Orlando CPR Classes: What Learning Style Works Best For You?
Jun 25th, 2008 by Lisa Holt RN MS
Are you the type of student who prefers independent study or does a traditional lecture with videos and powerpoint presentations do it for you? Do you get so annoyed with repetitive information that you would just prefer to do a quick review of written materials and then jump right into taking the test?
Health and Safety Training offers multiple learning style options to cater to individual students’ needs. Here are a few examples of the types of learning options available in our Orlando area CPR classes:
- Traditional Lectures: This option is for the student who prefers to receive information in an oral format.
Visual aids (DVD, powerpoint presentations, props, etc.) add an additional sensory experience, allowing the student to receive information visually as well.
A paper written exam is completed by the student following the lecture.
Hands on practice using CPR manikins and AED (automatic external defibrillator) trainers reinforces learning with a kinesthetic experience. The instructor will demonstrate the skill and will then guide the student through mastering the physical skills until the student is competent and able to pass the performance evaluation part of the class.
- Independent Study with Live Performance Evaluation: This option is for the student who prefers to receive information in a written format.
The lecture materials are made available in a secure online environment and the student prepares herself for the course before meeting with a live instructor.
The written exam is also made available online and is completed by the student after the materials have been reviewed.
The time spent with an instructor is reduced as the lecture portion of the course has already been completed through independent study.
Hands on practice using CPR manikins and AED trainers reinforces the material that has been learned as the instructor guides the student through mastering the necessary physical skills involved in performing CPR.
(Note - Many employers will not accept “online CPR classes.” This is not an “online class” as the student must spend class time with an instructor. Health and Safety Training is not able to grant certification to any student unless he/she is able to pass the written exam with a 70% or better and pass the performance evaluation competently in front of a live instructor.)
- Challenge: If you are one of those students who can’t even bear the thought of sitting through one more lecture on a subject that you could teach yourself, then perhaps the “challenge” option is for you.
Students who chose to “challenge” the course do so by taking and passing the written exam with a 70% or better and then must demonstrate competent CPR skills to a certified instructor.
If the student is able to successfully complete both parts of the evaluation (written and performance), the student is able to obtain certification.
If for some reason the student is unable to successfully challenge the material and skills, then the student would work with the instructor to master the material/skills through another learning options.
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