Understanding the Learning Process in Health and Social Care Settings

UNDERSTANDING THE LEARNING PROCESS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2
TASK 1- ESSAY...........................................................................................................................3
1.1 EXPLAIN HOW DIFFERENT DOMAINS OF LEARNING APPLY TO LEARNING IN HEALTH
AND SOCIAL CARE................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 ANALYSE HOW THEORIES OF LEARNING RELATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING AND SKILLS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE..............................................5
TASK 2- CASE STUDY.................................................................................................................7
1.2 EXPLAIN DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH LEARNING CAN OCCUR IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE WORKPLACES..............................................................................................................7
TASK 3- ESSAY WRITING...........................................................................................................9
PART 1.................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2 EXPLAIN THE CONCEPTS OF LEARNING STYLES..............................................................9
2.1 EXPLAIN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE EFFECTIVE LEARNING DEVELOPMENT................12
PART 2................................................................................................................................ 13
2.3 USE THE VARK SYSTEM OR HONEY AND MUMFORD TEST TO ASSESS YOUR OWN
LEARNING STYLE.................................................................................................................13
2.4 ANALYSE THE VARIOUS INFLUENCES THAT AFFECT YOUR OWN LEARNING IN
RELATION TO THE LEARNING THEORY...............................................................................14
TASK 4- CASE SCENARIO- WORKPLACE LEARNING PLAN........................................................15
3.1 DESCRIBE THE FACTORS THAT YOU NEED TO CONSIDER IN YOUR WORKPLACE
LEARNING PLAN................................................................................................................. 15
3.2 PRESENT RELEVANT TEACHING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE LEARNING OF OTHERS
FOR A HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE.................................................................17
3.3 SUGGEST A STRATEGY FOR DELIVERING AND ASSESSING LEARNING IN A HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE WORKPLACE................................................................................................. 18
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4.1 EXPLAIN THE BARRIERS TO LEARNING BY YOUR STAFF AND THE SERVICE USERS IN THE
CARE HOME THAT MAYBE EXPERIENCED AT WORK...........................................................19
4.2 DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENT METHODS YOU MAY USE TO IDENTIFY THE LEARNING
NEEDS OF YOUR STAFF OR SERVICE USERS........................................................................20
4.3 EVALUATE DIFFERENT APPROACHES THAT COULD BE ADOPTED TO SUPPORT THE
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKERS..........................21
CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................... 22
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................... 23
APPENDIX1............................................................................................................................. 24
Learning Styles - General Descriptions.................................................30
Activists........................................................................................................................ 30
Summary of strengths....................................................................................................... 32
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INTRODUCTION
Learning is referred to that process leading to changes occurring due to gaining experiences
and increasing the potential to improve performance and future learning (Siemens, 2014).
This assignment focuses on learning process comprised of different theories and learning
styles that are applied to the learning strategies in the health and social care workplace. It
illustrates the different theories of learning to develop the practices at health and social
care workplace.
It also explains the influences of the different learning styles of learning by people and also
determines and implements the strategies for effective delivery and assesses the learning in
health and social care workplace. At last, various measures or approaches will be identified
in order to adopt for supporting the learning needs of individual health and social care
settings. Comprehension on the learning process in health and social care settings will help
in handling the patients in an effective manner by managing the situations thereby leading
to increase in learning and personal development in health and social care settings.
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TASK 1- ESSAY
INTRODUCTION
The essay comprises of general understanding of the domains of learning using Bloom's
Taxonomy of learning and theories of learning were analyse while relating to the
understanding and skills development in healthcare settings.
1.1 EXPLAIN HOW DIFFERENT DOMAINS OF LEARNING APPLY TO
LEARNING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Educational psychologists Dr Benjamin Bloom is the creator of the taxonomy of learning
with the aim to promote a higher form of thinking instead of just remembering the facts
(Munn-Giddings and Winter, 2013). The three identified domains of educational activities or
learning are cognitive, affective and psychomotor which are often used in designing
processes related to learning, training or education.
Fig 1 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning
[Source: Munn-Giddings and Winter, 2013]
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COGNITIVE: it is related to mental skills (knowledge) and encompasses the knowledge as
well as the development of intellectual skills such as recalling the specific facts, concepts
serving the development in intellectual abilities and skills, procedural patterns (ten Cate, et
al. 2011). There are six major categories of cognitive process ranging from simplest to most
complex ones. It can be considered as degrees of difficulties as it is essential to master one
category before reaching to the next one.
AFFECTIVE: it is related with the growth in feelings or other emotional areas (attitude, self)
and includes the manners of individual to deal with the things in an emotional way such as
feelings, motivations, enthusiasm, appreciation and attitudes (Petty, et al. 2012). It also
comprises five major categories of behaviour ranging from simplest to most complex.
PSYCHOMOTOR: it is related to the manual or physical skills (skills) and encompasses the
coordination, physical movement and utilization of motor-skill areas. Practice is needed to
develop these skills (Thistlethwaite, et al. 2010). It is measured with regards to speed,
distance, procedures, precision or techniques in execution. It comprises 7 major categories
ranging from simplest to most complex behaviour.
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