Seatwork #1: Principles of Teaching and Learning

A nurse is planning a teaching session for an elderly patient with mild hearing loss. Which strategy is most appropriate?

• Speak rapidly to maintain attention
• Use written materials with large print
• Stand behind the patient while speaking
• Avoid using any visual aids

A nurse educator praises a nursing student after a correct return demonstration of catheter insertion. This reflects which behaviorist principle?

• Shaping
• Positive reinforcement
• Extinction
• Classical conditioning

During health teaching, the nurse asks the patient to restate information in their own words. This is intended to assess:

• Memorization
• Understanding and processing
• Observational learning
• Operant conditioning

A patient begins a new exercise program after seeing a neighbor of similar age improve their health through exercise. This demonstrates which factor influencing learning?

• Reinforcement
• Modeling
• Extinction
• Information processing

A nurse educator uses role-play, praise for correct actions, and asks learners to relate concepts to personal experiences. This integrates which theories?

• Only behaviorist theory
• Only cognitive theory
• Behaviorist, cognitive, and social learning theories
• Only social learning theory

A patient learning to self-administer insulin asks the nurse to supervise the first few injections before doing it independently. This request demonstrates:

• Readiness to learn
• Punishment avoidance
• Negative reinforcement
• Passive learning

A nurse educator is designing a cardiac rehabilitation program. The plan includes: - Demonstrations by experienced patients - Immediate praise for correct performance - Linking activities to patients’ daily routines Which sequence correctly identifies the primary theory applied in each strategy?

• Social learning – Behaviorist – Cognitive
• Behaviorist – Cognitive – Social learning
• Cognitive – Social learning – Behaviorist
• Social learning – Cognitive – Behaviorist

A nurse educator notices a patient with COPD remembers instructions better when they practice inhaler use daily with feedback, rather than only reading pamphlets. Which principle BEST explains this?

• Behaviorist theory—learning occurs through reinforcement and repetition
• Cognitive theory—learning occurs through self-directed study
• Social learning theory—learning occurs by watching others
• Humanistic theory—learning occurs through self-actualization

A nurse teaches a group of new mothers breastfeeding techniques. One mother later teaches another new mother after recalling the nurse’s demonstration. This is an example of:

• Vicarious reinforcement
• Self-efficacy transfer
• Modeling cascade
• Peer-mediated cognitive mapping

A nurse educator incorporates simulation-based training, guided reflection after scenarios, and peer feedback sessions. Which learning theories are applied, respectively?

• Behaviorist – Cognitive – Social
• Social – Cognitive – Behaviorist
• Cognitive – Behaviorist – Social
• Behaviorist – Social – Cognitive