Table 1
[from, "Learning outside the classroom: The undergraduate gerontology internship" by D. D. VonDras and K. Miller (2002), Educational Gerontology, 28, 881-894.]
A
scaffolding of potential learning goals for an undergraduate internship in a
nursing home, juxtaposed with Bloom’s (1956) taxonomy of educational
objectives.
Fundamental goals |
Bloom’s
educational objectives
|
|
§ Develop an awareness and understanding of individual differences in residents’ behaviors
|
Gain knowledge and comprehension |
|
§ Develop an awareness and understanding of family dynamics and social systems from the perspective of the older adult
|
|
|
§ Develop an awareness and understanding of professional staffs’ duties and ethical responsibilities
|
|
|
§ Take part in and assist in the planning and coordination of nursing home activities
§ Assist in ongoing research project |
Apply knowledge |
|
Complex
goals
|
|
|
§ Plan and lead nursing home activities
§ Make unique contribution to ongoing research project
|
Analysis and synthesis of knowledge |
|
§ Plan and conduct a unique research project that focuses on solving a problem
|
Evaluate knowledge to solve problems |