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The primary role of the instructor is to:
Focus on the needs and abilities of the students.
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An effective instructor is a sincere person with:
A desire to teach
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An instructor must have subject matter knowledge and:
- Expertise in all specialty areas
- The ability to communicate effectively
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A positive attribute of training is a learner/instructor relationship built on:
Mutual respect and confidence
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The fire service instructor has responsibilities to the fire service, the organization, and to the learners. Which one of the following concerns is primary to all the groups listed above?:
Safety
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“bullying” by an instructor is:
An expression of fear or frustration
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Instructors are expected to know the subject being taught and should:
Possess the ability to transfer that knowledge and experience to others
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A learner/instructor relationship based upon mutual respect, confidence, and rapport is:
Important as a positive attribute for learning
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Humor has a place in the teaching/learning situation, but it should be used:
Appropriately and cautiously
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An attribute of an effective instructor is:
Empathy
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The instructor is constantly being observed by students and the impression made by the instructor will:
Affect student response and learning initiative
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Airing complaints to learners about equipment or facilities usually creates:
Negative impressions
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An accident investigation should be:
Objective and free of personal feelings
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An accident analysis is conducted to achieve all of the following:
- disclose the nature and size of the accident problem
- Identify the need for engineering revisions
- Identify problems in operating procedures/guidelines
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An accident investigator should include identification of all of the following:
- The principal sources of accidents
- Problems in operating procedures
- Unsafe conditions of equipment
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An accident investigation report should document:
Facts
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Analyzing circumstances surrounding accidents can enable an instructor to:
- Identify and locate principle sources of accidents
- Disclose the nature and sixe of accident problems in different operations
- Indicate the need for engineering revisions by identifying unsafe conditions of various types of equipment
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Resources often overlooked by instructors that can be used to reveal safety problems in need of corrective action are:
Records of previous accident investigations
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A fire service instructor should:
- Inform the learners of the concept of safety
- Ensure the learners properly use personal protective equipment
- Stress safety, and ensure that it is the highest priority
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The NFPA standard concerning fire department occupational safety is:
NFPA 1500
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The standard that provides health and safety guidance is:
1500
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Which NFPA standard is for training reports and record keeping:
NFPA 1401
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Which of the following statements is the most correct regarding the legal aspects of records and reports policies:
Records document permanent facts
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The family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 requires that the release of any information from a learner’s record is allowably only:
With permission from the learner
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Which of the following laws restricts access to personal information such as student grades and certifications:
Buckley amendment
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Which of the following types of records or information must be kept confidential:
Individual training records
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Code:
Body of law established either by legislature or administrative agencies
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Factors that prevent the receiver from fully receiving the message and may be created by either internal or external sources is called:
Interference
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____consist of decoding the message and assigning meaning:
Understanding
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The communications process exists between two people who are known as the ____and the____.:
Sender, receiver
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Which of the following purposes of communication focuses to control, direct, or manipulate behavior:
Influencing
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Which of the following could create the perception of a hostile work environment that is a major impediment to successful leadership:
Use of stereotypes
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During the communication process, messages that are transmitted without words:
Nonverbal cues
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Which one of the following persons is designated by NFPA 1403 as the person responsible for igniting the fire in an acquired structure:
The ignition officer
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The best choice of fuels to use in an acquired structure would be:
Fuels that have known burning characteristics and are controllable
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You have been given an assignment to conduct an outside fire extinguisher demonstration. The factor(s) that you can not control is/are:
Weather conditions
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When conducting an outside demonstration, portable training props can include
SCBA mazes and LPG props
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the following is considered a proper format for developing records:
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The primary purpose of collecting training data and analyzing the information is to:
Enhance learning effectiveness
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Training records will do all of the following:
- Identify areas that need more attention
- Document training that has been completed
- Be used in a legal case
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Training records can be maintained in a system:
- If security measures are in place to limit access
- If access is regulated by policy
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Records and reports are necessary to document the results of an organization’s activities, which include:
- Administrative activities
- Training sessions
- Fire and life safety programs
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A____is the written or verbal accounting of events based on facts:
Report
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the following is a benefit of the executive summary:
Provides detailed information
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An executive summary includes:
- A statement of the problem
- Benefits that will result by following the recommendation
- Recommended or suggested action found I the paper or report
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To keep reports simple and concise, organize them into the following parts:
Heading, introduction, body, conclusion
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An executive summary is included at the beginning of all reports that:
Exceed five pages
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Developing a report depends on providing answers to ____ questions that begin with the letter “W”:
5
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When completing a training activity report, which portion os the report would contain the “purpose of the report and time period covered by the report”?:
The introduction
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the following types of reports a level 1 instructor would be responsible for:
- Injury report
- Training activity report
- Course attendance report
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Which of the following information is usually not kept as part of an agency’s training records:
List of members not attending training
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Under the family educational and privacy act of 1974 an individual’s name and ____ cannot be displayed together.:
Grades
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Training records that contain names, grading, and scoring information are subject to the provisions of:
The family education rights and privacy act of 1974
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The least powerful learning channel to the brain is the sense of :
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Cognitive objectives emphasize
Reasoning/analyzing<
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In which learning domain would a statement such as “a firefighter is willing to make in service inspections” occur:
- Cognitive
- Affective<
- Psychomotor
- Terminal
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The domain of learning which emphasizes physical skills is the ____ domain:
Psychomotor<
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The law of ____ states that no one will ever become proficient at any sill without performing the operation:
Exercise<
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Which of the following would not be considered an area of learner frustration
Positive feedback<
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It is the responsibility of a fire service instructor to plan his teaching methods so that ideas are conveyed to the learner:
Through as many of the senses as practical<
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The law of readiness is based upon a principle of learning which states that people learn best when:
They are prepared to learn<
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Learning will always be effective when a feeling of satisfaction, pleasantness, or reward accompanies the learning process. This statement describes the:
Law of effect<
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Repetition is basic to the development of adequate responses best describes the law of:
Exercise<
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An active process that produces a change in behavior as a result of acquiring new information best describes:
Learning<
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Approximately 83 percent of learning is a result of:
Seeing<
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The concept that learning is more effective if a reward is attached illustrates the law of
Effect<
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The highest percentage of learning occurs through:
Seeing<
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Which of the following is not true of adult learners:
Adult learning is very similar to adolescent learning<
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Learning:
Relatively permanent and observable change in a persons behavior
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Education:
Knowledge based learning objectives that are not tied to a specific job
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Training:
Instruction that emphasizes job specific learning objectives and skills based instruction
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Instructors need to use various tools or “triggers” to motivate adult learners. Which one of the following ideas might have the opposite effect on an adult:
- Use peer pressure to motivate the difficult students<
- Expect outstanding performance from the students
- Tell the students why the knowledge they are learning is important
- Praise student achievements in public
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There are ____ levels of psychomotor learning used as the basis for testing skills and abilities.:
Five<
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When training records are kept on a computer, is/are a(n) important issue:
Security<
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Using the L.E.A.S.T. method of progressive discipline in a classroom environment, “T” stands for:
Terminate the student from your class<
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What is the difference between educational level and literacy level:
Literacy level is the ability to read, and educational level is graduation form college.<
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The U.S. government through the Americans with disabilities act divides learning disabilities into three major categories. Which one of the following is not one of those identified categories:
Ability to read due to educational level<
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Motivation is created:
From within the student<
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Coaching will include:
Mastery of the subject being taught<
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Extroverted individuals can be managed by:
Assigning a special project<
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An adult learner becomes motivated when he:
Can identify by “what’s in it for me”<
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It is not advisable to permit gifted learners to:
Work ahead of the rest of the class<
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A shy or timid learner can be helped by:
Encouraging participation when discussion is informal<
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An instructor should give challenging assignments to:
Gifted learners<
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An intensive kind of tutoring given to learners o improve skills in a subject or activity is referred to as:
Coaching<
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A successful technique that has been used to get daydreamers back “on track” is to:
Ask a direct question<
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When a disruptive learner is in a class and the instructor does not seem to be getting through to that learner, the instructor should:
Have the person report to their supervisor<
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A learner who uses a group situation to gain attention is classified as:
A show off<
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The uninterested learner displays little ____ and ____:
Energy, attention<
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An initial method for handling disruptive learners is to:
Counsel them according to guidelines<
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At the beginning of a lesson, you realize that one of your learners is timid. To bring such learners into the group, you should:
Visit during a break to put timid learners more at ease.<
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Coaching includes all of the following:
Providing written directions<
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Which of the following is not considered a primary means of helping learners with learning disabilities:
Teaching to the slowest learning level<
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A goal is:
The intended end result of evaluation<
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When given a topic for instructional delivery, an instructor should determine what materials are needed:
From the lesson plan on the topic<
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During the preparation step, the instructor should:
- Have all handouts copied and ready for class
- Make sure all audio visual equipment works
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Time frame:
Pace of presenting the lesson plan
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Lesson summary:
Conclusion of the lesson to clarify uncertainties
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Prerequisites:
Previous requirements that a student must have mastered to enter a course
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An acronym used to establish the relevance of the topic to the student’s needs is ACID, which stands for Attention, Curiosity, ____ and Desire:
Interest<
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One of the most time consuming parts of preparing for a course is:
Arranging logistical support based on the lesson plan<
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When preparing for a presentation, the instructor I must consider logistical support prior to the class and:
- Logistical time to return material to service after the class
- Classroom time to refill SCBA bottles after use
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You have been assigned to teach a CPR class. You should gather your materials and resources during the ____ step of the four step instructional process:
Preparation
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During the application step in teaching, an opportunity is provided for all of the following:
- Providing learners an opportunity to demonstrate the skill
- An instructor to use a checklist
- Learner evaluation of the instructor
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The introductory components of a lesson plan typically contain:
Learning objectives
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A factor often overlooked during classroom preparation for a scheduled course that can create a distraction for the student is:
Seating arrangements
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In which step of the lesson plan outline are learners motivated to learn:
Preparation
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During which step in a lesson plan is a learner given an opportunity to practice what has been learned:
application
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whether the training is academic or practical, success during the presentation step requires thhorough planning and should:
folow an outline sequence
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During which step in a lesson plan is a learner given an opportunity to practice what has been learned?
- A)preparation
- B)presentation
- C)application
- D)evaluation:
- application
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Wether the training is academic or practical, success during the presentation step requires thorough planning and should
- A)follow an outline sequence
- B)employ only the lecture mode
- C)be delivered in a classroom
- D)always proceed from the known to the unknown:
- follow an outline sequence
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