NAEMSE vocab, NAEMSE Level 1 Test
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Accreditation
To give official authorization to or approval of; to recognize (as an educational institution) as
maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to high or more specialized
institutions or for professional practice.
Affective domain
Part of Bloom's taxonomy; deals with feelings, thoughts and values.
Analytic learner
Learning preference dealing with how a learner prefers to take in information; prefers to look
at details, steps and minute elements.
Attribution
Regarding education; this is a though process where an individual assigns responsibility for
something.
Auditory preference
A learner preference describing how a learner prefers to receive information; prefers the
sense of hearing over other senses.
Certification
The issuing of a certificate by a private agency based upon standards adopted by that agency
that are based upon competency.
Clinical instructor
,A member of the EMS education team whose focus in teaching is the clinical setting. Works
very closely with students in a real patient care environment
Clinical setting
Generally an actual patient care environment where student will interact with real or
simulated patients to practice skills or to demonstrate skills proficiency
CoAEMSP
Provides accreditation services for paramedic programs; its primary goal is to foster
partnerships with educational programs in continuous quality improvements.
Cognitive domain
Part of Bloom's taxonomy; deals with thinking and knowledge.
Cohort Group
Several students who are attending a course together.
Continuing education
The continual process of life-long learning that involves learning new content materials. It is
different from refresher education which is a review of previously learned content.
Curriculum
A particular course of study, offered in a special field.
Depth and breadth
Refers to how far into a level of learning one should go in teaching it and the amount of
material that is covered.
Didactic instruction
,Designed or intended to teach. Can be presented through lecture, small group work, problem-
based learning, etc.
Discipline
Orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior.
Domains of learning
A method of categorizing learning into like groupings: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
DOT-NSC currinculum
Department of Transportation National Standard
Educational Objective
The outcome/goal of the teaching/training conducted; the desired knowledge to be imparted.
Entry level
Refers to the novice or new EMS educator who has completed a formalized course of study
of the body of knowledge proscribed by the EMS instructor curricula.
Emergency Medical Services
Collective name for all levels of certification or licensure for individuals who provide out-of-
hospital patient care.
EMS Agenda for the Future
Public document finalized in 1996 that focuses on aspects of EMS related to emergency care
outside traditional health care facilities.
Formative evaluation
, Process of evaluation that is conducted while training is in progress. It may be formal or
informal but is generally designed to provide the instructor and student with a snapshot of
where they are currently compared to where they want to be.
Global learner
Learning preference dealing with how a learned prefers to take in information; prefers to look
at the big picture first and then break it up into chunks to study.
Kinesthetic preference
A learner preference describing how a learner prefers to receive information; prefers the
sense of touch over the other senses to learn.
Laboratory instructor
Member of the EMS education team whose primary responsibility is to assist students in
learning psychomotor skills.
Learning style
A preferred mode or method a learner has that is unique to the way they perceive, store and
retrieve knowledge and information.
Lesson plan
An instruction tool that allows the educator to map out their plan for learning for a given time
frame.
Metacognition
The process of thinking about thinking. Taking deliberate steps to look at the processes one
goes through to problem solve.
Pedagogy
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Accreditation
To give official authorization to or approval of; to recognize (as an educational institution) as
maintaining standards that qualify the graduates for admission to high or more specialized
institutions or for professional practice.
Affective domain
Part of Bloom's taxonomy; deals with feelings, thoughts and values.
Analytic learner
Learning preference dealing with how a learner prefers to take in information; prefers to look
at details, steps and minute elements.
Attribution
Regarding education; this is a though process where an individual assigns responsibility for
something.
Auditory preference
A learner preference describing how a learner prefers to receive information; prefers the
sense of hearing over other senses.
Certification
The issuing of a certificate by a private agency based upon standards adopted by that agency
that are based upon competency.
Clinical instructor
,A member of the EMS education team whose focus in teaching is the clinical setting. Works
very closely with students in a real patient care environment
Clinical setting
Generally an actual patient care environment where student will interact with real or
simulated patients to practice skills or to demonstrate skills proficiency
CoAEMSP
Provides accreditation services for paramedic programs; its primary goal is to foster
partnerships with educational programs in continuous quality improvements.
Cognitive domain
Part of Bloom's taxonomy; deals with thinking and knowledge.
Cohort Group
Several students who are attending a course together.
Continuing education
The continual process of life-long learning that involves learning new content materials. It is
different from refresher education which is a review of previously learned content.
Curriculum
A particular course of study, offered in a special field.
Depth and breadth
Refers to how far into a level of learning one should go in teaching it and the amount of
material that is covered.
Didactic instruction
,Designed or intended to teach. Can be presented through lecture, small group work, problem-
based learning, etc.
Discipline
Orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior.
Domains of learning
A method of categorizing learning into like groupings: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
DOT-NSC currinculum
Department of Transportation National Standard
Educational Objective
The outcome/goal of the teaching/training conducted; the desired knowledge to be imparted.
Entry level
Refers to the novice or new EMS educator who has completed a formalized course of study
of the body of knowledge proscribed by the EMS instructor curricula.
Emergency Medical Services
Collective name for all levels of certification or licensure for individuals who provide out-of-
hospital patient care.
EMS Agenda for the Future
Public document finalized in 1996 that focuses on aspects of EMS related to emergency care
outside traditional health care facilities.
Formative evaluation
, Process of evaluation that is conducted while training is in progress. It may be formal or
informal but is generally designed to provide the instructor and student with a snapshot of
where they are currently compared to where they want to be.
Global learner
Learning preference dealing with how a learned prefers to take in information; prefers to look
at the big picture first and then break it up into chunks to study.
Kinesthetic preference
A learner preference describing how a learner prefers to receive information; prefers the
sense of touch over the other senses to learn.
Laboratory instructor
Member of the EMS education team whose primary responsibility is to assist students in
learning psychomotor skills.
Learning style
A preferred mode or method a learner has that is unique to the way they perceive, store and
retrieve knowledge and information.
Lesson plan
An instruction tool that allows the educator to map out their plan for learning for a given time
frame.
Metacognition
The process of thinking about thinking. Taking deliberate steps to look at the processes one
goes through to problem solve.
Pedagogy
