microorganisms are transmitted in healthcare settings
- demonstrate standard and transmission-based precautions for all patient contact in healthcare settings
- describe occupational health practice that protect HCP from acquiring infection
- describe OHP that prevent HCP from transmitting an infection to a patient
- demonstrate the ability to problem-solve and apply knowledge to recognize, contain, and prevent infection transmission
- describe the importance of healthcare preparedness for a natural or human-made infectious disease disaster
