Does the Use of Multifactorial Training Methods Increase Practitioners' Competence?

Autor/inn/en	Pittman, Corinthus Omari; Lawdis, Katina
Titel	Does the Use of Multifactorial Training Methods Increase Practitioners' Competence?
Quelle	In: Journal of Educators Online, 14 (2017) 2, (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-500X
Schlagwörter	Training Methods; Skill Development; Competence; Allied Health Personnel; Professional Development; Online Courses; Workshops; Evidence Based Practice; Learning Modalities; Web Based Instruction; Kinesthetic Methods; Outcomes of Education; Self Efficacy; Student Centered Learning; Learning Strategies; Cognitive Style; Surveys; Pretests Posttests; Occupational Therapy; Preferences; Instructional Effectiveness; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Mississippi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kompetenz; Online course; Online-Kurs; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Lernumgebung; Web Based Training; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Beschäftigungstherapie; Unterrichtserfolg; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Skilled therapy practitioners are required by their governing associations to seek professional development per licensure requirements. These requirements facilitate clinical reasoning and confidence during patient care. There are limited online professional development workshops, especially ones that offer multifactorial training as an educational strategy to increase confidence in applying evidence-based clinical skills. To address this, a six-week online initiative was conducted to train practitioners using multifactorial training methods (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic teaching techniques). The objective was to show that multifactorial online training increases a practitioner's clinical competence, which facilitates application of effective interventions. Outcomes revealed that once practitioners were provided online multifactorial training methods, they became more confident when applying an evidence-based intervention. The online components of the training enhanced the outcomes of practitioner competency and confidence because the format allowed participants to work at their own pace, review audio and video training units, and reference information as many times as suited their learning style. The fact that the training was always accessible through the online platform made learning client-centered and convenient for working practitioners. As practitioners experienced diverse online training strategies, they began to identify preferred learning techniques based on their specific learning style. Overall, this project showed that online multifactorial training methods are an effective strategy to increase practitioner's knowledge, which positively impacts practitioner's confidence and clinical competence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01