Achieving curricular themes through learner-centered teaching
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Problem-Solving Before Instruction (PS-I): A Protocol for Assessment and Intervention in Students with Different Abilities
Published on: September 11, 2021
Paula Kramer1, Roger I Ideishi, Pamalyn J Kearney
1Department of Occupational Therapy, University of the Sciences, 600 South 43rd Street, PO Box 24, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 p.kramer@usip.edu.
Abstract:
This paper focuses on the use of the four specific learner-centered teaching approaches: service-learning, learning through discussion, team-based learning, and a structured research course sequence in an occupational therapy curriculum. These methods are used to develop the four curriculum themes of engagement, critical thinking, innovations in practice, and clinical reasoning. The outcome of these approaches has been that students have taken more responsibility for their learning and shown increased maturity while promoting faculty creativity. Additionally, students have developed skills and interests in social and community engagement, and have sought jobs in community-based practice areas.
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