Chapter 1: The Instructor as a Professional Flashcards
What characteristic of effective teaching involves clearly communicating what action must be performed and how it must be performed?
Motivation
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When preparing and organizing for a course, an instructor determines whether sufficient time and materials have been allocated for the topic through:
practicing the presentation
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The ability to understand another person’s feelings and attitudes is known as:
empathy
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In order to treat all students equally, instructors must evaluate student performance against:
an established objective standard
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Like their students, instructors develop their own knowledge and skill from:
practical experience with a variety of subjects
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When an instructor provides training that meets all applicable federal, state/provincial, and local regulations and policies they are fulfilling an obligation to:
the organization
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What responsibility may pose additional challenges to the instructor on a day-to-day basis in being prepared to work with other agencies and government levels?
Collaborative relationships
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Which federal law, regulation, or standard applicable to the instructor protects the privacy of student education reports?
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
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A legislative body that has legal sanction to establish agencies can establish _______ regarding a particular activity or action?
Regulations
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_________________ are not considered laws unless the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) has adopted them.
Codes and standards
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What characteristic of an effective instructor can generate enthusiasm in students and administrators?
Desire to teach
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What characteristic of an effective instructor is done by encouraging students during the learning process?
Motivation
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Which method is used by instructors to maintain and improve their teaching skills and mastery of their subject matter?
Through experience, study, and professional development
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What characteristic of an effective instructor is implied when the instructor never asks students to do anything that they themselves have not done or would not do?
Lead by example
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Which leadership quality must an effective instructor possess to routinely make and maintain appropriate decisions, actions, and relationships?
Consistency
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Which interpersonal skill involves the ability to precisely and clearly explain concepts and processes through a systematic presentation of material?
Clarity
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Which characteristic of an effective teacher involves detailed course outlines, established course objectives, and defined evaluation procedures?
Preparation and organization
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By developing or using various training materials and supplemental materials, effective instructors can demonstrate:
ingenuity, creativity, and flexibility
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Which characteristic of an effective instructor is necessary in understanding the opinions, problems, and challenges of students?
Empathy
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Which characteristic of an effective instructor involves listening to both sides of an issue and suggesting solutions?
Conflict-resolution skills
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Which characteristic of an effective instructor involves treating all students equally and providing them with the same learning opportunities?
Fairness
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Which characteristic of an effective instructor is based on the individual’s values and morals or personal code of ethics?
Personal integrity
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Instructors who are willing to admit that they do not know the answers but are willing to find the answers to questions model which characteristic of an effective instructor?
Honesty
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Which important trait of an effective instructor involves attitudes and responses in helping students to learn?
Sincerity
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A calling or vocation that requires specialized knowledge and lengthy, intense preparation is referred to as a:
profession
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Outside of preparation and delivery of classroom sessions, an effective instructor has obligations to the: - - - -
student
organization
fire and emergency services profession
themselves
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An instructor can ensure that the public is served by the best trained fire and emergency services personnel by meeting the obligation of:
providing the most efficient and safest training opportunities possible
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Which responsibility of instructors may pose additional challenges on a day-to-day basis with training and student records?
Documentation systems
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Which challenge that instructors face is not an excuse for lack of training?
Funds and resources
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Which federal law prohibits employment practices that discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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Which federal law requires instructors and training organizations to provide reasonable accommodation for students with documented disabilities?
Americans with Disabilities Act
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Which federal law establishes a code of fair information practices that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of information about individuals that is maintained in federal record systems?
Privacy Act
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Which federal law prohibits disclosure of a student’s protected information to a third party verbally, in writing, or by electronic transmission?
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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Rules known as _____ are created by a legislative body having the legal sanction to establish agencies that can establish rules regarding a particular activity or action.
regulations
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Codes and standards are not laws unless adopted by:
the Authority Having Jurisdiction
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Instructors should recognize that just because the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) has not adopted a code or standard as law does not mean that an instructor may not be:
held accountable under that standard in a court of law
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