Week 9

Question 1

3 Determinants of Learning:
What, When & How of Learner Assessments

Answer 1

1) Learning Needs
* WHAT the learner needs to learn
2) Readiness to Learn
* WHEN the learner is receptive to
learning
3) Learning Style
* HOW the learner best learns

Question 2

What: Assessment of Learning Needs

Answer 2

1) Identify the learner(s)=know ur audience.
2) Choose the appropriate setting= where PT works best
3) Collect data from the learner(s) Nursing History
4) Involve other members of the healthcare team as needed
5) Prioritize learning needs

Question 3

When: Readiness to Learn/Ability to Learn

Answer 3

Physical/Sensory
* Emotional
* Intellectual
* Developmental
(Experiential/Knowledge Readiness)
* Social Determinants of Health
(Experiential/Knowledge Readiness)

Question 4

Physical Readiness to learn

Answer 4

Pain or no pAIN

Question 5

Emotional Readiness

Answer 5

Anxiety/ mental health issues.

• good anxiety & bad anxiety

Question 6

Experiential Readiness

Answer 6

• Experiential Readiness and Personal contexts
• Learner’s past experiences with learning
• Level of aspiration- desire to learn
• Coping mechanisms
• Sociocultural background
• Locus of control- intrinsic &
  extrinsic motivation

Question 7

Knowledge Readiness

Answer 7

• Knowledge Readiness
• Learner’s present knowledge base
• Present knowledge base
• Learning ability
• Preferred learning style

Question 8

Does your learning style change? = exam

Answer 8

yes, The learn style u go to will switch up mostly.

Question 9

How: Learning Styles/Domains of Learning

Answer 9

• Cognitive
• Affective
• Psychomotor

Question 10

Learning Styles Assessment tools

Answer 10

• Two popular tools are:
• Kolb’s Learning Style Assessment
• VAK Learning Styles

Question 11

Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory

Answer 11

• Theory explores how we learn form experiences
• Learning is viewed as a continual problem-
  solving process
• Practical self-assessment instrument to help
  us assess our own preferred approach to learning
• Four stage cycle:
• Concrete experience
• Reflective observation
• Active experimentation
• Abstract conceptualization

Question 12

Learning Style Tools: Perceiving Information

Answer 12

• VAK - Visual, Auditory, and
  Kinesthetic Learning Styles
• VAKT Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, &
  Tactile.

Question 13

Integrating the Teaching Process in Nursing.

Answer 13

• Planning
• Developing learning objectives
• Setting priorities
• Timing
• Organizing teaching material
• Maintaining attention and promoting participation