Instructor Fundamentals Flashcards
(35 cards)
State the purpose of the Navy Training System
To ensure the systematic approach to determine the what and how best to train.
Define the most essential, single link in the training chain.
The instructor. He smiplifys the learning process and transform students into proficient and productive technicians
State and Discuss the 3 qualities of efficient and effective instructor
KNOWLEDGE: be the SME. conduct training to the navy.
ABILITY: Know principles, methods, and techniqies of instruction and how to apply them.
PERSONALITY: Gain respect, show interest and be genuine.
Discuss the Instructors responsibilites in terms of: Students/Safety/Security/Curriculum
STUDENTS: take care of them and resolve conflicts.
SAFETY: Do by the book and be safe. SECURITY: Keep classified documents secure.
CURRICULUM: Know how to update and maintain curriculum.
List and discuss the 4 principles of John Kellers Model of Motivational Theroy.
ATTENTION: Gain and keep attention to ensure learning.
RELEVANCE: Show relevance to motivate. Students learn more when they see whats in it or them.
CONFIDENCE: Build by setting challenging but achievable goals. show relationship of effort and success. SATISFACTION: Can be inner by completion of task or recongnition by peers and bosses.
Key principles of Applying motivation theory in a training situation
NEEDS AND DRIVES: a need or drive is a lack of somthing desirable or useful that causes a desire for satisfaction. ATTITUDES: Attitudes consist of feelings for or against people, objects, or ideas. ACHIEVEMENTS: a strong desire, aim, a goal or a desired objective.
VALUES: The students values, attitudes, and previous experience affect the nature and amount they learn.
INTERESTS: refers to a persons view of an activity as worthwhile or enjoyable for its own sake.
INCENTIVES: rewards stimulate student motivation.
State the ultimate goal of instruction
The ultimate goal is to cause students to remain motivated beyond the instructors influence and apply what they learned on the job.
State and discuss the six laws of learning
READINESS: states that people can only learn when they are physically and mentally ready.
EXERCISE: stresses that practice makes permenant and perfect.
EFFECT: the emotional reaction of a learner.. more effective when a feeling of satisfaction is resulted.
PRIMACY: states that the first instructional event often creates a strong impression on the learner.
INTESITY: states that if the stimulus is real a change in behavior is more likely to occur.
RECENCY: All things being equal, the things learned last will be best remembered.
State and discuss the 5 ways of learning
IMITATION: student observes behavior then imitates it.
TRIAL AN ERROR: also called discovery learning, learn by doing.
ASSOCIATION: comparring past learning to new learning.
INSIGHT: understanding that the whole is more than just the sum of parts. TRANSFER: the process of applying past learning to new or similar situations
Discuss how motivation affects student learning
Motivation often has as much or more impact than scholastiv ability. students bring different abilities and learning styles to training. motivation often determines whether or not a student achieves course objectives
State and discuss the types of sensory learners
VISUAL: sight is considered the most important sense.
AUDITORY: Hearing is the second most important.
KINESTHETIC: is a blend of all senses
State and discuss the 4 basic learning styles
CONCRETE: they prefer an experienced based approach to learning.
ACTIVE: prefer to learn by being involved with the subject and taking a step by step approach.
REFLECTIVE: like to observe and reflect before drawing a conclusion.
ABSTRACT: prefer a theory based, analytical approach.
Discuss the barriers to effective communication.
Lack of common core experience
Overuse of abstactions
Fear
Environmentals
State and discuss the purpose of an effective communication process
The transmission of thought or ideas through a Sender, Message, Delivery vehicle, Reciever.
Discuss the importance of listening communication skills
Active process of hearing and understanding, which demans concentraion and attention. both instructor and the student have responsibilities in the comms process.
Describe 6 factors that must be considered in planning instructional delivery
Grammer Rate of speech Articulation Inflection Force of voice Pauses
State and discuss the importance of body movement as an important part of successful communication
Body movement reinforces, emphasizes, and clairifies verbally expressed ideas.
State and discuss the characteristics of a good oral question
LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: use simple words, grammer and complete sentances.
USE OF AN INTERROGATIVE: use the interrogatory at the beginning of your question.
CLARITY OF MEANING: Do not use trick phrases. ensure question is being presented in true or intended meaning.
State and discuss the 4 purposes of oral questioning
Focuses attention
Arouses interest in subject matter
Drills students on subject matter
Stimulates students to think
Disscuss the types and purpose of oral questions
MULTIPLE ANSWER: more than one answer.
YES/NO: use to arouse interest
CANVASSING: find out who is already familiar with the subject
LEADING: suggest its own answer
FACTUAL: asks for specific info
THOUGHT PROVOKING: stimulates student to think
State the 5 step questioning technique
ASK PAUSE PICK LISTEN EMPHASIZE CORRECT ANSWER
List and discuss the differnet instructional methods.
LECTURE: Large amounts of info in short time
LECTURE with AUDIOVISUAL: adds video and audio to lecture.
LESSON: most often used in classroom intruction within Navy traning. its interactive.
DEMONSTRATION: basic an often used to teach a skill-type subject.
ROLE-PLAYING: makes students take active role in situation followed by group discussion.
TEAM DIMENSIONAL TRAINING (TDT): enables team members to diagnose and correct their own problems learning from it.
GAMING AND STIMULATION: recent generation of learners use gaming to make decision
State and discuss the three parts of a learning objective
BEHAVIOR: what the students will be able to do as a result of a learning experience. consist of subject/object/verb
CONDITION: aiding and limiting factors imposed upon the student in satisfying the performance requirements of objective from memory.
STANDARD: what degree of proficiency will be required to perform the behavior 100% if not stated in TLO
Discuss the 2 mithods of testing and their importance.
KNOWLEDGE: uses written tests.
PERFORMANCE: measures skill acquisition by having the student demonstrating skill learned.
