M3.2.2: Selection and Common Methods

• SELECTION OF TEACHING METHODS AND MEDIA AIDS

  1. Type of the management/content
  2. Purpose or objectives
  3. Participants
  4. Availability of resources
  5. Availability of skills
• COMMON METHODS IN EDUCATING A GROUP

  • Discussion
  • Meetings
  • Demonstrations
  • Songs
  • Stories/Story-telling
  • Role-playing
• DISCUSSION

  ➔ Ideal for a group of 5-10 members

  ➔ An opportunity for people to speak their minds, support and encourage each other to solve problems and change their behavior
• MEETINGS

  ➔ They are held to collect information, share ideas, make decisions, and formulate plans to solve problems

  ➔ Follows a systematic order
• DEMONSTRATIONS

  ➔ It is a step-by-step procedure that is performed to help people learn or acquire new skills.

  ➔ It presents a combination of theoretical teaching and of practical work.

  ➔ It provides opportunities for participants to practice a new skill.

  ➔ Ex. Doing a particular process like taking vital signs or feeding an infant.
• PERFORMING A DEMONSTRATION

  • Planning
  • Procedures
  • Checklist
• PLANNING

  • Identify the skill/s that the group need/s to learn.
  • Gather all the necessary materials such as models and real objects or posters and photographs
  • Make sure that the materials to use could be found locally.
  • Secure a venue with adequate space so that everyone could see and practice the skill.
  • Choose the time convenient for everyone
• PROCEDURES

  • Explain the ideas and skills that you will demonstrate and the need for it.
  • Do the demonstrations: do one step at a time, slowly
  • Make sure that everyone can see what you are doing
  • Give explanations as you go along
  • Encourage discussion either during or at the end of the demonstration
  • Ask them to demonstrate back to you or to explain the steps
  • Review the important steps and key points briefly
• CHECKLIST

  • To evaluate a demonstration
  • Did the audience learn how to demonstrate what was demonstrated?
  • What evidence was given that the audience plans to carry out this practice on their own?
• SONGS

  ➔ Can be used to give ideas about health.

  ➔ An effective method to deliver public health messages.

  ➔ Advantages:

  ◆ Social and cultural relevance

  ◆ Ubiquity

  ◆ Low cost

  ◆ Enjoyment
• STORIES/STORY-TELLING

  ➔ A powerful tool to bring about health and social change.

  ➔ Can be done face-to-face, through books, videos, audio, comics, etc.

  ➔ Story-telling should:

  ◆ Be relatable to people

  ◆ Be able to put people in situations where they should take decisions to make appropriate and necessary actions

  ◆ Engaged with stories that appeal to them because they too experience the same situation in real life