Fire Services Instructor Flashcards
How do you begin speaking when starting a class?
Name, Rank, & Station
Years of Service
Safety/ Incase of Emergency
What are characteristics of Effective Instructors?
Desire to teach Motivation Subject and teaching competencies Leadership abilities Strong interpersonal skills Preparation and organization Ingenuity, creativity, and flexibility Empathy conflict-resolution fairness personal integrity Honesty Sincerity
Instrctors can foster and maintain student interest and engagement with. . .
Lively and varied vocal delivery. . .
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Ways Instructors can motivate others
Clearly communicate
Showing importance of the presensted information
make topic easy to understand
allowing for mistakes as student practice and improve
Encouraging students during the learning process
Use positive reinforcement
Using constructive criticism as necessary
Good instructors make for good leaders because . .
good communication command presence competent good planning ability to deal with people ability to deal with the organization leaders need to teach - good captains make good ff
Effective leaders. . .
Set and example
should study leadership models
know whn
What are some challenges?
organizitional promotion management directives knowledge of instructional enviroment safe training course schedules funds and resources documentaiton
Federal Laws applicable to the instuctor
Title of the civil act ada privacy regulations carry the force of law OSHA regualtions State and Federal Codes and Standards
Standars vs Regulations
Standards, best practices, guidelines, recommendations
Regulations Codes Statutes Ordincances
What are the basic principles of learning?
Foundations of learning Domains of learning Student diverstity interpersonal communication listening skills factors that affect learning Motivation
What is sensory-stimulus theory?
States that there is a lifelong reliance on the five senses as the primary tool set for learning
What is Andragogy?
The art of Teaching adults self-concept experience rediness to learn learning orientation motivation
What is Thorndike’s Law of learning?
Readiness Exercise Effect Disuse Association Recency Primacy Intensity
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs?
Presents a five-stage hierarchy to explain human motivation. Level 1 Pysiological and biological Level 2- Safety Level 3 - Social Level 4 - Esteem Level 5 - Self Actualization
What are the 3 domains of learning?
Cognitive (knowledge) - ecompasses “what” information
Psychomotor (Skills)- encompasses “how” to apply knowledge
Affective (attitude) - encompasses “why” the information is useful
What are some examples of student diversity
Life experiences and responsibilities motivation self- confidence Age gender Cultural and Ethic background
What are the 5 basic elements of interpersonal communications during a lecture?
Sender- Verbal and nonverbal communication
Message (the lesson) - Content
Receiver (student) - Individual or individuals
Feedback to the sender - Reaction
Interference - Anything that may prevent the receiver from completely understanding the message
What are listening components?
Attending Understanding Remembering Evaluating Responding
Factors that affect learning?
not knowing how to study
ridicule by the instructor or classmate
failure if they cannot perform
leaving personal matters unresolved while in class
long stretches no breaks
poor lighting and ventilation
poorly organized training grounds or dangerous conditions
What are some factors that can affect learning environment continuity?
Instructor changes Weather variations Instructional resource variations Differences in learner characteristics Differences in knowledge levels
Which aspect of the instructional process refers to preparing to teach and preparing students to learn:
Planning to teach
Which session preparation task involves determining what material must be addressed
Reviewing the lesson plan
Who is ultimately responsible for ensuing that all materials and equipment needed are determined and arranged for before the beginning of class?
Instructor
When assembling equipment and materials, The FIRST step should be to:
review operations
