Fire Instructor 1 test 3-solved

The learning orientation for adults is: - Answer- Problem-centered The self-concept of most adult learners is: - Answer- Self-directed Case study - Answer- The discussion method where learners learn from mistakes made from a real situation response. The best type of simulator to demonstrate a vehicle's air braking system is: - Answer- A display board Handouts should be given out: - Answer- Just before they are needed The most cost effective type of projector for displaying images that reside on a computer is: - Answer- LCD projector An overhead projector is an example of: - Answer- an instructional aid The lesson plan in most instructor guides will contain the: - Answer- Teaching outline Criteria - Answer- The part of the learning objective that specifies the standard(s) for achievement Visuals Notepad Study materials - Answer- Items most likely to have the learner's handwritten notes on them What's the first resource checked to find out what course materials exist? Lesson plan Resource room Initial instructor Department policies & procedures - Answer- Lesson plan Identify THREE items that should appear on the front page of the lesson plan. - Answer- Lesson length Personnel classification References Three practical ways for an instructor to encourage safety in the classroom - Answer- Zero tolerance policy for rule-breaking Set an example by following school safety procedures Follow all safety procedures during presentations. Direct question - Answer- The type of question LEAST likely to start a discussion: Relay question - Answer- A question asked by a learner, then presented to the class to answer The type of question where a learner would most likely guess the correct answer is: - Answer- True/False "Pass/Fail" is another name for _________ testing. - Answer- competency The main purpose of testing is to: - Answer- improve the instructional experience. To locate a sample of a FF training record format, which NFPA would you reference? - Answer- NFPA 1401 Training documents that prove personnel exposed to hazardous chemicals & infectious diseases have been properly trained are considered to be: - Answer- legal documents Identify THREE organizations that may have a legitimate need to see DoD firefighter training records. - Answer- EPA ISO OSHA If a test measures the learner's achievement of *behavioral* objectives, it is probably ________. - Answer- valid Learning objectives should be written: - Answer- After a task analysis is completed & before tests are written. What are the required items that can be found in a well-written learning objective? - Answer- Criteria Conditions Behavior/Performance If a course has only one instructor for a long period of time, what is likely to happen to the lesson plan? - Answer- improvements to the course may not have been recorded in the lesson plan. If holes in a lesson plan need to be filled, the best source of information is: - Answer- Former instructors What is the item most likely to be found LAST in the lesson plan? - Answer- content outline Learners remember the first in a series of steps/lists because of what "law" - Answer- The Law of Primacy 7 What type of question would most effectively test an emergency operation center's decision-making abilities? - Answer- 7 LOOK UP ANSWER & edit later It's either: Short answer Multiple choice or an Essay question For knowledge based testing, _________ referenced testing is typically used in the fire service. - Answer- Criterion- Competency testing is also called: - Answer- Pass/fail testing Learning objectives should be written: just prior to writing tests just prior to starting task analysis just prior to writing the course materials when a training need is first conceptualized - Answer- Just prior to writing tests Identify THREE of the required items that can be found in a well-written learning objective. - Answer- behavior or performance criteria conditions The document that should look significantly different on the last day of classes than it did on the first is: class roster learner guide instructor guide course schedule - Answer- Learner guide What are FOUR sections found in a typical learner guide? - Answer- Schedule Notepad Exercise Materials & Tests Place the steps for running a class discussion in the correct order: Answer Questions Outline Discussion Points Add details Direct discussion Summarize important points - Answer- Outline Discussion Points Direct discussion Answer Questions Add details Summarize important points What are the THREE MOST COMMON reasons why simulators are used instead of training in the actual environment: - Answer- Safer Less expensive More practical What are two of Herzberg's hygiene factors (dissatisfiers)? - Answer- Working conditions Interpersonal relationships The section of the learner guide that should be empty or non-existent at the BEGINNING of the course but filled by the end is the: - Answer- Tests section An instructor principally checks the lesson plan references in order to: - Answer- see if the references and information in them has changed. Facility availability DOES NOT need to be checked if: - Answer- the course is a correspondence course. It is best to make copies of course materials for the learners: - Answer- after the course has been finalized, with enough time for the copy job to be run. Place the steps for evaluating a course in the correct order: Review policies and procedures Review course materials Assemble course material Evaluate resources - Answer- Assemble course material Review course materials Evaluate resources Review policies and procedures What stance/posture exhibits the greatest degree of confidence? (As an instructor) - Answer- Standing straight with legs slightly apart. To find out how much a test discriminates between high and low scores, what would you conduct? - Answer- A test item analysis. Where should the results of the DoD Fire & Emergency Services Certification Program tests be sent? - Answer- DoD Administration Center The type of question that would best test a fire chief's ability to defend a field decision is: - Answer- an essay question. Which instructional item should probably contain the most detail? - Answer- the lesson plan outline If the lesson plan outline has more detail than a transparency, you should: - Answer- do nothing; the lesson plan should have more detail. If a learner wants to discover why they are learning the class material, they are most likely: - Answer- a diverger. Identify TWO sections of the lesson plan where electronic file names should be listed: - Answer- Training materials/equipment Additional information The main reason exercises have to be compared to the lesson plan outline is to make sure: - Answer- the skills practiced in the exercise were adequately taught. The MOST important reason an instructor should look at the variables that affect training is to make sure they do not: - Answer- affect the continuity of instruction. The mean score is also known as the: - Answer- Average score The Median score can also be known as the: - Answ