Instructional Design & Teaching Methodologies Flashcards
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Which concept refers to the sequential ordering of instructional content from simple to complex to support learning scaffolding?
Answer: Scope and sequence
Scope and sequence defines what content will be taught (scope) and the order in which it will be presented (sequence) to build complexity gradually.
A CHE trainer uses a branching scenario in an LMS where learners make decisions and see realistic consequences. This technique is best described as:
Answer: Adaptive simulation
Adaptive simulation uses branching decision trees to mirror real-world consequences, giving learners practice in a safe, consequence-driven environment.
Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction begins with which event to prepare learners for new content?
Answer: Gaining attention
Gagné's first event is Gaining Attention, ensuring learners are alert and receptive before new instruction begins.
Which approach to curriculum design starts with identifying desired outcomes before planning instruction and assessments?
Answer: Backward design
Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) starts with desired end results, then determines acceptable evidence, and finally plans learning activities.
An instructor providing corrective comments on a student's service script draft before the final submission is applying which feedback principle?
Answer: Feed-forward feedback
Feed-forward feedback offers actionable guidance aimed at improving future performance rather than simply judging past work.
Mastery learning in hospitality education requires students to demonstrate competency at what level before advancing to the next unit?
Answer: A predetermined criterion (typically 80–90%)
Mastery learning sets a specific performance threshold (commonly 80–90%) that each learner must reach before progressing to new content.
Which term describes the unintended lessons students learn from the classroom environment, instructor behavior, and institutional culture?
Answer: Hidden curriculum
The hidden curriculum refers to implicit values, norms, and expectations conveyed through the educational environment beyond the formal course content.