Instructor Fundamentals Flashcards
State the purpose of the Navy Training System.
Ensure a systematic approach on determining what to train and how best to accomplish that training
Define the most essential, single link in the training chain
The instructor
State and discuss the three qualities of an efficient and effective instructor
(KAP) Knowledge-be familiar with subject matter and know more about it than what you teach.
Ability- professional ability to apply instructional skills, techniques, and methods.
Personality-gaining respect of students through professional attitudes and sincere interest in students.
Discuss the Instructor’s responsibilities in terms of:
Stdents,safety, security
Students
Teach effectively, set a good example and resolve conflicts when they arise.
Safety
Teach as well as demonstrate proper safety
Security
Never downplay the importance of security in classified material. Follow proper storage and handling procedures.
Curriculum
Maintenance and surveillance of curriculum is an ongoing effort. Always be updating and following procedures where applicable.
List and discuss the four principles of John Keller’s model of motivational theory.
(ARCS) Attention, gain attention as well as maintain it through different strategies.
Relevance-motivates students to linking what they willbe learning to what they will be doing on the job.
Confidence-set challenging but achievable goals to build confidence. The student will more likely give it a try.
Satisfaction-Feeling good about an experience. Create opportunities as well as recognize students efforts in success.
List and discuss the key principles of applying motivation theory in a training
situation
NIVIAA
Needs and drives
a lack of skill creates the drive to succeed.
Incentives
rewards will motivate students to achieve
Values
values, attitudes and experience will affect how much the student will learn
Interests
view of an activity being worthwhile or enjoyable for its own sake
Attitudes
feelings for or against people, objects, or ideas. Have positive attitude
Achievements
Desired objective, aim, goal. Students must have a need to achieve.
State the ultimate goal of instruction
to motivate students beyond what they learn in the class and carry that to the job
State and discuss the six laws of learning.
(REEPIR)Readiness, excercise, effect, primacy, intensity, recency
Readiness
students must be mentally and physically ready to learn
excercise
practice makes perfect
effect
when the results provide a feeling of satisfaction or reward
primacy
students will remember more of what they learned when they do it for the first time
intensity
stimulus in training will change behavior towards learning
recency
last thing taught and learned will be more fresh in memory
State and discuss five ways of learning
AITIT
Association
using past knowledge to link with new material
Insight
the point where it makes sense. Oh Yea Grasping the concept
Trial and error
learning as you go from mistakes
imitation
copying the behavior of someone else
Transfer
Applying past learning to new situations. linking a skill with another
Discuss how motivation affects student learning.
Motivation is crucial in determining if the student will achieve course objectives
State and discuss the types of sensory learners
visual, auditory, kinesthetic
Visual
seeing is most importat sense and 75% of learning comes from seeing and imitating