Week 7: Instructional Strategies for Fact & Concept Learning

1. An iPod, microwave oven, and an interactive TV as computer is an example of abstracting the concept of a "computer."
2. According to Smith & Ragan (2005, p. 172) concrete concepts are known by their physical characteristics, which can be discerned by the five senses
3. A good way to teach concepts is to point out examples and non-examples, and to isolate the critical attributes in examples.
4. In concept learning, an intrinsic attribute is an invariant property of observable thing; a functional relates to how something works and what its use might be; a relational attribute is a quality a concept may possess defined in terms of something else.
5. In declarative knowledge, "labels and names" requires learners to make an indirect link between two elements. – FALSE
6. Example(s) of abstract concept:
• Industrialization
• Bull market
• Profit
• Intellect
• Conscience
• E-learning
7. There are two kinds of concept – Concrete and Abstract
8. The three ways to teach factual information are:
• Organizing
• Linking
• Elaborating
9. According to Smith & Ragan (2005), there are three strands of declarative knowledge. These are:
• Labels and names
• Facts and list
• Organized discourse
10. Fact learning is also known as:
• Declarative knowledge
• Verbal information
• “Knowing that”
• Factual information