Three Basic Components of Teaching w Educational Materials

Three Basic Components of Teaching w Educational Materials w Methods w Teacher n n Attitude Knowledge of material Evaluation Teaching/Learning Style (s)

Teaching Methods Most Commonly Used in Health Education w Lecture w w Videos – Preview!! w w Discussion – Question w & Answer w w Group tasks or group work Guest speakers Values clarification Scare tactics Role playing

Gregoric Learning Styles w Concrete Sequential w Abstract Random w Concrete Random

Concrete Sequential w w w w Hands-on information (ownership-touch) Order and sequence Looks for and follows direction Sees situations in black and white Little tolerance for distractions See problems in discrete parts Doers (65% of people in management) Personality – might be hard to get along with

Abstract Sequential w w w w w Prefers presentations with substance and sequence Prefers authority (tell them what to do – followers) Decreased tolerance for distraction Sees problems/tasks in “logical parts; ” “sees” situations (black & white) “See what I’m saying? ” Hard on themselves More apt to have long term memory Like reading; thirst for knowledge Good math skills Quick-tongued (lawyers)

Abstract Random w w w w Attentive to human behavior/condition Associates “medium” with the message Prefers to receive information in any manner Needs time to reflect and assimilate information Prefers busy environment See the “whole” situation – “The big picture” Shades of gray Speed readers; like a challenge; use body language and metaphorical messages; tend to talk in sentence fragments; procrastinators

Concrete Random w w w w w Gets “gist” of ideas quickly Prefers trial and error approach “Intuitive leap” Sees the whole situation; shades of gray Prefers busy environment Don’t hold with an authority line (independent) Change agent; ideas; creative “Divine discontent” (never happy) Hate to throw anything away