Three Basic Components of Teaching  Educational Materials  Methods  Teacher Attitude Knowledge of material Evaluation Teaching/Learning Style (s)

Teaching Methods Most Commonly Used in Health Education  Lecture  Videos – Preview!!  Discussion – Question & Answer  Group tasks or group work  Guest speakers  Values clarification  Scare tactics  Role playing

Gregoric Learning Styles  Concrete Sequential  Abstract Sequential  Abstract Random  Concrete Random

Concrete Sequential  Hands-on information (ownership-touch)  Order and sequence  Looks for and follows direction  Sees situations in black and white  Little tolerance for distractions  See problems in discrete parts  Doers (65% of people in management)  Personality – might be hard to get along with

Abstract Sequential  Prefers presentations with substance and sequence  Prefers authority (tell them what to do – followers)  Decreased tolerance for distraction  Sees problems/tasks in “logical parts;” “sees” situations (black & white)  “See what I’m saying?”  Hard on themselves  More apt to have long term memory  Like reading; thirst for knowledge  Good math skills  Quick-tongued (lawyers)

Abstract Random  Attentive to human behavior/condition  Associates “medium” with the message  Prefers to receive information in any manner  Needs time to reflect and assimilate information  Prefers busy environment  See the “whole” situation – “The big picture”  Shades of gray  Speed readers; like a challenge; use body language and metaphorical messages; tend to talk in sentence fragments; procrastinators

Concrete Random  Gets “gist” of ideas quickly  Prefers trial and error approach  “Intuitive leap”  Sees the whole situation; shades of gray  Prefers busy environment  Don’t hold with an authority line (independent)  Change agent; ideas; creative  “Divine discontent” (never happy)  Hate to throw anything away