During an awards ceremony held as part of Adult Learners' week, skills minister Matthew Hancock was clear that adult learning is a priority for the government; and at our recent parliamentary reception the universities minister David Willetts challenged NIACE to hold him to account for delivering on this.
Nevertheless, with effective feedback of such educational interventions as part of formative assessment, learners can be provided with information to enhance their learning/practice with critical thinking skills, to result in affecting positive change [ 23].
Hence, as part of the learning intervention, learners should be taught to plan, so as to translate intentions into positive health-seeking behaviour.
Although comprehensive counselling and education about HIV is offered as part of the HCT package, learners who decline HCT do not access this information.
Four specific aspects of the critical reflection include (a) planned opportunities [40], (b) structured reflection and extensive time in the experience [38], (c) critical reflection on current educational practices and their own teaching [4], and (d) reflective discussions and learning activities as part of the experience to help learners make connections [16].
To build on the advantage of situated learning, educators and universities need to promote clinical learning experiences with learners as part of the clinical environment rather than being temporary adjuncts [ 30].
We analyzed facilitator and learner perceptions about the course, examined skill performance, and assessed the quality of instruments used for learner evaluation as part of the formative evaluation of the educational program Helping Babies Breathe.
What is significant from the results is the confirmation it provides for the merit of requiring teachers to carry out learner mobilities as part of the CPD, ensuring that engagement was more meaningful and therefore more productive.
This study can shed light on the effective role of setting speech acts, and compliments in particular, as part of curriculum design to help EFL learners enhance their pragmatic knowledge.
"The use of the portfolio as part of the orientation approach must engage the learner to develop a reflection on him, his education and career aspirations.
