The introduction should:

  • Contain the title of the lesson.
  • Identify and describe the learners.
  • Describe the educational setting: staff development, patient education, family education, and so forth.
  • Include learner assessments: educational level, developmental level, readiness to learn, and so forth.
  • Provide a purpose and rationale for selecting the topic/disease.
  • Describe the philosophical or theoretical basis for teaching approaches used in the lesson.
  • Focus on 1 disease/3 audiences.
  • Support answers with relevant examples and journal articles.

Part 1:  5 page paper

Write in paragraph form; do not use a table format.

Assignment  Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Provided the title of the lesson and identified/described the learner(s). 3
Described the educational setting. 3
Included learner assessments. 7
Provided a purpose and rationale for selecting the topic/disease. 6
Described the philosophical or theoretical basis for teaching approaches to be used in the lesson. 7
Supported answers with relevant examples and articles. 6
Written components. 8
Total: 40