MTS University 100 & 200 Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Navy Training System?
To ensure a systematic approach for determining what to train and how best to accomplish the training
What are the four principles of John Keller’s Model of Motivational Theory?
Confidence
Attention
Relevance
Satisfaction
What is the ultimate goal of instruction?
For the student to remain motivated beyond the instructors influence and apply what they learned on the job
What are the 6 laws of learning?
Readiness
Exercise
Effect
Primacy
Intensity
Recency
What are the five different ways of learning?
Imitate
Transfer
Trial and Error
Association
Insight
What are the three types of learners?
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
What are the six verbal factors that must be considered in planning instructional delivery?
Force
Inflection
Grammar
Pauses
Articulation
Rate of Speech
What are the 3 primary materials used in presenting instruction?
Lesson Plan
Instruction Sheet
Instructional Media Material
What are the two types of performance tests?
Process
Product
What are the six major categories of Bloom’s Taxonomy?
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
What are the two methods of testing?
knowledge
performance
What are the 3 elements of a learning objective?
behavior
condition
standard
What are the steps to the 5 step questioning technique?
Ask
Pause
Pick
Listen
Emphasize
What are the types of oral questions?
factional
multiple choice
yes/no
canvassing
leading
interest arousing
thought provoking
What are the barriers to effective communication?
lack of common core knowledge
overuse of abstacts
fear
environmental barriers
Who is the most essential link in the training chain?
the instructor
What are the 3 qualities of an efficient and effective instructor?
knowledge
ability
personality
What are the instructor’s responsibilities to students?
set a good example
What are the instructor’s responsibilities to safety?
demostrate proper safety procedures
What are the instructor’s responsibilities for security?
Never discuss any classified material, not in the approved curriculum
What are the instructor’s responsibilities for curriculum?
Ensure objectives are current and accurate
What is curriculum?
All training conducted within a school, outlined into specific topics along with detailed training objectives
What is surveillance?
A process that provides ongoing evaluation of training or training materials to ensure continued effectiveness and currency of content to meet the training requirements
What is an interim change?
A minor change to correct editorial and typographical errors, teachability, safety or urgent type commander-issued subjects
What is a change?
A modification to training materials that does not affect course objectives, increase course length or require additional resources
What is technical change?
Any change to tactical or training-unique equipment or documentation
What is a revision?
A change to any course learning or terminal objective, an increase in course length, or any changes that require additional resources
Instructors should set challenging, but achievable goals
Confidence
Capture students attention and focus their thinking
Attention
What’s in it for me?
Relevance
Recognize and reward students achievements
Satisfaction
Key principles to applying motivational theory in a training situation
needs
attitude
achievement
values
interests
incentives
subject is important to their lives
values
What is achievement
a strong desire to succeed
Attitude
Positive attitude influences the student’s interest in the subject
Incentives
Rewards and good grades
Interest
Maintain the student’s interest
Needs and Drive
Indicates a student lacks something
Law of Readiness
Students learn better when they are mentally, physically, and emotionally ready
Law of Exercise
Practice makes perfect when taught correctly
Law of Effect
Learning is more effective when a feeling of satisfaction or reward is a result of the learning process
Law of Primacy
First instructional event creates a strong, almost unshakeable impression on the learner
Law of Intensity
If the stimulus is real a change in behavior is far more likely to occur
Law of Recency
The things learned last will be best remembered by the student
Association
Comparing past learning experience to a new one
Trial and Error
Learning by doing
Imitation
Setting as a proper example
Transfer
Applying past learning to a new but similar situation
Insight
Student grasps the way elements of a problem situation are connected creates that “ah-ha” moment
the four basic learning styles
concrete experience
abstract conceptualism
active experimentation
reflective observation
Concrete experiences
experience-based approach to learning
active experimentation
active step by step approach to learning
reflective observation
observe and reflect before drawing a conclusion
abstract conceptualization
theory based analytical approach to learning
fear
fear of showing ignorance, disapproval or judgement
lack of common core experience
unlikely to find a group with the sam eexperiences
overuse of abstractions
use concrete terms
environmental factors
noise, temperature, poor lighting, etc in the classroom
force
carrying power of the voice
inflection
change in the normal pitch or tone of the speaker’s voice
grammar
correct usage of spoken or written word
pauses
use pauses to gain humorous, dramatic or thought provoking effects
articulation
use understandable speech by enunciating and properly pronouncing words
rate of speech
speak fast enough to be interesting yet slow enough to be understood
What are the 4 purposes of oral questioning?
drill students
arouse interest
focus attention
stimulate thought
What are the characteristics of a good oral question?
level of knowledge
use of interrogative
clarity of meaning
level of instruction
use simple words, correct grammar, and complete sentences
use of interrogative
use an interrogative at the beginning of your sentence so students know you are asking a question
clarity of meaning
make your questions brief and limit them to one thought
behavior
what a learner should be able to do as an outcome of the training
condition
aiding and limiting factors imposed upon the student in satisfying the objectives performance requirements
standard
specifies the criteria the student’s performance must meet