Students take safety precautions while working in the laboratory for example wearing of gloves. The instructor was working with the students but not all the time, he would leave the students to work on things on their own with the help of the laboratory technicians.
While in the laboratory, students work in groups in the different departments of the laboratory. The students are 16 in number distributed in the six departments in the laboratory.
Henry Ucieth Adam, one of the students on practice said that the services offered by them are highly needed by the community and for the two hours spent in the laboratory every working day (11:00-1:00), they work on a variety of clients. He also mentioned that the one year spent learning the theory exceptionally helps them to work in the laboratory by use of that knowledge. This made me think about the demonstrations given in the course of the lessons being very relevant.
In a group interview with these three students, they said that the knowledge they learnt in class has become more real when they began to practice for two hours every day and have to revise several times to master what is learnt in class.
While in the laboratory, students work in groups in the different departments of the laboratory. The students are 16 in number distributed in the six departments in the laboratory.
Henry Ucieth Adam, one of the students on practice said that the services offered by them are highly needed by the community and for the two hours spent in the laboratory every working day (11:00-1:00), they work on a variety of clients. He also mentioned that the one year spent learning the theory exceptionally helps them to work in the laboratory by use of that knowledge. This made me think about the demonstrations given in the course of the lessons being very relevant.
In a group interview with these three students, they said that the knowledge they learnt in class has become more real when they began to practice for two hours every day and have to revise several times to master what is learnt in class.
The kind of knowledge these students demonstrate and acquire while in the laboratory is that of microbiology and diagonosis of various illnesses in one's body using different specimen like blood, urine, feaces among others.
My reflections
1. The kind of knowledge the students demonstrate while in the laboratory is that of microbiology and diagnosis of various diseases using dhe different samples for example blood for blood sugar, malaria, typhoid e.t.c, urine, stool among others.
2. The discontinuation of students or causing tem to repeat due to failure may not be a solution to development of manpower. This is because many of the instructors at the school seem very convinced that it the only way the students will be caused to work hard much as many emphasized that the students hate repeating any level in their training. In my mind, I believe that once the student has failed, then the instructor has also failed to a certain extent and this should be handled seriously.
3. Since most of the students are of different levels in the same class, the instructor should find ways of making students learning from each others’ experiences especially in the classroom environment for example the use of buzz groups.
This is because most of the students hardly participate in class and when i asked them whether they did participate, they said they had no idea on what was being taught whereas others were fully involved in the lesson.
1. The kind of knowledge the students demonstrate while in the laboratory is that of microbiology and diagnosis of various diseases using dhe different samples for example blood for blood sugar, malaria, typhoid e.t.c, urine, stool among others.
2. The discontinuation of students or causing tem to repeat due to failure may not be a solution to development of manpower. This is because many of the instructors at the school seem very convinced that it the only way the students will be caused to work hard much as many emphasized that the students hate repeating any level in their training. In my mind, I believe that once the student has failed, then the instructor has also failed to a certain extent and this should be handled seriously.
3. Since most of the students are of different levels in the same class, the instructor should find ways of making students learning from each others’ experiences especially in the classroom environment for example the use of buzz groups.
This is because most of the students hardly participate in class and when i asked them whether they did participate, they said they had no idea on what was being taught whereas others were fully involved in the lesson.
3 comments:
This is good Aidah. You remember when we used to tell you to wear aproans in KyU and the Special Faculty Allowance? Students practicing in the hospitals need the protective wear more than anybody else. I hope the protective wear/fcilities are easily accessible to the students. Good luck to you and your friends.
What kind of knowledge are they working to develop in the laboratory?
Johan
By the way Aidah, What I read from your reflection is a sort of a COMMENT on what you outlined but not REFLECTION. However, what is your personal reflection upon such comments you have mention? Is the institute using the same curriculum in every department or each instructor has his/her own? Is learning taking place when the instructor is not around?
Cheers
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