A. Provide (scientific) evidence to substantiate your evaluation along the following topics:
1. Enabling students to take control and be reflective in their learning Andragogy “the art and science of helping adults learn.” was introduced by Malcolm Knowle (Lesgold, Welch-ross, & Literacy, 2012) .Andragogy is based on the following assumptions (Ramani & Leinster, 2008):
1- Adults learning are self-directing (voluntary) , independent ,and with a specific aim.
2- Learners have accumulated a great deal of information and experience
3- Learners value applied learning and active involvement in learning process.
4- learners are more interested in problem centered approaches
5- Learners …show more content…
Reflecting on their performance and how it is different from the expert’s performance. The learner will get assistance only at their request .Therefore, I provide support for my students to actively participate in patient encounters, building their clinical confidence and competence. In addition, learners relate what they have learned including procedural skills, problem solving, and communication skills to future practice situations. I encourage my students to do self-assessment and reflection on feedback from their clinical teacher. However, reflection is much more effective when conducted with a mentor making it a social activity (Ramani & Leinster, 2008). Two types of reflection excite reflection in action (during an activity), and reflection on action (after the activity) (Ramani & Leinster, 2008) both are important to learning process. Therefore, I need to provide more reflection in action to my students. In addition, I encourage my students to formulate leaning plan, exchange information with peers, provide support, and to encourage in …show more content…
I introduce my students to the health care team and orientate my students with physical environment. In addition, I orient learner with the professional roles of people working in the clinic and their role in this clinic to encourage communication. I introduce self and team to patient and informed patients about the role of the learner in the clinic (Getting the patient on-board).Furthermore, I always keep in my mind that I am a Role model for my students. Therefore, I should respect to patient and my team. Assure a safe and quality patient care. In addition, I demonstrates enjoyment of patient care and enthusiasm for