ASL

Formative Assessment should be designed to:

• Provide teachers feedback on what students know/understand following a lesson.

• Help students understand how well they are meeting the learning targets.

• Inform teachers what concepts need to be retaught.

• All of the above.

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Select the top 3 benefits of quizzes in assessment for learning:

• More likely to retain information in the long term.

• Identifies gaps in knowledge.

• Encourages learners to revise/research further in preparation for future assignments/tests.

• Quizzes done at the start of a session improves punctuality.

What is an advocate?

• A professional that helps the service communicate with the individual.

• A communication expert.

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  A person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

• A non-professional that supports vulnerable or disadvantaged individual to ensure their rights are upheld.

Case Study Scenario: Age-related needs

Tom is 92 and lives at home with his wife Linda. She is Tom’s main carer. Linda is 85 and is finding it increasingly difficult to care for Tom on her own. Tom has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Both of these diseases mean that Tom is now frail and sometimes confused. You recently met Tom for the first time when he was brought into the Accident and Emergency Department of the hospital where you are undertaking nurse training. You deal with the cuts and bruises to his face and scalp. Under supervision, you are asked to assess his physical needs.

Identify two physical needs that you might assess: