The Personal Care Attendant Training Program is designed to provide standardized training for direct care workers, the new entry level in health care careers. Personal Care Attendant Training Program is easy to teach and learn from because we incorporated key adult learning theory and design fundamentals into its design.
According to adult learning theory research, adults remember:
- 10% of what they read
- 20% of what they hear
- 30% of what they see
- 50% of what they see and hear
- 70% of what is repeated
- 90% of what is repeated and performed
Adults learn best through a combination of learning strategies including auditory, visual, tactile and participatory. Adults prefer active involvement in learning as opposed to passive listening.
That’s why the Personal Care Attendant Training Program employs a variety of learning modalities, including lecture, DVD/video, instructor demonstration, hands-on training, group discussion and reading.
Adults are goal-oriented. How-to information is a primary motivation for adult learning. Adults appreciate education that is organized with clearly defined elements.
The Personal Care Attendant Training Program uses a straightforward, logically organized how-to approach to teaching essential care skills, with opportunities for participants to practice care skills and learn the basic principles behind them.
Adults are self-directed learners. Studies of self-directed learners involve an average of 10 other people as peers, mentors and guides.
The Personal Care Attendant Training Program’s class size is 20 students. The class naturally becomes a support group for care providers.
References:
There’s More to Teaching than Talking: Adult Learning Theory and Design Fundamentals, Vicki L. Schmall, Ph.D., Gerontology and Training Specialist
Arizona Department of Health Services, Stephen Lieb, Senior Technical Writer
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