GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING ACROSS METHODOLOGIES
Give positive reinforcement Encourages learners to participate willingly Varies between individuals
Project an attitude of acceptance & sensitivity Ease on conducting self Willingness to receive and answer questions Extension of simple courtesies Demonstration of responsiveness towards audience
Be organized & give direction Logically organized teaching, clearly defined objectives, simplified directions Brief teaching sessions Use of advance organizers
Elicit & give feedback Subjective or objective feedback for learners Direct request for feedback for educators
Use questions Helps clarify concepts Assess what learner already knows Stimulates interest in new subject Evaluates learner’s mastery of predetermined objectives
Use questions Factual/descriptive questions Who, what, where, when, how, which Clarifying questions What do you mean when you say…? High order questions What do you think will happen if you don’t take the medication?
Use the Teach-Back or Tell-Back strategy Patient- & family-centered Increased patient satisfaction with care Improved quality of care Decreased healthcare costs Opportunity to assess patient health literacy
Know the audience Flexibility of educator
Use repetition and pacing Skill inoculation Opportunity for repeated practice of behavioral tasks Pacing Speed at which information is presented
Use repetition and pacing Factors determining optimal rate of teaching Learner’s previous history with learning Attention span of learner Domain and level of domain in w/c learning is taking place Learner’s eagerness and determination to obtain reward or goal Degree of progress in learning Learner’s ability to cope with frustration and discomfort
Summarize important point Gives perspective of What has been covered How it relates to objectives What educator expects the learner to have achieved