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Teaching Strategies

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1. Evidence that is not generated from research but is appropriate for use when - for example - it is derived from a systematically conducted experiment.






2. Thoughts - attitudes - and beliefs that reflect the social needs and desires of an individual or ethno cultural group.






3. A type of model that uses analogy to explain something by comparing it to something else.






4. Systematic assessment of the degree to which individuals have learned or objectives have been met as a result of education intervention.






5. Intended outcomes of the educational process that are action oriented rather than content oriented and learner centered rather than teacher centered.






6. Devices such as the computer - that allow people who are unable to speak or whose speech is difficult to understand to be able to communicate with others - which has added a whole new dimension and quality to their lives.






7. One of three classifications of instructional settings - in which the delivery of health care is the primary or sole function of an institution - organization - or agency. Examples: hospitals - visiting nurse associations - public health departments






8. A flexible telecommunications method of instruction using video or computer technology to transmit live - online - or taped messages directly between the instructor and the learner - who are separated from one another by time and/or location.






9. A general category of learning disability that refers to the process of receiving and recording information in the brain - which includes visual - auditory - perceptual - and integrative processing such as dyslexia and short and long term memory diso






10. One of the newest forms of online communication - also known as web logs or web diaries - is an increasingly popular mechanism for individuals to share information and/or experiences about a given topic that include images - media objects - and links






11. One of three domains in the taxonomy of behavioral objectives which is concerned with the physical activities of the body - such as coordination - reaction time - and muscular control - related to the acquisition of a skill or task.






12. A method of instruction used by a teacher to provide or design teaching materials and activities that guide the learner in independently achieving the objectives of learning.






13. The observed differences between the sexes in personality and affective behaviors thought to be largely determined by culture - but to some extent is a result of interaction between environment and heredity.






14. Interacting with others who represent different cultures from one's own culture.






15. The ability of adults to read - write - and comprehend information between the fifth- and the eight-grade level of difficulty. Aka marginally literate






16. The gap between those individuals who have access to information technology resources and those who do not.






17. A comparison between the sexes as to how males and females act - react - and perform in situations affecting every sphere of life as a result of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.






18. A mutually agreed-on specific plan of action between the learner and educator clearly defining the specific behavioral objectives and predetermined goal to be achieved as a result of instruction.






19. One of three classifications of institutional settings - in which healthcare-related services are offered as a complementary function of a quasi-health agency. Examples: American heart association - American cancer society - etc.






20. A disorder that manifests itself during the developmental period when a child demonstrates subaverage general intellectual functioning with concurrent deficits in adaptive behaviors. Sometimes referred to as mental retardation or developmental delay.






21. Evidence derived from practice rather than from research - such as the results of a systematically conducted evaluation - clients' responses to care delivered on the basis of clinical expertise - or a systematically conducted quality improvement proj






22. Evidence derived from research that is generalizable beyond a particular study setting or sample.






23. The values and behaviors every human group assigns to its conventions - which arise out of its own historical background and can only be accurately interpreted and understood in the light of that group's cultural worldview.






24. The willingness of a person emigrating to a new culture to gradually adopt and incorporate the characteristics of the prevailing culture.






25. A discipline that analyzes consumers' needs for information - studies and implements methods of making information accessible to consumers - and models and integrates consumer preferences into medical information systems






26. The use of self as a role model often overlooked as an instructional method - whereby the learner acquires new behaviors and social roles by identification with the role model.






27. A complete loss or a reduction in sensitivity to sounds by persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.






28. Intended outcomes of the educational process that are in reference to an aspect of a program or a total program of study that are content oriented and teacher centered.






29. The ability of adults to read - understand - and interpret information written at the eighth grade level or above. An umbrella term used to describe socially required and expected reading and writing abilities; the relative ability of persons to use






30. The level of reading difficulty at which printed teaching tools are written. A measure of those elements in a given text of printed material that influence with what degree of success a group of readers will be able to read and understand the informa






31. An absence or impairment of the ability to comprehend What is read or heard due to a dysfunction in the Wernicke's area of the brain which controls sensory abilities. The person is unable to understand the significance of the spoken word and is unabl






32. A form of hierarchical classification of cognitive - affective - and psychomotor domains of behaviors according to their degree or level or complexity.






33. A record of an individual's improvement in psychomotor skill development made by measuring his or her ability at different stages during a specific time period - which includes 6 stages: negligible progress - increasing gains - plateau - renewed gain






34. The process of assessing outcomes or effects of an educational activity that extend beyond the activity itself to address organizational and/or societal effects.






35. A method of teaching whereby learners get together to exchange information - feelings - and opinions with one another and with the teacher.






36. A disorder of children with prominent attention difficulties as demonstrated by inattention and impulsivity that are signs of developmentally inappropriate behavior.






37. One of the three domains in the taxonomy of behavioral objectives; deals with the attitudes - values - and beliefs.






38. A computer network of information servers around the world that are connected to the Internet; it is technology-based educational resource that was created as a virtual space for the display of information.






39. A type of model that conveys a message to the learner through the use of abstract constructs - like words that stand for the real thing. Cartoons and printed materials are examples of symbolic forms of a message.






40. The ability to write and read - understand - and interpret information written at the eighth-grade level or above.






41. A method of instruction by which learners participate in an unrehearsed dramatization - acting out an assigned part of a character as they think the character would act in reality.






42. A concept in which the belief is held that one's own culture is superior and all other cultures are less sophisticated.






43. Includes all the activities and interactions that enable individuals with a disability to develop new abilities to achieve their maximum potential.






44. The process of becoming sensitive to the interactions with other cultural groups by examining one's biases and prejudices toward others of another culture or ethnic background.






45. A systematic and continuous process by which the significance of something is judged; the process of collecting and using information to determine what has been accomplished and how well it has been accomplished to guide decision making.






46. Scientific inquiry applied to a specific program or activity to determine processes - outcomes - and/or their relationship






47. The degree to which individuals understand what they have read or heard; the ability to grasp the meaning of a verbal or nonverbal message.






48. A category of instructional materials that depict realism - such as dimensionality. Examples: photographs - drawings - audiotapes. They depend on imagination to fill in the gaps and offer the learner experiences that simulate reality.






49. The ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of another person's culture and accept and respect cultural differences by adapting interventions to be congruent with that specific culture when delivering care.






50. The most concrete form of stimuli that can be used to deliver information. A real person or a model being used to demonstrate a procedure such as breast self-examination.