1.1-.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills e.g. memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react e.g. confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become difficult for some people. This factsheet looks at some of the difficulties that people with dementia may have with eating and drinking‚ and suggests ways to help. A person
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and using Assessment for Learning strategies Introduction What does assessment mean? The word ‘assessment’ can mean almost anything if we are not careful‚ and therefore it is imperative that we are careful when attempting to define its boundaries. Lambert and Lines (2000) define assessment as “the process of gathering‚ interpreting‚ recording and using information about pupils’ responses to educational tasks”. While this is an acceptable definition of assessment (as regards
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Assignment 2 Task 1 Task 1- Understand inclusive learning and teaching in lifelong learning This briefing document is for staff development and is designed to support staff to have a better understanding of inclusive learning and teaching in lifelong learning. At the end of the briefing session participants will be aware of what inclusive learning involves‚ how to motivate and engage students and establish ground rules. Participants will be learning the importance of providing students with constructive
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Understand the different types of assessment methods Methods for learners to be assessed can be looked at in two ways within the field I work in. Theory: works on the principle of teaching and students make notes with a view to consult their notes at a later point in the day. Verbal Q/A session with debates between teacher and students to establish that they understand what’s being taught‚ why regulations are in place and best practices are always followed where possible‚ some students are
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Unit 1 – Roles‚ Responsibilities and Relationships in Lifelong Learning Teachers must maintain their knowledge of legislation‚ regulatory requirements and codes of practice and ensure that they are up to date with all current requirements‚ which are often subject to change. Some are generic and affect all who teach‚ whereas some are subject (or environment) specific. There are a number of regulations and legislation when it comes to teaching and I will summarise some of them. The Equality act
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communicate with them? Why/Why not? I’d like to add‚ that learning the culture of people along with their language is necessary not only to communicate with them‚ but also‚ at the beginning to understand all the pecularities of the language. Culture and language are two strongly interrelated notions. The basis of culture is the language. And on the contrary‚ the language is the reflection (“echo”) of the culture. Learning a language is much more than grammatical rules‚ vocabulary‚ pronunciation
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Understanding learning and assessment To enable and assess learning it is important to understand how individuals learn in different ways and in different speeds. As a teacher it is important to understand the theories of how and why people learn‚ so that the individual needs of the learners are addressed. There are many learning theories who have studied how and why people learn some examples are Pavlov‚ skinner‚ Watson and Thorndike who are behaviourists.Bruner‚ Gardener‚ Lewin‚ Gagne and Piaget
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keep clear and accurate record keeping. This is carried out as a professional duty of care by a registered nurse as it is an integral part of nursing and midwifery practice. Accurate record keeping ensures high standards and improves stability of care. All records should be clearly written to enable any health care professional to know what is wrong with the patient‚ what treatment and care they may need or be receiving‚ their progress and their plan of care. Clear record keeping supports effective communication
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The functions of assessment in learning and development. Learning and development are interconnected. The candidate needs to be informed what one is supposed to learn‚ how well one is on track during learning and how one may improve. This learning (or training) is focused and evaluated against the job one is currently hold. Education can be provided to the candidate to equip him/her with qualifications for future promotion or redeployment. Development focuses upon the activities that the company
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ENABLING LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT (LL112) TASK 1: SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT The purpose of this summary assignment is to discuss assessment methods‚ with the use of one example I use in practice; the influence numeracy and literacy have on the assessment tools used. What is assessment? Petty (2004) defines it as‚ “measures the breadth and depth of learning”. This is a rather simplistic view; all assessment tools can be divided into two subsections‚ formative (A) and summative (B) assessments. A is the
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