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AET/515

Healthcare

Ashley Leftenant
March 3, 2014

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Needs Assessment
1.

What is the learning problem or opportunity?

The opportunity is a degree and certification to become a Nurse Aide.


2.

What is currently available?

Currently there are no classes available and there is no degree program


available.
3.

What should be available?

There should be a program that contains four classes (12 credits) that will
guide the student through the program with hands on training and
certification upon completing the program.
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Needs Assessment
4.

Explain the gap analysis between what is available and what should
be available.

There is no program currently available so there is a large gap between


what is available and what should be available. This new program will
close that gap and open more opportunities for students who are
interested in the healthcare field and becoming a certified nurse aide.
5.

What is your recommended solution for filling the gap?

My recommended solution would be to create the program and fill the


slots with students who show a desire to complete the program.
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Instructional Goal
What should the learners be able to do after successfully completing
this instructional plan?
The learners should be able to successfully complete the program,
become certified, and gain employment in the healthcare field as a
nurse aide.

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Performance-Based Objectives
A audience Adults, male or female who are at least 18
years old and possess a high school diploma or GED
B behavior Serious students who want a degree and
certification in the healthcare field as a certified nurse aide.
C conditions There will be evaluations before and after
each class to see where each student is at with their
performance. There will also be a final exam in the last class
which determines whether or not the student passes the
program and becomes certified.
D degree of accomplishment The students need to
accomplish 100% of the program and maintain at least a B
average in order to complete the program and become
certified.
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Summative Assessment and Learning


Outcomes
To evaluate the learning outcomes the students
will be given assessments to complete, which will
incorporate what he or she has learned and the
grade will determine whether or not the program
is the right choice for the student. If there is a
grade that is not good the student will have the
option to retake the assessment at a later date or
drop the program. This will be beneficial to the
student because it will increase his or her chances
of passing the class and continuing the course and
becoming certified upon graduating.
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Learner Characteristics
A college Healthcare program with 10 women and 8 men between the
ages of 20-28 years old who attend 4 core classes to become certified as
a nurse aide. Test scores of the class are 90% above average and 10%
below average. Majority of students learn through hands on training. The
learner characteristics include information about your target audience
such as:
What are the implications to your instructional plan based on these
characteristics?
Since 10% of students are below average there is a chance that these
students may not make it through the rest of the program based on test
scores.

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Learning Context

The setting will include a classroom that is setup with hands-on


training to allow the students practice in the workplace prior to
actually being on their own in the workplace. The resources will
be textbooks, computer stations with online access, and handson training for CPR demonstrations.
The work stations will include the basic necessities needed to
perform the job in the actual setting in the classroom to
prepare the students for real life healthcare facilities.
The information about the learning context will be used in
developing the instructional plan by accessing the needs of the
students throughout the program and will give insight on what
is expected of each student throughout the courses and the
program.
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Delivery Modality
An instructor-led course will be used for the delivery
modality. According to Chhabra (2014), there are
numerous benefits to an instructor-led course. These
benefits include:
Easy access to experienced instructors
Participating in a classroom environment
Hands on experience
The availability to work in a lab environment with real
life experiences

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Instructional Strategies
The material in the first course focuses on the
principles of healthcare for the non-healthcare
student. Emphasis will be placed on the general
duties of the position, the requirements to
become certified, and the resources available to
the student during the course.
The material in the second course will cover the
reading, research, and pre-tests of the program.
This will get the student prepared for the hands
on training that will follow this class. The pretests will allow the student to see what he or
she can expect from the actual certification test
that will be given in the final class
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Instructional Strategies

The material in the third course will cover the hands on


training that is needed by the students and will place the
students in a healthcare classroom environment where
each student will practice the techniques he or she
learned throughout the course
The final course will contain the certification test that
will score each student on their progress throughout the
program and will certify the student as a nursing aide
upon completion of this course. There will also be
additional resources for job placement upon graduating

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Plan for Implementation

The timeline for the course will be a total of 20 weeks of


instruction time which is broken down into four classes
(five weeks each) that are held five days a week (M-F)
from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
There will be a facilitator for each class (four facilitators)
who possess the most experience in that specific part of
the course.
The learners will be adults, male or female who are at
least 18 years old and possess a high school diploma or
GED

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Plan for Implementation


The best way to communicate this plan will be
in the form of pamphlets, brochures, and a
listing in the course description section of the
available programs so that the interested
learners know what to expect from this course.
There is a high interest for this course because
there is a high demand for the position in the
healthcare field.

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Instructional Resources

The materials that are needed for the courses include:


Text books
Written exams
Healthcare classroom environment with hands on
resources
Computer lab with healthcare enhanced software to
create a real life healthcare setting
Healthcare uniforms (scrubs) to dress appropriately and
professionally as a healthcare professional
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Formative Assessment
According to West Virginia Department of Education (2014)
there are many formative assessments to use during education
which include:
Observations Can help the facilitator to see what the
learners do and do not know
Discussion Can tell the facilitator about student learning and
understanding of the basic concepts
Peer/Self Assessments Create a learning community within
the classroom
Learning/Response Logs Learning logs are where the
student reflects on what they have learned and response logs
are a good way to examine the students thoughts
Constructive Quizzes Are used to monitor learning and
adjust instruction as needed
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Evaluation Strategies
A student survey will be administered towards the end of
the program to help evaluate the program from the
students perspective. This survey will consist of five
questions which have answers such as 5-Strongly Agree, 4Slightly Agree, 3-Neutral, 2- Slightly Disagree, and 1Strongly Disagree. The questions will consist of 1.The
program will help me gain employment in the healthcare
field, 2. I am satisfied with the course, 3. I am satisfied
with the knowledge the instructor possessed, 4. I would
recommend this course to friends/family, and 5. I believe
my expectations were met with this course? A comments
section will also be available at the end of the survey.
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Outcome Review
According to Mertler (2001), a scoring rubric is a specific
type of scoring with pre-established performance criteria. A
scoring rubric will be in place to help examine the design
goals, the performance-based objectives, and show how
the learning outcomes were achieved. There will be an
area where the instructor lists the criteria that is expected
of the students to complete throughout the course, an area
for self and peer reviews to see where the students are in
the course, and there will be an opportunity where
students can sample the scoring rubric on practice
assignments to see the potential outcome.
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Recommendations
The program was added to the college because of a desire
of the students to fulfill a position at a local healthcare
setting that required a college education and certification.
Based on the outcome it is recommended that this course
remains an option at the college because the healthcare
field is continually growing and the need for healthcare
positions to be filled are increasing. There was more
success and higher graduation rates in this program than
expected. From what can be expected this course will
continue to remain a desire of students and can even be
expected to require expanding so that more students are
able to join and not have to sit on the waiting list.
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References
Apollo Group, Inc. (2013). Virtual Organizations. Retrieved from
https://ecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/aapd/cist/vop/index.html
Chhabra, T. (2014). Instructor led training vs. online training. Retrieved from
http://www.ehow.com/facts_7549537_instructorled-training-vs-onlinetraining.html
Mertler, C.A. (2001). Designing scoring rubrics for your classroom. Practical
Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 7(25). Retrieved March 3, 2014 from
http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=7&n=25
West Virginia Department of Education (2014). Examples of Formative
Assessment. Retrieved from
http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/ExamplesofFormativeAssessment.html

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