Principles of Effective Instruction

Question 1

What are the 4 basic types of learning theories?

Answer 1

1) Behaviorism
2) Cognitivism
3) Constructivist
4) Connectivism

Question 2

What are the 3 descriptions of Behavorism?

Answer 2

1) Do something they couldn’t do before
2) Observable, measurable and predictable
3) Stimulus-response associations

Question 3

What are 3 traits of Cognitivsm

Answer 3

1) Received, processed and manipulated
2) Change in mental structures
3) Change in behavior at later date

Question 4

What are 2 traits of Constructivism?

Answer 4

1) New understanding constructed from previous experiences
2) Ability to assemble knowledge from pre-existing models

Question 5

What are 2 traits of connectivism?

Answer 5

1) Network phenomenon influenced by technology and socialization
2) Learner connects to and participates in learning community

Question 6

What is Andragogy?

Answer 6

Used to describe student-centered education for people of all ages

Question 7

What are the 4 traits in the Andragogical model?

Answer 7

1) are self-directed
2) enter educational programs with a great diversity of experience
3) become ready to learn when they experience a need to know or do something
4) are life-centered, task-centered, or problem-centered

Question 8

Why is motivation important to adult learner?

Answer 8

Need to value content for retainment and transfer to real world application.

Question 9

What is extrinsic motivation?

Answer 9

• Outside
• When we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment.

Question 10

What is intrinsic motivation?

Answer 10

• Inside
• When we perform an activity because its personally rewarding, performig an activity for its own sake rather than the desire for an external reward.
• The behavior is the reward.

Question 11

6 Factors that promote Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 11

• Curiosity
• Challenge
• Control
• Recognition
• Cooperation
• Competition

Question 12

Andragogical is a _______ model?

Answer 12

Process

Question 13

Gagne’s Events of Learning I’d a process model concerned with what?

Answer 13

Providing procedures/resources for helping learners acquire info/ skills.

Question 14

What are Gagne’s 9 events of learning?

Answer 14

1) Gain attention
2) Inform participants of objectives
3) Stimulate recall of prior learning
4) Present Content
5) Learning guidance
6) Elicit performance
7) Provide Feedback
8) Assess performance
9) Enhance retention/ transfer

Question 15

What are 2 factors in Gagnes first event of learning: Gain attention

Answer 15

1) First capture attention of students
2) Thought-provoking question, interesting fact, story or problem

Question 16

What are 3 factors in Gagnes second event of learning: Inform participants of objectives

Answer 16

1) Initiates internal process of expectancy
2) Helps motivate learner
3) Help focus their attention and set expectations

Question 17

What are 3 factors in Gagnes third event of learning: Stimulate recall of prior learning

Answer 17

1) Associate New information with prior knowledge
2) Encode/ store in long-term memory
3) A simple way to stimulate recall is to ask questions about previous experiences

Question 18

What are 3 factors in Gagnes fourth event of learning: Present Content

Answer 18

1) Chunked and organized
2) Explained and demonstrated
3) Use variety of media

Question 19

What is a factor in Gagnes fifth event of learning: Learning Guidance

Answer 19

1) Use examples (both good and bad) case-studies, graphics, mnemonics, analogies etc.

Question 20

What is 2 factors in Gagnes sixth event of learning: Elicit Performance

Answer 20

1) By practicing new skills or behavior correct understanding is confirmed
2) Increases likelihood of retention

Question 21

What are 2 factors in Gagnes seventh event of learning: Provide Feedback

Answer 21

1) Specific and immediate
2) Help students hone new skills by ensuring feedback from the instructional environment

Question 22

What are 2 factors in Gagnes eighth event of learning: Assess Performance

Answer 22

1) Evaluates gained skills and where work is needed
2) Informal or diagnostic

Question 23

What are 2 factors in Gagnes ninth event of learning: Enhance retention/ transfer

Answer 23

1) supported by examples and exercises
2) Need to be real- world

Question 24

What is the definition of learning?

Answer 24

Active creation of knowledge

Question 25

From a cognitivist perspective, learning is a ________

Answer 25

Change in an individual’s mental structure. Stored information can affect a change in behavior at a later time.

Question 26

What is the main characteristics of the andragogical model?

Answer 26

It is student-centered

Question 27

“I really want to be appreciated and recognized by my peers” is an example of what kind of motovation?

Answer 27

Intrinsic

Question 28

What is the andragogical process model concerned with?

Answer 28

With providing procedures and resources for helping learners acquire knowledge and skills