Building Competency in Diabetes Education THE ESSENTIALS

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2. I will do a one-hour workout at the gym, four days per week, for the next four weeks. (psychomotor domain) 3. I will test my blood sugars before gym and two hours after the gym. (psychomotor domain) 4. I will assess my stress level at the end of each week. (affective domain) 2. Planning the delivery method of the interventions: After assessing readiness for change (for the individual or group) and identifying appropriate educational and behavioral objectives to address, the challenge now is how to plan the interventions appropriate to the task.

The key is to clearly identify what is to be learned and the exact nature of the objective of learning before selecting the method to be used.

Following is an overview of common teaching methods and their usefulness with respect to different topics and learning objectives (23,31,33,39). Keep the TTM and self-efficacy theory in mind as you consider the best time and place for each teaching method.

Table 5: Teaching methods for the domains of learning Learning Domain Definition

Instructional Method

Cognitive

abstract, knowledge

lectures, self-learning modules, didactic demonstrations, practice, return demonstration

Psychomotor

skill

Affective

feelings, attitudes, beliefs

brainstorming, value clarification

Teaching methods for the cognitive domain Teaching methods for the cognitive domain include (29-31,33): • Lectures and self-learning manuals.