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Education Process In Educational Process

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PART III
EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Educational process is a systematic, sequential, logical, scientifically based, planned course of action consisting of two major interdependent operations, teaching and learning. This process forms a continuous cycle that also involves two interdependent players, the teacher and the learner. Together, they perform teaching and learning activities, the outcome of which leads to mutually desired behavior changes. These changes foster growth in the learner and, it should be acknowledged, growth in the teacher as well. Thus, the education process is a framework for a participatory, shared approach to teaching and learning (Bastable, 2011). The teaching-learning process is characterized by multifaceted, dynamic, …show more content…

It is important to understand the role that health education specialists such as nurse educator can and should play in both primary prevention and chronic disease management (Kemppainen et al., 2013). Health education is an essential tool of community health, preservation of good health practices and avoiding those practices that are harmful of health. Health education improves the health status of individuals, communities, states and the nation. It enhances the quality of life for all people and reduces costly premature deaths and disability (Clement, …show more content…

Assessment of learning needs:
Nursing assessment of learner 's needs, readiness, and styles of learning is the first and most important step in the education process (teaching- learning process). Learning needs are defined as gabs in knowledge that exist between a desired level of performance and the actual level of performance. Such gabs exist because of lack of knowledge, attitudes, or skills (Bastable et al., 2011).

Learning needs: A crucial step in teaching is to determine the client 's learning needs- what the client needs to know and what the client already knows. The nurse also assesses potential leaning needs. These potential needs influence anticipatory planning to avert a relapse in recovery and maintain wellness. The nurse must evaluate the client 's knowledge about the content that is to be taught. This previous knowledge can then be used as a foundation for new concepts. If the client is misinformed, the nurse develops a remediation plan. Assessing educational needs may be accomplished in a several ways, the nurse can use survey, informal conversation, structured interview, focus group, self- administrated questionnaires, pretests, observation and patient charts. These methods should be used in conjunction with one another to yield the most reliable information (Kelo, 2013 and Allender et

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