Test Prep Flashcards
Explain the purpose of evaluations in the context of learning
Evaluation is an attempt to check whether each student fulfilled the learning objectives
Give several examples of how Cadets are evaluated
Students maybe evaluated formally or informally and in a number of ways including: written tests, oral quizzes, participation in classroom discussions, etc.
Define the term personality
Personally is the sum of thoughts feelings and behaviors that make someone unique
Describe ways that nurture influences personality
People are shaped by their environment
Explain why the nature VS. nurture debate is relevant to leaders
Leaders can not change human nature, but they can have an effect on the environment of others
Describe Birth order theory
Birth order theory contends that a person’s rank within their family can have an effect on their personality and intelligence
Explain why charisma can help a leader succeed
Having a strong charisma can make a leader appear heroic and Larger than Life and therefore incredibly effective. Leaders who have strong charisma find it easy to recruit new followers and their followers will work longer and harder for the cause
Explain pitfalls leaders can face by relying too much on charisma
Strong charisma can be counter productive as it surrounds the leader with followers that are only too willing to flatter the leader and sweep problems under the rug
Explain the function of a learning objective
A learning objective describes what a student should know, feel or be able to do at the end of the lesson
Describe several practical methods of creative thinking
Brainstorming, mind mapping, the five ways reversal, headlines of the future, flowcharts multi voting, gradual voting, and weighted pros and cons
Give examples of outstanding creative thinking
Apollo 13, D-day
Give examples of how majorities can discourage creativity
Our respect for majority rule can discourage people from expressing unpopular ideas that can run contrary to the majoritys opinion
Discuss why creative leaders do not always win
Even of you develop the habit or thinking creativity there is no guarantee that your ideas will be welcomed
Discuss why creative leaders do not always win
Even of you develop the habit or thinking creativity there is no guarantee that your ideas will be welcomed
Explain what creative thinking means in your own words
Creative thinking is concentration plus imagination
What is the definition of False Dilemma fallacy
Slippery slope
What is the definition of the Straw man fallacy
Begging the question/circular reasoning
What is the definition of the red herring fallacy
Weak analogy
Define the Post Hoc fallacy
Appeal to tradition
Define the ad hominen fallacy
Appeal to authority
Explain 4 different models of thinking
Big picture thinking, focused thinking, realistic thinking, shared thinking
Describe the 7 universal intellectual standards
Clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance,depth breath, and logic
Define the term critical thinking
Critical thinking is self guided, self disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair minded way
Defend the claim that critical thinking has a direct impact on a leaders effectiveness
Leadership requires careful study and reflection and therefore critical thinking
Describe the “LEAD” model
Lead with a clear purpose. Empower to participate. Aim for consensus. Direct the team.
Describe the 4 arenas of the Johari window
The public, blind, private, and the unknown arena
What are the 4 stages of tuckmans model of team dynamics
Forming, storming, norming, performing
Identify the three levels of leadership skill
Personal, team, and institutional
Describe different methods of teaching
Lecture, guided discussion, demonstration, performance, experimental simulation
Identify the three levels at which leadership is practiced
Strategic, operational, and tactical
What are the duties common to NCOs
- Focus on short term needs of individual cadets and small team. 2. Ensure people comply with policies, rules, and standards. 3. Train people to do their jobs. 4. Fulfill the goals of the team carry out activity plans, and develop a sense of teamwork. 5. NCOs jet the job done.
Describe ways that nature influences personality
DNA determinate a great deal about who we are
Define charisma
Charisma that special aspect of personality that makes someone truly unique
What are the duties common to officers
- Focus on long-term needs of the whole team or team of teams. 2. Establish politics rules and standards. 3. Assign people to the right jobs. 4. Set teams for teams. Plan activities and organize a team of leaders 5. Create the conditions necessary for the team to succeed
Defend the idea that leading volunteers is more challenging the leading paid employees
There’s a greater need to meet people’s needs and to lead with a shared purpose in mind, in a volunteer organization
Defend the idea that leaders need to be professionals
Meters must be professionals because they have special skills, interests of the Community First and hold themselves and their peers to an ethical code
What is professionalism
Professionals must have a habit of putting the communities interests above their own, they have special skills and hold themselves and their peers to an ethical code
What is professionalism
Professionals must have a habit of putting the communities interests above their own, they have special skills and hold themselves and their peers to an ethical code
Explain what a standard is
A standard is about established requirement a principle by which something can be judged
Describe the challenges of transitioning from airmen to NCO
It involves transitioning from one who was cared for now caring for others and the one who was taught to the one who teaches
