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IFSTA, Instructor Flashcards

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______ is the consistent way a person gathers and processes information.

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Learning styles

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The three types of domains of learning include the following.

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Cognitive, psychomotor and affective

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_______ are ways of organizing information that best fits the way students process information.

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Instructional strategies

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When should instructors acknowledge that they are unprepared to teach a topic?

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Never

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For the new instructor, what is the best way to present an organized presentation?

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Practice the presentation

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_____ ensures that the presented information flows in a logical and understandable stream.

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Continuity

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6
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Transfer of knowledge is…

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Training

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7
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Professional behavior means…

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Being a role model

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8
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Possessing a desires to teach affects…

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Performance and motivation

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9
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To be an effective instructor you must be a…

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Effective leader

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10
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A well-organized and prepared instructor can also manage…

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Time efficiently

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11
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Evaluating performance against an established objective standard is…

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Fairness

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12
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Laws arranged systematically pertaining to one subject area…

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Codes

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13
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Right and proper conduct for an individual in an organization or society is…

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Code of ethics

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14
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Using the five senses of learning, which one takes in the most information?

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Seeing

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15
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Cone of learning, hearing is what percentage?

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20

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16
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What is the art of teaching adults?

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Andragogy

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17
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Practicing and maintaining skills for performance is…

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Qualifications

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18
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Domains of learning are cognitive, psychomotor and…

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Affective

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19
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Which domain of learning do you gain an understanding about a topic?

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Cognitive

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20
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Who are the first agents of affective behavioral changes in an organization?

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Instructors

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21
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Organizing information to best fit the way students process it is…

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Instructional strategies

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22
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To teach a new topic, an instructor first must gain…

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Thorough knowledge

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23
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Procurement, distribution, maintenance and replacement of materials and personnel are…

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Logistics

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24
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Information presented that flows in a logical and understandable pattern…

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Continuity

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25
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Information that is accurate and maintains the same level of learning throughout a class…

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Course consistency

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26
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The cognitive, psycho motor and effective domains are the ______ of learning.

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What, how and why

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27
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_____ is using a step by step thinking process that has both a beginning and end.

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Linear

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28
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The content of training aids instructors use should reinforce.

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Learning Objectives

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29
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By using _____ instructors expose students to different and possibly more successful ways of learning.

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Variety of Teaching Methods

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30
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Instructors should get to know their students because ______ may hinder their success in a course.

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Life Experiences and Responsibilities

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31
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This generation thrives on feedback, prefers to work independently and is accustomed to change.

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Generation X

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The three parts of the domain of learning are cognitive, psycho manor and ______.

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Affective

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33
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Reports are generally in _______ format and typed.

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Essay

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34
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Which of the following records provide evidence that an individual has completed a specific number of hours of training?

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Attendance

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35
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All training records can be subpoenaed under the…

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U.S. Freedom of Information Act

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36
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The report narrative should be…

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Simple

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37
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Which of the following has all the information relating to the report?

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Body

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38
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Which of the following summarizes the main points?

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Conclusion

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39
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Which of the following answers the questions who, what, where, when and why?

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Body

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40
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Which of the following states that the more an act is practiced, the faster and surer the learning becomes?

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Exercise

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41
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Which of the following is the first step lesson in lesson plan creation?

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Identify the expected learning outcomes

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42
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Which of the following statements about learning objectives is MOST accurate?

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They must be specific, detailed and measurable

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43
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In which of the following levels of learning in the cognitive domain do students recall and recognize previously learned facts and theories?

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Remember

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44
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In which of the following levels of learning in the cognitive domain do students put parts together to forms new whole?

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Create

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45
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In which of the psychomotor levels of learning do students witness the motor activity as the instructor demonstrates it?

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Observation

46
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In which if the psychomotor levels of learning do students practice the activity until the steps become habit?

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Performance

47
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Which of the following statements is about small group discussions is MOST accurate?

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The instructor is NOT a part of the group

48
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What do lesson plan evaluations provide?

A

Feedback

49
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Which of the following is used to help determine how a effective a lesson plan has been?

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Both student and instructor evaluations

50
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Which of the following consists of assignments that students will complete during class?

A

Worksheet

51
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Teaching from a newly developed lesson plan is no different than teaching from…

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A previously prepared lesson plan

52
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_____ is the transfer of knowledge regarding vocational or technical skills.

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Training

53
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A characteristic of a effective instructor would include which of the following?

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Motivation

54
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Instructors can improve teaching skills only though experience, study and _____.

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Personal Development

55
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Effective leaders are first effective ______.

A

Followers

56
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Instructors must have strong interpersonal skills that include clarity, sensitivity and _______.

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Fairness

57
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When working with students with learning disabilities, having ______ is especially important.

A

Empathy

58
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The ultimate role of the instructor is to…

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Provide efficient and safe training opportunities

59
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A _____ is a local law that apply to the persons, things or activities that the instructor must follow in that particular jurisdiction.

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Ordinances

60
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_____ is a statement of what is an individual’s proper conduct in their activities within the organization.

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Code of Ethics

61
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When using a sensory-stimulus approach to learning, _____ take in the most information.

A

Sight

62
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The code of learning illustrates that individuals retain about _____ precent of what they read.

A

10%

63
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In the cone of learning, students retain _____ percent of what they away and perform.

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90%

64
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The cone of instruction proves that the more _____ done, the more information that is remembered.

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Senses used

65
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A ______ is an instructional device or tool that establishes the steps that an instructor will take to complete the various objectives and ultimate goal of the course.

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Lesson plan

66
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________ are descriptions of the minimum acceptable behaviors that student to must display by the end of an instructional period.

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Learning objectives

67
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A _________ is a list of information, skills or previous requirements that students must have completed or mastered before entering a course of starring a lesson.

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Prerequisite

68
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In the four-step method of instruction, how many parts does the preparation step consist of?

A

2

69
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What is the purpose of the preparation step in the four-step method of instruction?

A

To prepare the instructor to teach and the students to learn

70
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What step in the four-step method of instruction does most of the learning take place?

A

Application

71
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What action should be taken when an instructor is put in the position of walking into the classroom with little opportunity for preparation?

A

Make the class a discovery zone where everyone learns something

72
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When instructors disagree on a particular fact, they should ______.

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Resolve it at this time and not in front of the students

73
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Frequent rest breaks usually are _____ to _____ minutes of instruction.

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45, 50

74
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What are the types of instructor-led presentations?

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Lecture, Illustrated lecture, Discussion, Demonstration, Multiple Instructors

75
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What type of instructor-led presentation has a disadvantage of one-way communication and lack of student feedback?

A

Lecture

76
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___________ is a presentation method that provides information directed toward the student’s senses of sight and hearing.

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Illustrated Lecture

77
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In the __________, the demonstration is used to illustrate a concept that students are not expected to perform.

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Cognitive domain

78
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In the ________, the demonstration is used to illustrate modeling; that is, how to perform a task that students are expected to learn and repeat in the application step of the four-step instructional method.

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Psychomotor domain

79
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To use the demonstration method effectively, instructors should follow a list of guidelines which are divided into the two critical areas of _______ and _______.

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Preparing for a demonstration and demonstrating the skill

80
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________ provides students with a exposure to a wide variety of teaching methods and skills training.

A

Multiple instructors

81
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When using technology-based training, the instructor must remember that _______ skills-based do not lead themselves easily to this type of teaching.

A

Psychomotor

82
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__________ techniques consist of interpersonal and oral communications skills and the display of attitude and values.

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Presentation

83
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Oral presentations generally consist of these three parts: ______, _______ and _______.

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Introduction, body, summary/closure/conclusion

84
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What two methods can instructors apply in order to reinforce learning?

A

Repetition and behavioral reinforcement

85
Q

What is considered the road map that guides the instructor through the topic and the instructional methods used to teach the topic?

A

Lesson plans

86
Q

These laws protect artists, photographers and authors and give then exclusive rights to publish their works or determine who may publish or reproduce them?

A

Copyright

87
Q

______ are the stepping stones the instructor needs to address in order to reach the learning outcome.

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Learning objectives

88
Q

These materials can provide real world example of lesson topics on the topics the instructor is presenting?

A

Resource

89
Q

These types of models are great value when students are learning how the inner workings of mechanical systems operate?

A

Cutaway

90
Q

Audio recording, moulage kits and chalk boards are all examples of what type of valuable instructor resources?

A

Training aids

91
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Railcars, motor vehicles or forcible entry simulators are all examples of what type of valuable instructional resources?

A

Training props

92
Q

What NFPA standard is a guideline for live fire training evaluations?

A

1403

93
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What type of fire service training is considered to be the most hazardous?

A

Live-fire training

94
Q

What is the first responsibility of all fire or EMS instructors?

A

Safety of students

95
Q

What must an instructor do before a training facility, prop or tool is used for hands on training scenario?

A

Inspect

96
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After an instructor has explained a technique or skill, what must the instructor do next to help the learning process?

A

Instructor performs skill

97
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If a student performs a skill poorly, makes an error or violates a safety protocol when must the instructor stop the evolution and explain to the student what they are doing wrong?

A

Immediately

98
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What is the last step in the four-step method of instructor?

A

Evaluation

99
Q

These types of tests evaluate is the student has successfully accomplished learning the objectives of the course?

A

Written

100
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These types of tests measure the student’s ability to perform skills and tasks as they would on the job?

A

Performance

101
Q

If students form different ethnic backgrounds or gender with the same ability level or untimely score different on a test. The test is considered to be what?

A

Biased

102
Q

Formative tests typically help the instructor determine what about the students they are instructing?

A

Progress

103
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At what point during a course are prescriptive tests given?

A

Beginning

104
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What type of test is used at the end of a course to measure the knowledge of a students?

A

Summative

105
Q

What is the most important characteristic associated with being an effective educator?

A

Desire to teach

106
Q

The sensory-stimulus theory approach to learning emphasizes that the sense of ______ takes in the most information.

A

Sight

107
Q

The cone of learning illustrates that individuals retain approximately 50% of the information by…

A

Hearing and seeing

108
Q

The cone of learning illustrates that the highest level of remembering occurs when an individual performs a task while ______?

A

Saying and performing

109
Q

When motivation is _____ it may be perceived as a negative requirement by the student.

A

Forced

110
Q

When generation group prefers to work independently with minimal supervisor?

A

Gen-X

111
Q

By using a variety of _____, instructors expose students to different and possibly more successful ways of learning.

A

Teaching methods

112
Q

Skills and activities should be planned around the ____ way of performing them.

A

Safest

113
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When should instructors resolve a disagreement on a particular fact?

A

During planning meeting

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