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(M) L1: Adult Learning (Part 1) Flashcards

1
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The “Adult Learning Theory” is also known as?

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Andragogy

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Who introduced Andragogy/Adult Learning Theory?

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Malcolm Knowles

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This term means “teaching of adults”:
- art and science of helping adults to learn
- intentional and professionally guided activity that changes an adult

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Andragogy

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This term means “teaching of children”

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Pedagogy

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T or F: Andragogy can be done even without professional help

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False (it must be done intentionally and professionally)

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T or F: Andragogy is only important in educational institutions/classes

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False (also in business and management)

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T or F: Andragogy makes our economy deteriorate

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False (grow and develop)

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Andragogy ensures that the adults’ ______ will develop a love of learning and take full advantage of education

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Children

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T or F: Andragogy encourages active participation in their communities and civil society

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True

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T or F: Adult learning is independent from society

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False (includes society)

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If creativity is a skill, what is its value?

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Creativeness

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12
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If creativeness is a value, what is the actual skill called?

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Creativity

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T or F: Adults are autonomous and self-directed

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True

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14
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Autonomous means what?

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Self-governance/governing oneself

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Self-directed means what?

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Directing oneself

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T or F: Adults are not goal-oriented

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False (they are)

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What can exist under goals?

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Objectives

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T or F: Adults are impractical

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False (practical)

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Knowle’s 4 Principles of Andragogy:

  • they need to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their own instruction
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Involved Adult Learners (1)

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Knowle’s 4 Principles of Andragogy:

  • experience provides a basis for learning activities
  • they are able to identify mistakes which will help them in finding solutions
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Adult Learner’s Experience (2)

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Knowle’s 4 Principles of Andragogy:

  • they are most interested in topics that have immediate relevance and impact to their jobs or personal life
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Relevance & Impact to Learners’ Lives (3)

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Knowle’s 4 Principles of Andragogy:

  • Adult learning is centered on this rather than being content-oriented
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Problem-centered (4)

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T or F: Identifying the best solution to a problem comes after taking action

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False (before)

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Adult Educational Theories:
- Senses are used in learning for change to occur
- Applied by including all senses, using media, and various techniques

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Sensory Stimulation Theory

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Adult Educational Theories:
- Teaches the brain how to think critically and solve problems as they must be developed
- Applied by hands-on problem solving activities

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Cognitive Theory

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Adult Educational Theories:
- Based on behavioral psychology (stimulus and response)
- Applied by providing opportunities to observe a participant’s response, then provide reinforcement

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Reinforcement Theory

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27
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Adult Educational Theories:
- Emphasis on the learner’s involvement and their relationship with the instructor
- Applied by providing a comfortable atmosphere to encourage instructor-learner interaction

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Facilitation

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T or F: In Facilitation, the student acts as a facilitator/moderator

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False (teacher)

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T or F: In Andragogy, objectives must be explained upfront and immediately during training/workshops

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True

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30
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This element of adult learning was coined by Stephen Lieb in 1991

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Motivation

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31
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- making new friends
- building friendships
- forming associations

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Social Relationships (1)

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32
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What is the value of friendship?

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Friendliness

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33
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- complying with instructions from someone else
- fulfill the expectations/recommendations of someone with formal authority

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External Expectations (2)

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34
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- to improve the ability to serve mankind
- to prepare for community service
- to improve participation in community work

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Social Welfare (3)

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35
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Community services in school settings are called as?

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Community Extension Programs

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36
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- to achieve higher job status
- to secure professional advancement
- done by attending seminars, webinars, and workshops

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Personal Advancement (4)

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37
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What 2 organizations give CPD points to medical technologists in the Philippines?

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PAMET and PASMETH

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38
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) was called before as what?

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Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

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39
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- to relieve boredom
- provides a break between the home to work routine
- provides contrast to other details of life

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Escape/Simulation (5)

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40
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Factor in Motivation for Andragogy:
- to learn for the sake of learning
- seeking knowledge for its own sake
- to satisfy an inquiring mind

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Cognitive Interest (6)

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41
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T or F: Cognitive is always being referred to as “intellect”

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False (knowledge)

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42
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This element in adult learning refers to how they respond to these stimuli

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Reinforcements

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43
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T or F: Adults don’t need reinforcement because they are self-directed

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False (they need it; it heightens their interest in learning)

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T or F: Reinforcement allows facilitators to encourage correct modes of behavior and performance

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True

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45
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T or F: Behaviors and performances of the learners to reinforcement must be observable to the facilitator

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True

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These are needed when learners are trying to change behaviors (old practices)

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Positive and Negative Reinforcement

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47
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Refers to offering something that encourages good behavior

Ex: A potential raise with the learning of a new skill

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Positive Reinforcement

48
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Refers to removing a negative outcome/stimulus in order to strengthen response

Ex: Removing a negative factor that causes an employee to be chronically late

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Negative Reinforcement

49
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T or F: Negative reinforcement is the same with punishment

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False (not)

50
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Who described negative reinforcement in their Operant Conditioning Theory?

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B.F Skinner

51
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T or F: Negative reinforcement is more effective than positive reinforcement

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True

52
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T or F: In order for retention to work, the brand must be complex in order to challenge the learners and encourage critical thinking

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False (must be simple; should be understandable)

53
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Refers to putting into practice what has been learned in real-world situations

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Transference

54
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T or F: Merely studying the information does not warrant a direct attempt in solving related problems

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False (it encourages practical application)

55
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The transfer of learning is the result of what?

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Training

56
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Transference is most likely to occur in the following situations: A, S, D, and C

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  • Association
  • Similarity
  • Degree of Original Learning
  • Critical Attribute Element
57
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In transference, this is what one thinks if there’s a relation with their past and present work

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Similarity

58
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Behaviorism Theory was introduced by who?

+ He is aka the Father of Behaviorist Theory

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John Broadus Watson

59
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Watson’s work was inspired by whose classical conditioning theory?

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Pavlov (dog’s digestive system experiment)

60
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This theory believes that all individual behavior differences were due to different learning experiences

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Behaviorism Theory (Watson)

61
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T or F: Watson agreed and implemented mentalistic concepts in his Behavioral Theory

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False (he opposed it)

62
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What did Watson use to explain learning?

Clue: A state of being in direct contact; next to each other and usually similar

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Contiguity

63
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T or F: Watson regarded emotion as another example of operant conditioning

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False (classical)

64
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T or F: Watson rejected the notion of individual differences

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True

65
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T or F: Watson only ever experimented on animals

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False (he only started off with animals but moved on to human experimentation later on)

66
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T or F: Watson wanted to condition and control human emotions

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True

67
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Watson’s theory was more concerned with: stimuli or response?

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Stimuli

68
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Behaviorism theory is also known as?

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Learning Through Stimulus Substitution (ex: Pavlov’s dogs)

69
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T or F: The stimulus is provided by the student while the professor provides the response

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False (reverse)

70
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Theories of Learning (behavioristic):
- associates an involuntary response to a stimulus

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Classical Conditioning

71
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Theories of Learning:
- associates a voluntary behavior and a consequence

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Operant Conditioning

72
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T or F: In classical conditioning, a reward is given (incentives) while operant conditioning has none

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False (reverse)

73
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Theories of Learning:
- acquisition of knowledge and skills (explains how the mind works)
- stimulus to cognitive processes to response
- based on Jean Piaget’s work

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Cognitive Learning

74
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Who rejected the idea that learners are passive and that they only react to stimuli in the environment

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Jean Piaget

75
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Theories of Learning:
- learning outside/in the community
- new behaviors can be acquired by observing and imitating others

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Social Learning

76
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T or F: Social learning only comes from the imitation of others’ behaviors to stimuli

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False (it can come from the observation of rewards/punishments)

77
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This process refers to the observation of rewards and punishments in social learning

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Vicarious Reinforcement

78
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Theories of Learning:
- has a broader theoretical scope than social learning
- conceptualizes humans as capable of shaping their environment and to self-regulate

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Social cognitive theory

79
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T or F: Social learning has a broader theoretical scope than social cognitive theory

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False (reverse)

80
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Rewarded behaviors tend to be _____, that’s why positive reinforcement is important

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Repeated

81
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T or F: Repetitions without reinforcement are still effective

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False

82
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T or F: Threats and punishments are always detrimental to the learner

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False (depends on the learner)

83
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Rewards must be _____ in order to achieve effectiveness quickly

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Immediate

84
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T or F: The progress of the learner depends on the level that is set to achieve

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True

85
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T or F: “Getting by” decreases motivation

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False (increases)

86
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Forgetting proceeds rapidly initially, then overtime it would gradually ______

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Decrease

87
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T or F: Recalling immediately after learning the concept increases the chance of forgetting it

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False (decreases)

88
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T or F: Recalling is more effective then re-reading

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True (recalling is active while re-reading is passive)

89
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T or F: Presenting a concept in many ways encourages application in unique situations

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True

90
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T or F: Too much frustration motivates the student to be rational and determined

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False (prevents)

91
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T or F: Learners must never be compelled to act out their rage

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False (allow them)

92
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T or F: Some school subjects should be marked as more superior than others in reinforcing mental powers

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False (no subjects should be superior to others)

93
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T or F: Information is most likely to be remembered if it was learned in an environment it will be used for in terms of practical applications

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True (e.g. simulations)

94
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T or F: People remember new information that goes against their previous attitudes better than those that agree with it

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False (remember those that agree better)

95
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T or F: Adults need to know the relevance of the information before learning it

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True

96
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What does KSA mean?

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  • Knowledge (cognitive)
  • Skills (psychomotor)
  • Abilities/Attitudes (affective)
97
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T or F: Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning is ranked from most complex (bottom) to least complex (top)

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False (reverse)

98
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- a general response like that of a dog
- sits at the bottom of the hierarchy

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Signal Learning

99
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- a precise response to a distinct stimulus

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Stimulus-Response Learning

100
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- a chain of two or more stimulus-response connections are acquired

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Chaining

101
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- the learning of verbal chains

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Verbal association

102
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- ability to make different responses to similar stimuli

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Discrimination learning

103
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- common response to a class of stimuli

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Concept of Learning

104
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- learning a chain of two or more concepts

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Rule Learning

105
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Robert Gagne’s Hierarchy of Learning:
- it requires higher order thinking skills (introduced by Dr. Bloom)

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Problem Solving

106
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T or F: The teacher should let the student define the problem/goal all by themselves

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False (help them)

107
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Refers to remembering important rules through questioning or asking

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Inquiry

108
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Refers to remembering important rules through recommendations

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Suggestions

109
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Refers to remembering important rules through practical applications such as return demos

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Demonstration

110
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T or F: Students differ in concept distinctiveness

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True

111
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T or F: Students differ in their ability to combine rules into hypotheses and applying specific solutions to them

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True

112
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These differences account for why some students solve problems easier than others

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Intellectual and creativity differences (not all people have the same abilities)

113
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5 Categories of Learning Outcomes by Gagne:
- problem solving, discriminations, concepts, and principles

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Intellectual Skills

114
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5 Categories of Learning Outcomes by Gagne:
- metacognition for problem solving and thinking

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Cognitive Strategy

115
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5 Categories of Learning Outcomes by Gagne:
- facts of knowledge
- acquired when listening to a lecture

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Verbal information

116
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5 Categories of Learning Outcomes by Gagne:
- actions that someone chooses to complete

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Attitude

117
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5 Categories of Learning Outcomes by Gagne:
- refers to behavioral physical skills

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Motor Skills

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