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Using Active Learning to Shift the Habits of Learning
in Health Care Education
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Yolanda Griffiths, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA1
Kristina Ursick, OTD, OTR/L2
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Creighton University Medical Center, Department of
Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha,
NE
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Occupational Therapy Education, Rockhurst University,
Kansas City, MO
United States
Citation:
Griffiths, Y, Ursik, K. Using Active Learning to Shift the Habits of
Learning in Health Care Education The Internet Journal of
Allied Health Sciences and Practice. April 2004. Volume 2 Number 2.
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Abstract
In order to
prepare competent health care professionals, changes in health
care education are necessary. Professionals must be more
self-directed and ready to apply knowledge in a dynamic manner.
Learning by doing and utilizing an active learning approach can
be a successful avenue to meet the challenge of cultivating
higher order thinking and application of knowledge. This
article discusses the use of active learning as a promising
method for increasing the effectiveness of teaching and learning
within any professional health care curriculum. |
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