HLT54115 – DIPLOMA OF NURSING

CHCPRP003 – Reflect on and improve own professional practice Version 1 2018

CHCPRP003 – REFLECT ON & IMPROVE OWN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Assessment Guide
Assessment Task 1 – Knowledge Quiz
Due Date:- Friday 29/06/18 @ 2300
Weightage:- 25% of Total Unit

Due Date 29/06/18 @ 2300

Description of task Application of essential knowledge

Context This assessment must be completed independently.

Where and how this
task will be completed
Range and conditions This assessment is designed to test your knowledge of this unit.

Required resources You will need to have access to:

What resources will be • Internet
required to complete • Laptop or PC.
this task
Submission
• The knowledge quiz report should be 700 – 900 words. The
instructions
report will not be graded beyond 10% of the allocated word limit

• Typing must be Arial size 12, with 1 ½ line spacing

• Your name and student number MUST be at the bottom of every
page of your submitted assignment

• The assignment must be submitted electronically via the

MOODLE drobox. Your submitted file must be named using the
following format:-
e.g. Name_Surname_St. No_GroupBJ1704_Assessment
1_CHCPRP003

• Students need to ensure that their submission is CORRECTLY

submitted in MOODLE, and not left in draft mode. Any
submission left in draft mode will not be marked

• Any student who achieves a mark of below 30% will not be

eligible for a resubmit. For further information regarding failed
assignments, please refer to the Student Information Handbook
2018
• Assignments that need to be resubmitted, must be handed in
within 2 weeks of the student receiving it back. The maximum

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mark for a resubmitted assignment is 50%. The original marked

copy must be resubmitted with the revised version

• Please refer to the Student Information Handbook 2018 for

information regarding late submissions

Please refer to the Marking Criteria for further clarification

Requirements for You must submit:

satisfactory completion
● a completed Knowledge Quiz report, reporting the findings from
Provide a clear
indication of the VAK Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire (Appendix
requirements for 1)
satisfactory ● the report must follow each question from the Knowledge Quiz
completion e.g. all
(Appendix 2)
parts completed, all
questions answered
correctly

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Appendices
Appendix 1 – VAK Learning Styles Self Assessment Questionnaire

VAK Learning Styles Self-Assessment Questionnaire

Circle or tick the answer that most represents how you generally behave.
(It’s best to complete the questionnaire before reading the accompanying explanation.)

1. When I operate new equipment I generally:

a) read the instructions first
b) listen to an explanation from someone who has used it before
c) go ahead and have a go, I can figure it out as I use it

2. When I need directions for travelling I usually:

a) look at a map
b) ask for spoken directions
c) follow my nose and maybe use a compass

3. When I cook a new dish, I like to:

a) follow a written recipe
b) call a friend for an explanation
c) follow my instincts, testing as I cook

4. If I am teaching someone something new, I tend to:

a) write instructions down for them
b) give them a verbal explanation
c) demonstrate first and then let them have a go

5. I tend to say:
a) watch how I do it
b) listen to me explain
c) you have a go

6. During my free time I most enjoy:

a) going to museums and galleries
b) listening to music and talking to my friends
c) playing sport or doing DIY

7. When I go shopping for clothes, I tend to:

a) imagine what they would look like on
b) discuss them with the shop staff
c) try them on and test them out

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8. When I am choosing a holiday I usually:

a) read lots of brochures
b) listen to recommendations from friends
c) imagine what it would be like to be there

9. If I was buying a new car, I would:

a) read reviews in newspapers and magazines
b) discuss what I need with my friends
c) test-drive lots of different types

10. When I am learning a new skill, I am most comfortable:

a) watching what the teacher is doing
b) talking through with the teacher exactly what I’m supposed to do
c) giving it a try myself and work it out as I go

11. If I am choosing food off a menu, I tend to:

a) imagine what the food will look like
b) talk through the options in my head or with my partner
c) imagine what the food will taste like

12. When I listen to a band, I can’t help:

a) watching the band members and other people in the audience
b) listening to the lyrics and the beats
c) moving in time with the music

13. When I concentrate, I most often:

a) focus on the words or the pictures in front of me
b) discuss the problem and the possible solutions in my head
c) move around a lot, fiddle with pens and pencils and touch things

14. I choose household furnishings because I like:

a) their colours and how they look
b) the descriptions the sales-people give me
c) their textures and what it feels like to touch them

15. My first memory is of:

a) looking at something
b) being spoken to
c) doing something

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16. When I am anxious, I:

a) visualise the worst-case scenarios
b) talk over in my head what worries me most
c) can’t sit still, fiddle and move around constantly

17. I feel especially connected to other people because of:

a) how they look
b) what they say to me
c) how they make me feel

18. When I have to revise for an exam, I generally:

a) write lots of revision notes and diagrams
b) talk over my notes, alone or with other people
c) imagine making the movement or creating the formula

19. If I am explaining to someone I tend to:

a) show them what I mean
b) explain to them in different ways until they understand
c) encourage them to try and talk them through my idea as they do it

20. I really love:

a) watching films, photography, looking at art or people watching

b) listening to music, the radio or talking to friends
c) taking part in sporting activities, eating fine foods and wines or dancing

21. Most of my free time is spent:

a) watching television
b) talking to friends
c) doing physical activity or making things

22. When I first contact a new person, I usually:

a) arrange a face to face meeting
b) talk to them on the telephone
c) try to get together whilst doing something else, such as an activity or a meal

23. I first notice how people:

a) look and dress
b) sound and speak
c) stand and move

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24. If I am angry, I tend to:

a) keep replaying in my mind what it is that has upset me
b) raise my voice and tell people how I feel
c) stamp about, slam doors and physically demonstrate my anger

25. I find it easiest to remember:

a) faces
b) names
c) things I have done

26. I think that you can tell if someone is lying if:

a) they avoid looking at you
b) their voices changes
c) they give me funny vibes

27. When I meet an old friend:

a) I say “it’s great to see you!”
b) I say “it’s great to hear from you!”
c) I give them a hug or a handshake

28. I remember things best by:

a) writing notes or keeping printed details
b) saying them aloud or repeating words and key points in my head
c) doing and practising the activity or imagining it being done

29. If I have to complain about faulty goods, I am most comfortable:

a) writing a letter
b) complaining over the phone
c) taking the item back to the store or posting it to head office

30. I tend to say:

a) I see what you mean
b) I hear what you are saying
c) I know how you feel

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Now add up how many A’s, B’s and C’s you selected.

A’s =

B’s =

C’s =

If you chose mostly A’s you have a VISUAL learning style.

If you chose mostly B’s you have an AUDITORY learning style.

If you chose mostly C’s you have a KINAESTHETIC learning style.

When you have identified your learning style(s), read the learning styles explanations and consider
how this might help you to identify learning and development that best meets your preference(s).

Now see the following VAK Learning Styles Explanation.

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VAK Learning Styles Explanation

The VAK learning styles model suggests that most people can be divided into one of three preferred
styles of learning. These three styles are as follows, (and there is no right or wrong learning style):

• Someone with a Visual learning style has a preference for seen or observed things, including
pictures, diagrams, demonstrations, displays, handouts, films, flip-chart, etc. These people
will use phrases such as ‘show me’, ‘let’s have a look at that’ and will be best able to perform
a new task after reading the instructions or watching someone else do it first. These are the
people who will work from lists and written directions and instructions.
• Someone with an Auditory learning style has a preference for the transfer of information
through listening: to the spoken word, of self or others, of sounds and noises. These people
will use phrases such as ‘tell me’, ‘let’s talk it over’ and will be best able to perform a new
task after listening to instructions from an expert. These are the people who are happy being
given spoken instructions over the telephone, and can remember all the words to songs that
they hear!
• Someone with a Kinaesthetic learning style has a preference for physical experience -
touching, feeling, holding, doing, practical, hands-on experiences. These people will use
phrases such as ‘let me try’, ‘how do you feel?’ and will be best able to perform a new task
by going ahead and trying it out, learning as they go. These are the people who like to
experiment, hands-on, and never look at the instructions first!

People commonly have a main preferred learning style, but this will be part of a blend of all three.
Some people have a very strong preference; other people have a more even mixture of two or less
commonly, three styles.

When you know your preferred learning style(s) you understand the type of learning that best suits
you. This enables you to choose the types of learning that work best for you.

There is no right or wrong learning style. The point is that there are types of learning that are right
for your own preferred learning style.

Please note that this is not a scientifically validated testing instrument – it is a free assessment tool
designed to give a broad indication of preferred learning style(s).

More information about learning styles, personality, and personal development is at

www.businessballs.com.

With acknowledgements to Victoria Chislett for developing this assessment.

Victoria Chislett specialises in performance psychology and its application within organisations, and
can be contacted via email: performance psychologist at yahoo.com.

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Visual Learners

V If you have a strong preference for Visual (V) learning, you should use some or all of the
following:

To take in the information:

• underlining
• different colours
• highlighters
• symbols
• flow charts, charts, graphs
• pictures, videos, posters slides
• different spatial arrangements on the page
• white space
• textbooks with diagrams, pictures
• lecturers who use gestures and picturesque language

To revise:
• Convert your lecture 'notes' into a learnable package by reducing them (3: 1). into page
pictures.
• Use all techniques above to do this
• Reconstruct the images in different ways - try different spatial arrangements
• Redraw your pages from memory
• Replace words with symbols or initials.
• Look at your pages

Successful assessment:
• Recall the 'pictures' of pages
• Draw - use diagrams where appropriate
• Write exam answers Practice turning your visuals back into words
• You are holistic rather than reductionist in your approach.
• You want the whole picture.
• Visual learners do not like handouts, words, lectures, textbooks or assessment that hinge on
word usage, syntax and grammar.

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Aural Learners

A If you have a strong preference for learning by Aural methods (A = hearing) you should
use some or all of the following:

To take in the information:

• attend lectures
• attend tutorials
• discuss topics with other students
• discuss topics with your lecturers
• explain new ideas to other people
• use a tape recorder remember the interesting examples, stories, jokes
• describe the overheads,
• pictures and other visuals to somebody who was not there
• leave spaces in your lecture notes for later recall and 'filling'

To revise:
• Convert your lecture notes into a 'learnable package by reducing them (3:1) then expand
your notes by talking with others and collecting notes from the textbook.
• Put your summarized notes onto tapes and listen to them.
• Ask others to 'hear' your understanding of a topic.
• Read your summarized notes aloud.
• Explain your notes to another 'aural' person.

Successful assessment:
• Talk with the assessor/examiner
• Listen to your voices and write them down
• Spend time in quiet places recalling the ideas
• Practice writing answers to old exam questions
• Speak your answers
• You prefer to have all of this page explained to you.
• The written words are not as valuable as those you hear.
• You will probably go and tell somebody about this.

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Kinaesthetic Learners

K If you have a strong preference for Kinaesthetic (doing) learning you should use some or
all of the following:

To take in the information use:

• all your senses - sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing
• laboratories, field trips , field tours
• examples of principles , lecturers who give real-life examples
• applications, hands-on approaches (computing)
• trial and error
• collections of rock types, plants, shells, grasses.
• exhibits, samples, photographs.
• recipes--solutions to problems
• previous exam papers

To revise:
• Convert your lecture notes into a learnable package by reducing them (3:1)
• Your lecture notes may be poor because the topics were not 'concrete' or 'relevant'.
• You will remember the 'real ' things that happened
• Put plenty of examples into your summary. Use case studies and applications to help with
principles and abstract concepts
• Talk about your notes with another 'K' person
• Use pictures, photographs which illustrate an idea
• Go back to the laboratory or your lab manual
• Recall the experiments, field trip

Successful assessment:
• Write practice answers, paragraphs
• Role play the exam situation in your own room
• You want to experience the exam so that you can understand it.
• The ideas on this page are only valuable if they sound practical, real and relevant to you.

• You need to do things to understand.

Adapted from

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=helpsheets

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Appendix 2 – Knowledge Quiz

Q1. What standard and sub-element of the ANMAC/ANMF relate to reflective practice?

(100 words)

Q2. Complete the learning styles self-assessment in Appendix 1.

a. Record your results and describe what you have discovered about your learning style
and
b. What types of methods in the workplace will work best for you to enhance your
practice?
(200 words)

Q3. Why is it important for nurses to engage in critical enquiry about their practice?
(50 words)

Q4. According to Gibbs Model of Reflection, what does the process of personal and professional
self-evaluation involve?
(50 words)

Q5. Outline what kind of support networks is available to nurses, both internal and external to an
organisation?
(100 words)

Q6. Identify career paths and relevant qualifications (competency standards) that are required for
each of the nursing qualifications.
(100 words)

Q7. Why is it important to create a culture of enquiry to encourage team development and
improvement?
You may wish to use this link to inform your decision:
http://www.confidenceconnected.com/wp-
content/uploads/2016/05/Creating_a_Culture_of_EvidenceBased_Nursing_Practice.pdf
(100 words)

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