Adult Learning, Theories, Principles, and Applications

After completing this course you’ll be able to:

1. Understand the philosophy of teaching
2. Discuss the teaching role of nurses
3. Compare and contrast the education process to the nursing process
4. Define the education process
5. Define the terms teaching and learning
6. Define and understand learning from different theories
7. Understand and apply the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in teaching
8. Discuss the three domains of learning
9. Compare and contrast the education process to the nursing process
10. Give an overview of learning theories and learning styles that support adult education
11. Differentiate between pedagogy and andragogy
12. Understand the principles of adult learning
13. Identify the common characteristics of adult learners
14. Determine what factors contribute to effective adult learning
15. Differentiate between intrinsic from extrinsic motivation and give their examples
16. Know the use of motivation in teaching adult learners
17. Explain the implications of different unique characteristics of adult learners for teaching
18. Identify the principles for teaching to adult learners
19. Identify different adult learning styles
20. Select appropriate teaching strategies that can be used to help adults learn
21. Identify the difference between goals and objectives
22. Identify the condition, performance, and criterion of a learning objective
23. Formulate learning objectives in teaching adult learners
24. Demonstrate the ability to write behavioral objectives
25. Differentiate among the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains in the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
26. Identify which instructional methodologies are best suited to cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of educational objectives
27. Develop a teaching plan selecting appropriate content, teaching methodologies and instructional media
28. Understand the importance and principles of test and evaluation in teaching
29. Cite the requisites of a good test
30. Define the content validity, reliability, and objectivity
31. Identify the different types of examinations, their uses, advantages, and disadvantages
32. Develops skills in writing/constructing a good test item
33. Identify the characteristics of an effective teacher