Glossary of terms used on this site
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cognitive Load Theory |
This theory describes learning structures (schemas). Intrinsic cognitive load is associated with task difficulty, while extraneous cognitive load is associated to task presentation. The theory states that if both intrinsic cognitive load and extraneous cognitive load are high, then problem solving will either fail or be extreamly difficult. The idea is to lower or modifying the task presentation to a lower level in order to facilitate problem solving. |
| Cognitivists |
Believe that learning occurs when learners are able to add new concepts and ideas to their cognitive structure by recognizing a relationship between something they already know and what they are learning. The focus of cognitivists is on the inputs of the learning process. Cognitive theorists emphasize internal processes and knowledge representations which are impossible to observe directly, but which are inferred. |
| Collaborative Learning |
A more radical departure from "cooperative learning". It involves learners working together in small groups to develop their own answer through interaction and reaching consensus, but not necessarily a known answer. Monitoring the groups or correcting "wrong" impressions is not the role of the trainer since there is no authority on what the answer should be. |
| Collective Task |
A task that requires more than one individual to complete with each individual performing a discreet part of the collective task. |
| Common Learning Objective |
A learning objective written for a task element (supporting skill or knowledge) that is common to two or more tasks. |
| Community |
Community can be used in a number of ways to apply to almost any group of individuals. It is often used to describe a geographic group whose members engage in some face-to-face interaction. The term community can also be used in a more meaningful sense to emphasize the common bonds and beliefs that hold people together. |
| Community development |
Community members working together to achieve long-term benefits for the community and an overall stronger sense of community. Effective development has four important characteristics: a) It is predicated upon the importance of social and economic institutions in the lives of community members. b) It is planned and achieved with representation, input, and guidance from a cross-section of community members. c) It builds efficient, self-sustaining, locally controlled initiatives to address social and economic issues in the community. d) It promotes the economic self-reliance of community members and of the community as a whole. |
| Competency |
(1) Areas of personal capability that enable people to perform successfully in their jobs by completing task effectively. A competency can be knowledge, attitudes, skills, values, or personal values. Competency can be acquired through talent, experience, or training. (2) Competency comprises the specification of knowledge and skill and the application of that knowledge and skill to the standard of performance required in employment. |
| Competency-based Instruction |
Instruction that is organized around a set of learning objectives based upon the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to perform a set of skills called competencies. Evaluation of student success is based on competent performance of the skills. Normative measurement is specifically excluded from competency-based instruction. |
| Compilation |
A learning process in which learners embed declarative knowledge in highly domain specific rules or productions. |
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