How do instructional goals & benchmarks relate to each other -
ANSWERS-Goals are the big picture (travel to store). Benchmarks are
the smaller goals make by task analysis (block travel, cross intersection,
veer recovery)
Identify criteria for determining if objective/benchmark is appropriate -
ANSWERS-Measurable, by when, by who, under what conditions, who
is responsible, criteria
List conditions which would influence selection of appropriate
instructional environment - ANSWERS-Types of intersections in the
area, places of interest that would appeal to the student, conditions of
sidewalk, construction, safety concerns
List resources available to the O&M specialist in selecting the
instructional environment - ANSWERS-Transportation department,
business owners, parks & rec department, government officials
What are the applications of guided learning for O&M - ANSWERS-Set
goals, instruct on the skill, when mastered move to the next skill
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What are the applications of discovery learning - ANSWERS-Skills are
taught as situations arise, ie veer correction. Skill is only taught as the
situation happens.
Describe behavioural learning theories - ANSWERS-Theories to explain
learning through experience (classical conditioning, operant
conditioning, positive & negative reinforcement, etc)
Describe cognitive learning theories - ANSWERS-Describes learning as
a mental process, scafolding, developing meaning, etc
Describe Social cognitive learning theory - ANSWERS-Learning are
active participants in the learning process, conscious processors of info,
...asking what went well, what challenges
How would an O&M plan for behavioural learning theory - ANSWERS-
Introduce more challenging material once they are comfortable with
foundational material
How would an O&M plan for cognitive learning theory - ANSWERS-
Put the student in real life situations during the lesson. Relate content to
their everyday life so it's easier to make meaning.
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How would an O&M plan for social cognitive leanring - ANSWERS-
Have student reflect, contribute to goals, self-assess
List O&M concepts for the category body concepts - ANSWERS-Parts
of body, location, positionality, sensory understanding
List O&M concepts for the category environmental concepts -
ANSWERS-Environmental factors
List O&M concepts for the category spatial concepts - ANSWERS-
Cardinal directions
How is instruction different for individuals who are adventitiously or
congenitally blind - ANSWERS-Concept development, muscular
development, motivators, goals
What is the process for learning concepts - ANSWERS-Knowledge
thing exists
Interact with thing
Labelling/describing thing
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Classifying thing with like things
Affordance - ANSWERS-To gauge the difficulty of an environment by
its features— is a hill too steep, gravel too rough to cross the area
Environmental flow - ANSWERS-Perception while moving through an
area
sensory substitution - ANSWERS-A process by which information from
a damaged sensory channel is replaced by information entering via other
sensory channels.
perceptual learning - ANSWERS-learning to recognize a particular
stimulus.
Unskilled perceptual learning - ANSWERS-Must concentrate to focus,
notice both relevant and irrelevant, near features only
Skilled perceptual learning - ANSWERS-Becomes more automatic, can
multitask, focus on relevant features, able to focus on distant features
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