Week 1: Adult Education Flashcards

1
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What is the most basic goal of healthcare?

A

to improve job skills and competence through education and training

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2
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Workplace training in healthcare tends to be…

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problem-focused

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3
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Learning retention increases when…

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immediate application follows instruction

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4
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What is the basis for educational program development?

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needs assessments or performance improvement studies used to identify deficiencies in knowledge, skills, or attitude

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5
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learning outcomes for healthcare providers should include increased competence in what 3 areas?

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  1. identifying problems
  2. critical thinking
  3. managing existing situations
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6
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education can be given in what four forms?

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  1. oral
  2. written
  3. formal
  4. informal
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7
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What are the 5 characteristics of adult learners?

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  1. autonomous and self-directed
  2. come with life experiences and knowledge
  3. goal-oriented
  4. relevancy oriented and practical
  5. need to be shown respect
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8
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what are the 3 types of learning according to Bloom’s taxonomy?

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  1. cognitive
  2. affective
  3. psychomotor
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9
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what is the cognitive type of learning?

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mental skills (knowledge)

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what is the affective type of learning?

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growth in feelings or emotional areas (attitude or self)

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11
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what is the psychomotor type of learning?

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manual or physical skills (skills)

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12
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When did Benjamin Bloom develop Bloom’s taxonomy?

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1956

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13
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what are the 6 levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?

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knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

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14
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What are the three lowest levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?

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knowledge, comprehension, and application

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15
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What are the three highest levels of Bloom’s taxonomy?

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analysis, synthesis, and evaluation

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16
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Who revised Bloom’s taxonomy?

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Lorin Anderson

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17
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What were Lorin Anderson’s 6 level’s of taxonomy?

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remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create

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18
Q

active learning promotes what?

A

longer retention

19
Q

some longer retention techniques include what?

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debates, simulations, guided design, small group problem solving, case studies, quizzes, games, role-playing

20
Q

teaching others improves what skills?

A

critical thinking skills

21
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educational program content must be what?

A

practical, relevant, doable, and include practice sessions as a part of class activities

22
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When planning lessons, always think of what first?

A

the audience

23
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What are the components of lesson planning? (hint: there are 6)

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  1. learning objectives
  2. bridge-in
  3. teaching content
  4. learning activities
  5. assessment
  6. evaluation
24
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What are the 7 areas of competence an ICP should be competent in?

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  1. describe the role of microorganisms in disease
  2. describe how microorganisms are transmitted in healthcare settings
  3. demonstrate standard and transmission-based precautions for all patient contact in healthcare settings
  4. describe occupational health practice that protect HCP from acquiring infection
  5. describe OHP that prevent HCP from transmitting an infection to a patient
  6. demonstrate the ability to problem-solve and apply knowledge to recognize, contain, and prevent infection transmission
  7. describe the importance of healthcare preparedness for a natural or human-made infectious disease disaster
25
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Methods that can be used to determine educational needs of the learner population include:

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-learner self assessment
-focus group discussion
-interest finder surveys
-test development
-personal interviews
-job analysis and performance reviews
-observational studies
-review of internal reports

26
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what are goals?

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the intent of the curriculum which provide a direction for planning the education session

27
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what are objectives?

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they describe learner outcomes in measurable terms and use action verbs

28
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what does SMART objectives stand for?

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specific, measurable, action-oriented, relevant, time-bound

29
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what does specific (SMART) mean

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precisely states what the learner will be able to do

30
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what does measurable mean (SMART)?

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can be observed or counted during or after the training session

31
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what does action-oriented mean?

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uses an active-verb that represents a behaviour or action

32
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what does relevant mean (SMART)?

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is appropriate to the time and scope

33
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what does time-bound mean (SMART)?

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can be achieved by the end of the training

34
Q

the learning experience should begin with what?

A

an exercise that focuses on the learner and make it personally relevant

35
Q

What is a good training option for institutional education when large numbers of staff must be educated over a short span of time?

A

train-the-trainer

36
Q

What is the goal of a simulation?

A

to create a controlled learning environment that closely resembles the practical setting

37
Q

What are the 5 teaching styles?

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  1. expert
  2. formal authority
  3. demonstrator or personal model
  4. facilitator
  5. delegator
38
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what is the expert teaching style?

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ICps use their vast knowledge to inform learners and challenge them to be well prepared

39
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what is the formal authority teaching style?

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ICP is in charge of the learner’s knowledge acquisition. ICP is not concerned with learner-educator relationship, focuses on content to be delivered

40
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what is the demonstrator or personal model of teaching?

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the ICP coaches, demonstrates, and encoruages a more active learning style

41
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what is the facilitator teaching method?

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learner-centered, active learning is encouraged. accountability for learning placed on the learner

42
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what is the delegator teaching style?

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the ICP is a consultant and the learners direct the entire learning project

43
Q

what 3 metrics are used to measure network health?

A
  1. awareness
  2. connector
  3. integration