Fire Instructor 2 Chapter 11 Questions & Answers

Which law of learning indicates that a person is emotionally, mentally, and physically prepared to learn new knowledge or skills? (215) - ANSWERSReadiness Which learning principle assumes adults learn best when they can practice a skill? (215) - ANSWERSExercise Which learning principle reinforces how the information is useful to the student? (215) - ANSWERSEffect Training programs should force students to repeat skills at regular intervals because habits not reinforced are weakened through: (215) - ANSWERSdisuse Which learning principle says that instructors should consider what students know and then connect it to the material they need to learn? (215) - ANSWERSAssociation The learning principle that states skills and information practiced or learned most recently are also the best remembered is: (216) - ANSWERSrecency Which learning principle assumes that the first of a series of learned acts will be remembered better than others? (216) - ANSWERSPrimacy Which principle of learning states that if a stimulus (experience) is vivid and real, it will more likely change or have an effect on the behavior (learning)? (216) - ANSWERSIntensity Determining the learning outcomes is the ________ step in creating a lesson plan. (216) - ANSWERSfirst As part of lesson plan creation, instructors should analyze the job to be performed and identify all of the: (216) - ANSWERSexpected job skills and tasks that a person would perform doing the job. When creating a lesson plan, instructors should generate learning objectives from the _________ needed to complete each task. (216) - ANSWERSknowledge and skills Instructors should avoid referring to gender, racial, or cultural stereotypes when creating instructional materials in order to eliminate: (218) - ANSWERSbias Which term describes the knowledge or skills that students should have acquired by the end of a lesson? (219) - ANSWERSLearning objectives Providing a foundation for instructional design and aid in overall course development are key purposes of: (219) - ANSWERSlearning objectives A learning objective statement may be student-centered so that the learning objective focuses on the _________ displaying the observable behavior. (219) - ANSWERSstudent as the person In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students recall and recognize previously learned facts and theories? (220) - ANSWERSc. Remember (Knowledge) In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students compare and contrast information and estimate future trends? (220) - ANSWERSUnderstand (Comprehension) In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students demonstrate abilities, solve problems, and operate equipment? (221) - ANSWERSApply (Application) In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students divide information into its component parts to understand how the parts relate to one another? (221) - ANSWERSAnalyze (Analysis) In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students categorize, design, organize, and integrate parts to invent something new? (221 - ANSWERSCreate (Synthesis) In which level of learning in the cognitive domain do students judge the value of materials or actions based on defined criteria using elements from all other levels? (221 - ANSWERSEvaluate (Evaluation) Instructors should create a list of appropriate action __________ to help them develop learning objectives in a variety of learning levels. (222 - 223) - ANSWERSverbs A learning objective written to the psychomotor level of ________ refers to witnessing the motor activity as the instructor demonstrates it. (223) - ANSWERSobservation A learning objective written to the psychomotor level of ____________ refers to simulating an activity in a step-by-step process. (223) - ANSWERSimitation A learning objective written to the psychomotor level of ___________ refers to modifying and personalizing a motor activity. (223) - ANSWERSadaptation A learning objective written to the psychomotor level of __________ refers to practicing the activity until the steps become habit. (223) - ANSWERSperformance A learning objective written to the psychomotor level of ___________ refers to improving the performance until it can be completed without error. (223) - ANSWERSperfection Learning objectives in the domain are difficult to measure objectively because they refer to student attitude. (223) - ANSWERSaffective Useful data gathered when doing basic research that shows patterns that can be traced over time and used to forecast the future is referred to as: (224) - ANSWERStrends Representations of processes, situations, items, or models that a researcher can use to illustrate concepts is referred to as: (224) - ANSWERSexamples Methods for accomplishing some task or function that has formalized standardization by a recognized testing or professional organization is a data collection method through: (224) - ANSWERSindustry standards. Government agencies, the internet, and libraries are _________ for basic data research. (224 - 225) - ANSWERSinformation sources Citations of reference materials can be used in lesson plans to help instructors answer student questions or refer students to: (226) - ANSWERSthe source material. The American Psychological Association and Chicago are two popular reference material _________ frequently used by fire and emergency services instructors as they conduct basic research. (226) - ANSWERScitation styles A good way to for an instructor to create a _________ is to organize the learning objectives into the order they should be taught. (227) - ANSWERSlesson outline When writing lesson plans, instructors should consider which ____________ best match the learning objectives in the lesson. (227) - ANSWERSinstructional methods Specific learning objectives can be addressed with __________ that should always be included in lesson plans. (227) - ANSWERSactivities When planning a ______________ activity in a lesson plan, the instructor should ensure that the event relates to the lesson's learning objectives. (228) - ANSWERScase study Which type of activity is particularly effective for teaching or reinforcing concepts in the affective domain (values, beliefs, and emotions)? (229) - ANSWERSRole play The overall purpose of ___________ is to enable students to apply, study, and practice the lesson content. (229) - ANSWERSancillary materials