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