International Diabetes Federation (IDF) East Mediterranean and Middle East Region (EMME)

Workshop

on

Professional Educational Methodology in Diabetes

11-12 August 2008 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt

2

Professional Technology Standards in Educational Development

by Prof. Morsi Arab

Objectives

Objectives Selection

learner of objectives depends on what the

needs

and is

going to do

during the job , and at which

level

of competence

The General Objective of an Education Course is to:

- Qualify for a certain job( community analysis). - This indicates acquirement of certain knowledge, skills and attitudes.

N.B.:

You can not teach everything, but only “selected” priorities :

1- obligatory to learn 2- useful to learn 3- if possible to learn

Objectives General Considerations: 1- It is essential to have clear-cut objectives.

2- First define the overall objectives … .

Then , define the sub objectives in behavioral terms i.e. with end points describing what the learner ultimately can do ( to be possible to evaluate ): 1- cognitive e.g. describe, enumerate, …etc.

2- skills e.g., can inject , do ankle jerk, …etc.

3- attitudes e.g. demonstrates punctuality , sympathy, respect...etc

Objectives ( cont.): 3- All members of the education team (faculty) should together agree to the pre-set goals (team work) , to avoid contradictions omissions, etc).

4- Different sets of objective are selected to suit different learners groups e.g. patients , physicians or nurses. 5- Different teaching methods will suit different objectives.

Objectives ( cont.):

6- Different objectives at

different stages

of the disease (e.g. objectives immediately needed , others after weeks or months , or life long ….). 7-

Overloading

leads to confusion , depression and hopelessness.

8- Changes of behavior succeeds only if the patient perceives the target as

achievable

.

Objectives :

- are achieved by a

strategy

to help learning.

- then ensure their achievement by

evaluation

.

Objective Domains

:

1- Cognitive ( knowledge)

-

2- Skills

- psychomotor - communication - cognition

3- Attitudes

Variables that define the objectives in educating physicians and nurses

1- Their scientific

background

.

2- Educ?

what for

: diabetes care? or diabetes education?

3- To which

standard

of performance (e.g. nail cut, ….ulcer debridememt ).

4-

Job

description and

task

analysis

Variables that define different patient objectives:

1- Their existing

Knowledge about DM

.

2- Their

general educational

competence (eg. if illiterate?).

3- Their

belief

, perception of their illness, mis-conceptions., etc.

4- Psychological stage and

readiness to learn

5-

State of illness:

controlled ? complicated, ?

handicapped.?,etc.

5-

Socioeconomics:

cost feasibility , etc.

1 2 3 4 5 Psychological stages of diabetics & effect on readiness to learn Attitude Denial Revolt Expression I am not sick Why me ?

Bargain Depression OK, but I know what to do.

I am sick I shall take treatment Shall I be able to cope Acceptance Readiness to learn Not concerned Unlikely to benefit from education.

Misinterprets & distorts information, fails to remember Ready to learn Ready to learn Most acceptable attentive, discusses, accepts corrections.