Determinants of learning

• Readiness to learn- It refers to the time when the patient is willing to learn or is receptive to information
• Nurse Rafael considers patient john's strength, flexibility and endurance in teaching him how to make use of the cane.

  Measure of ability
• Complexity of task- It refers to the difficulty level of the task or the subject to be mastered
• Motivation- It is strongly associated with emotional readiness or willingness to learn
• Frame of mind- This refers to what the priorities of the learner are in terms of his needs which will determine his readiness to learn
• Experiential Readiness- It refers to the previous learning experiences which may positive or negatively affect willingness to learn.
• Past coping mechanism- This refers to how the learner was able to cope with of handle previous problems of situations and how effective were where the strategies used.
• Locus of control- refers to motivation to learn which may be intrinsic or extrinsic.
• Orientation- It refers to a person's point of view which may be parochial or cosmopolitan
• Cosmopolitan Orientation- It is amore worldly perspective and more receptive to new or innovative ideas like the current trends and perspectives in health eduaction
• Patient Michael has a more worldly perspective or more receptive to new and innovative ideas. He has a cosmopolitan orientation.
• Learning style- This determinant refers to how the learner learns best
• Learning needs- This refers to the gaps in knowledge that exist between a desired level of performance and actual level of performance.
• Possible- These are learning needs which are not directly related to daily activities
• Desirable- Learning need that must be met to promote well-being and are not life dependent fall under what criterion
• Structured interviews- the nurse ask the patient some predetermined questions to gather information regarding learning needs.
• Informal conversation- The nurse asks open-ended questions where the learner may reveal information regarding their perceived learning needs.
• Readiness- This determinant of learning tells when the learner is receptive to learning.
• Support System- It is composed of immediate family and friends, significant others, the community and church
• Teachable moment- When the client and/ or the family become receptive to learner
• Reachable Moments- Nurses provide emotional support to the patient and family members
• Risk-taking behaviors- Activities that are taken without much thought to what their negative consequences or effects might be.
• Developmental Stages- It determines the peak time for readiness to learn or "teachable moment"
• Level of aspiration- Depends on the short-term and long-term goals that the learner has set which will influence his motivation to achieve.
• Literacy- It is defined as the ability of adults to read, understand, and interpret information written at the eight grade level.
• Health Literacy- It refers to "how well an individual can read, interpret, and comprehend health information or maintaining a high level of wellness"
• Readability- The ease with which written or printed information can be read
• Comprehension- The degree to which individuals understand what they have read; the ability to grasp the meaning of the message.
• Reading or word recognition- The process of transforming letters into words and being able to pronounce them correctly