Florida Fire Instructor 1 – Flashcards
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Roles of an Instructor
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Administrator, Counselor/Adviser, Disciplinarian/Coach, evaluator, Facilitator, Mentor, Presenter, Representative/Ambassador, Role Model, Supervisor
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What are the different types of feed back?
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Positive, Contructive, and Corrective Feedback
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How do you deal with a difficult student?
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LEAST- Leave alone, Eye contact, Action steps, Stops the class, Terminate.
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How to deliver discipline in the classroom?
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A Reminder, A verbal reprimand, counseling session, removal of privileges, written warning, suspension , and removal.
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Qualities of a good instructor
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Well Prepared, Enthusiastic, Cares, Positive feedback, Talks with students not to or above them.
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Good Behavior begins with?
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Strict (fair) rules and regulations
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Illegal activity or threaten others require?
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Immediate removal.
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Define- andragogy
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process of learning focused on adults, how to teach them, the strutre of the learning experience, etc.
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Characteristics of an adult learner
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Self Directed learners- learn to achieve goal
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body language?
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unspoke messege and body language is 65% of communictation
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Discribe how to conduct a facilitated class.
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Ensure that student groups are staying on track. Keep on topic,
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Four teaching modes
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Expository, Inquiry, Demonstration, and Activity
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Expository?
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Lecture, videos, explanation,
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Inquary?
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Asking questions, discusion
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Demonstration?
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Experiments, Exhibits, games
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Activity Mode?
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Role playing, Projects
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10%
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READ
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20%
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HEAR
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30%
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See
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40%
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See and HEAR
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70%
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SAY
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90%
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SAY and DO
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Millenium, Gen Yer
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0-20, independence, global concern,health conscious, cyberliterate.Continuous learning is a way of life
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Gen Xer
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20-40, techno savvy, diverse,independent, skeptical, entrepreneurial. The more they learn, the more they stay.
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Baby Boomer
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40-50, idealistic, competitive, question athority, "ME" generation. Train'em too much and they leave.
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Traditionalists
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60-70,patriotic, loyal,fiscally conservative, faith. I learned it the hard way: you can, too.
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Learning should?
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Creat a lasting change in behavior, Result from practice or experience
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Edward Thorndike (S-R)
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learning is the result of the individual forming an association between Stimuli and Responses.
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Thondikes three primary laws
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Law of effect, Law of readiness, Law of exercise
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What type of setup of a training facility is the first impression that participants will have as they begin their session?
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Physical setup
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When greeting participants, how many minutes prior to the start of the program?
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15 minutes
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What is one of the first steps in gaining leadership of the group?
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Group norms
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It is important to let students know what before starting their training?
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Course outline, the schedule, where the bathroom is and what's expected in the activities
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A potential solution to a participant who monopolizes discussions would be to do what?
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Small groups, summarizing the student viewpoint, ask others for their input and ask student to wait until the break to ask questions What
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What is one way to minimize private conversations?
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Ask the talking student a question
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One way of managing a disagreeable student is to summarize their viewpoint and?
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Ask others for their viewpoints and opinions
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If the problem behavior is repetitive or affects the entire training program, then an instructor should what?
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Intervene
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To effectively gain leadership of the training group, its important to keep in mind what two keys to establishing an d maintaining control?
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Prevention and Intervention
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When should you aim your immediate concerns of the listeners?
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Your initial remarks
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Research shows what percentage of what you say impacts your presentation?
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7%
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What percentage of your presentation stems from how you present yourself vocally, facially and postural?
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93%
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One way to handle a question that you don't know the answer to is?
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Present the question to the group to find the answer
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How long does it take during your training, for participants to decide how they perceive you and what role they expect to play during class?
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30 minutes
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One way to lose a grip on your leadership (control of the group) is to lose control of what?
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Time
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An effective way to reach a participant who is hostile or withdrawn is to?
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Connect on a personal level
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Setting positive group norms through what can go a long way toward preventing negative situations from arising within your training program?
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Opening exercise
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What is the key to handling problem behavior?
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Not to take it personally
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What is the 6-6 rule?
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No more than 6 lines per slide and 6 words per line
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How can you alleviate instructor boredom?
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Have flexible lesson plans, focus on participants, observe other instructors in the same course and not maintaining same locations
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Body language conveys between what percentages of the message?
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65-93%
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What are the three evaluation at the learning level?
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Oral, written and skills
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Formative evaluations includes what?
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ongoing, conducted throughout the course and to change or adapt program accordingly
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Good behavior begins with what?
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strict rules and regulations
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It is best for chairs/tables to not be what, in order for them to be rearrange if necessary?
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Not be locked down
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KirkPatricks' 4 levels in evaluations are?
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Reaction, Learning, Transfer and Results
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Media is a good way to smoothly do what?
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Transition to next topic
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Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) is used for what?
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Assess and categorize learning style
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When using media, make sure you provide what?
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Proper lighting for note taking
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What is the best way to avoid behavior issues in the classroom?
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Anticipating the behavior and preventing the behavior
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What does it mean to facilitate
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Make easier
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Visual aids are used to?
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Emphasize, organize and clarify
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What are some examples of visual learners?
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Videos, slides and models
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What is a trait of a good instructor?
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Genuinely caring about the student
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What is not part of the physical to facilitate a classroom?
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Qualified instructor
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What not to worry about while using Power Point?
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60/40 words to blank space method
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Where should you address a problem student
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In private
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What should you do when giving corrective feedback?
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Be descriptive
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When differences of opinions surface, it is your job as an instructor to do what?
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Mediate
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What is key when speaking to the class?
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Maintain eye contact
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What is NFPA 1041?
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Fire Instructor Professional Qualifications
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What KirkPatricks' level is employed at work?
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Transfer
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What KirkPatricks' level is the hardest
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Results
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What KirkPatricks' level is first?
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Reaction
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Which level of KirkPatricks' is most used?
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Reaction
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Which KirkPatricks' level is last?
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Results
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Which KirkPatricks' level is seen at work?
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Transfer
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What are the 4 elements that needs to be proven in order to be considered negligent?
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Duty to act, Breach of duty, Injury and Cause (causation)
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Probably the most common seating arrangement in the world is?
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Horseshoe
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Which of the following is not a step to increasing receptivity to your leadership?
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Encourage agreement
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Although the actual design of your presentation may vary widely from one course to the next, what principles apply to all presentations regardless of content or structure?
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Organizational
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A presenter must avoid what type of terms that might confuse people or prevent your overall message from being understood?
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Unfamiliar
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Mixing groups of students will allow what?
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Allow for a broad range of opinions
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When promoting team learning, the first consideration is what?
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Size and composition
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Which one of the following is not one of the four tips for making sure that the group understands your directions?
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List important terms
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When a program is about to conclude, participants are often reluctant to ask questions or express concerns because they may appear to be what?
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Delaying the program end
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What type of information should be provided prior to an explanation?
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Preview
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You should pause during your presentation partly because most people only take notes at a speed of what?
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20 words per minute
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Most trainers speak at about how many words per minute?
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100 to 200
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Students retain what percentage of what is said to them in the first ten minutes?
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70%
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Participants should be given a chance every what minutes to internalize what they have been hearing?
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8 minutes
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Kinesthetic learners learn mainly by what involvement in activity?
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Direct
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Active training is not a bunch of what?
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Fun and games
