Instructional Methods in Healthcare Education

Instructional Method Selection in Healthcare Education

• Cost-effective Method for Large Groups: Lectures are suitable for large audiences and cost-effective.

• Psychomotor Skill Development: Return demonstration is best for practicing specific psychomotor skills.

• Group Discussion Limitations: Shy participants might not engage in group discussions.

• Lecture's Inadequacy for Active Learning: Lectures tend to be passive, not fostering active learning.

• Simulations for Safety-Critical Practice: Simulations allow safe practice of skills.

• Socialization Through Modeling: Role-modeling is key for learners to adopt behaviours.

• Competitive Learning for Critical Thinking: Gaming encourages critical thinking through competitive activities.

• Labor-Intensive Methods: Return demonstrations are labour intensive due to instructor support.

• Return Demonstrations and Guidance: Return demonstrations require instructors to guide learners in real-time during performance.

• Gaming's Potential Drawbacks: Gaming might be overly competitive for some learners.

• Role-Playing Targeting Affective Learning (e.g., communication skills): Role-playing primarily addresses emotional and interpersonal skills development.

• Independent Learning Through Self-Instruction: Self-instruction allows learners to control their learning pace.

• Step-by-Step Skill Demonstration: Demonstrations allow step-by-step instruction of skills.

• Group Discussion Challenges with Diverse Groups: Differences in viewpoints can hinder effective group discussions with diverse learners.

• Self-Instructional Material Limitations: Learners may procrastinate with self-instructional materials.

• Simulations for Scenario-Based Practice: Simulations create hypothetical scenarios for practice.

• Role-Modeling’s Importance of Rapport: Successful role-modeling relies on the relationship built between the teacher and learners.

• Return Demonstration Over Demonstration: Return demonstrations engage learners more actively than basic demonstrations.

• Ethical Dilemmas in Group Discussions: Group discussions address issues of ethics for learners.

• Instructional Method Selection Considerations: Factors such as the audience's characteristics, learning objectives, and available resources are critical when selecting instructional methods.

• Instructor Preference vs Learner Needs: The instructor's preference should not outweigh the learner's identified need for learning.