Fire Instructor Exam - Chapter 2 Questions and Answers

Sensory Stimulus Theory - Answer- states that there is a lifelong reliance on the five senses as the primary tool set for learning (sight the most; hearing second; all others) Students pay more attention to sensory experiences than to mental processes or emotional involvement. (true or false) - Answer- true Cone of Learning - Answer- sensory-stimulus approach 10% of what they read 20% of what they hear 30% of what they see 50% of what they see and hear together 70% of what they say and repeat 90% of what they say while doing what they are talking about sensory memory - Answer- mental storage system for attention-getting sensory stimuli or input Cone of Learning - Answer- Visual representation that depicts what percentage of information human beings retain using their senses alone and in combination. Knowles' Assumptions of Adult Learners - Answer- It describes the characteristics of adult students and provides a set of assumptions for most effectively teaching adults. andragogy - Answer- Educational term that refers to the art of teaching adults. Knowles' Assumptions of Adult Learners (assumptions) - Answer- • Self-Concept (adults have a need to be self-directed while still relying on an instructor or training course to provide the knowledge they desire) • Experience (adults have accumulated extensive and varied quantities of experiences that serve as resources for which they can relate new experiences) • Readiness to learn (adults are ready to learn whatever they need to know or do in order to meet job requirements) • Learning orientation (adults' orientation is problem-centered because they have specific purposes for learning and want skills or knowledge that can be applied to real-life problems or situations) • Motivation (adults have internal incentives or motivators. Thorndike's Law of Learning - Answer- theory that says that there are certain laws or traits of adult learners that can be used to effectively instruct adult students. Instructors need to understand these laws in order to be prepared to lead adult education. Thorndike's Law of Adult Learning - Answer- readiness exercise effect disuse association recency primacy intensity readiness - Answer- means that the person is prepared to learn - not just ready and willing but also mentally and physically able to learn new knowledge or skills, exercise - Answer- adults learn best when they are allowed to exercise skills; the more an act is practiced, the faster and surer the learning becomes. effect - Answer- adult learners need to see the positive effect of what they are learning. disuse - Answer- habits not reinforced are weakened; reviewing previously learned material at the beginning of a lesson is one way to intructors address disuse. association - Answer- instructors can assume that adult learners tend to try to associate new information with information they have already learned recency - Answer- skills and information practiced or learned most recently are also the best remembered primacy - Answer- assumes that the first of the series of learned acts would be remembered better than others intensity - Answer- states that if an experience is vivid and real, it will more likely change the learning experience Characteristics of adult learners - Answer- life experiences motivation time demands adult experiences confidence learning style variations Does age effect learning - Answer- adults of different generations may have different experiences and skill sets that they bring which can effect how they learn Does gender effect learning - Answer- both genders bring their own, unique experiences to the classroom and the training ground, students may also bring gender biases to the learning environment which may affect their relationship with the instructor Does cultural and ethic background effect learning - Answer- individuals from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds bring unique customs, behaviors, attitudes and values to the classroom. Instructors need to recognize and understand situations in which ethnic and cultural differences may hav an effect on classroom instruction or student interaction Domains of Learning - Answer- cognitive (knowledge/objective) Psychomotor (skills) Affective (attitude/subjective) Cognition - Answer- concept that refers to all forms of knowing, including perceiving, imagining, reasoning and judging Cognitive - Answer- it is the foundation for the other two domains; it allows people to apply knowledge to perform a task or skill and understand and accept the reasoning behind the basic concept Cognitive information - Answer- is usually presented in technical or factual presentation, usually in the form of lecture or discussion Psychomotor - Answer- typically referred to as hands-on training. Learning is developed through repeated practice of the skill. (success=speed, precision, distance, techniques, or sequence of execution) Positive reinforcement - Answer- through positive reinforcement and continued practice, students develop correct techniques and become proficient so the skill becomes a habit that is performed automatically affective - Answer- affective learning involves how individuals deal with issues emotionally and includes the following traits: individual awareness attitudes