Understanding Basic Educational Principles-Understanding Basic Educational Principles-Part IPart I

• By : Dr Malik ZabenBy : Dr Malik Zaben

MD, PhD, MRCS   MD, PhD, MRCS  

Profession teacher ≠ a cookbook Profession teacher ≠ a cookbook approachapproach Best teaching = based on Best teaching = based on understanding of underlying principlesunderstanding of underlying principles

Key principles of teaching→ effective Key principles of teaching→ effective and efficient teaching and efficient teaching

Understanding basic Understanding basic educational principles educational principles

FeedbackFeedbackDef: Information communicated to the Def: Information communicated to the learner to modify thinking / behaviour to learner to modify thinking / behaviour to improve learning improve learning • Why to give feed back:1. Clarify goals2. Reinforce good performance3. Provide basis for correcting mistakes

FeedbackFeedback• Give an explanationGive an explanation• SpecificSpecific• Non-evaluativeNon-evaluative• Timely and frequentTimely and frequent• PreparePrepare

Activity Activity

• Student-centred teachingStudent-centred teaching

• Small group workSmall group work

• Problem-based learningProblem-based learning

Activity- examples Activity- examples

• Ask student to reflect at the end of a lectureAsk student to reflect at the end of a lecture

• Small group teachingSmall group teaching

• Clinical: students involvement in pt careClinical: students involvement in pt care

• use of technologyuse of technology

Individualization Individualization

We all have different learning needs We all have different learning needs and learning in different ways:and learning in different ways:

•Personal capabilitiesPersonal capabilities

•MotivationMotivation

•Goals and aspirationsGoals and aspirations

•Learning stylesLearning styles

•Place and time Place and time

Relevance Relevance

• Understanding why the need to Understanding why the need to learn this topiclearn this topic

• Engage theory to practiceEngage theory to practice

• Clinical cases and presentationsClinical cases and presentations