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E. C. Tolman emphasized the purposiveness of behavior — the idea that much of our behavior is goal-directed. For instance, employees who aim for a promotion work diligently to meet their targets. Tolman argued that when classical conditioning and operant conditioning occur, the organism acquires certain expectations. In classical conditioning, a child might fear a dog because they expect it to bite. In operant conditioning, a person might consistently work overtime because they expect a bonus...
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Planning for learning involves the development of a teaching plan. Teaching plans are similar to nursing care plans—both follow the steps of the nursing process. Planning in the teaching process involves setting goals and outcomes. Here, goals identify what a patient needs to achieve to understand a healthcare topic better, whereas the outcomes are the action to be performed by the patient to achieve the goal within a timeframe. For example, if the goal is to educate the patient about insulin...
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Approaches to learning on placement: the students' perspective.

Clare Kell1, Gwyneth Owen

  • 1Department of Physiotherapy, Cardiff University, UK. Kellc@cardiff.ac.uk

Physiotherapy Research International : the Journal for Researchers and Clinicians in Physical Therapy
|October 7, 2008
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Higher student-to-educator ratios during 4-week physiotherapy placements may hinder deep learning. Adequate preparation and support are crucial for student development in these models.

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Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques
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Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques

Published on: December 9, 2022

Area of Science:

  • Allied Health Professions Education
  • Physiotherapy Curriculum Development
  • Clinical Placement Models

Background:

  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential for Allied Health Professional registration in the UK.
  • Deep learning approaches are considered most effective for supporting CPD.
  • A UK university's pre-registration physiotherapy program investigates curriculum influences on learner development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of clinical placements on pre-registration physiotherapy students' learning development.
  • To examine the impact of varying student:educator ratios within 4-week placement blocks.
  • To explore the relationship between placement experience, learning strategies, and academic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Case study design involving undergraduate physiotherapy students from two academic years.
  • Administration of learning approaches inventory, demographic questionnaire, and placement self-assessment.
  • Data collection occurred mid-placement, prior to formal feedback.

Main Results:

  • Student learning strategies are influenced by the number of students, educators, and assessors on placement.
  • The study questions the assumed benefits of certain clinical placement education models.
  • Links between placement experience, learning strategy, and academic outcomes are explored.

Conclusions:

  • Increasing student:educator or educator:student ratios in 4-week placements may negatively impact learning development.
  • Adequate preparation and support are necessary for students and educators in higher ratio models.
  • Ensuring continued learning development towards autonomous professionalism is vital in placement education.