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Glossary of Terms

Accelerated learning uses a wide variety of experi- adults have previous learning, knowledge, and
ential learning activities, such as role-plays, games, skills that can be tapped and incorporated into
metaphors, music, props, and images that appeal their learning experiences.
to all five learner senses.
Baby boomers is a term that has been applied to
Active learning describes training in which partici- people born between 1946 and 1964.
pants put forth much of the effort to make learning
Behavior modification is a process used by trainers
occur. It is brain based, energized, engaging, chal-
to help maximize learning. It involves setting meas-
lenging, and fun.
urable learning objectives, demonstrating or other-
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is U.S. wise modeling desired behavior, having the learner
Federal legislation that guarantees people with attempt to exhibit desired behavior, and providing
actual or perceived disabilities, and those with a feedback throughout training on progress toward
history of impairment, equal access to the work- meeting the objectives.
place, including training and professional develop- Body language is a term applied to nonverbal
ment opportunities. communication cues involving gestures, facial
expressions, and body movements.
Amygdala is one of the components of the mid-
brain or limbic area of the human brain. Among Borders are boundaries used around page text, or
other things, it functions to help link emotions the edge of flip charts, transparencies, or slides.
with memory and helps control blood circulation, They are either solid lines or can be made up of a
breathing, and other automatic body functions. series of graphic images (e.g., balloons or smiling
faces) repeated in a border pattern.
Analogy is an inference relating one thing to some-
thing similar for the purpose of making a point or Brain-based learning is a term applied to the
showing someone that he or she already has a base theory incorporating research on the human brain;
knowledge of a concept or idea. its implications on education and training; and
creative strategies to enhance acquisition, reten-
Andragogy is a term used by Malcolm Knowles,
tion, and recall of information.
sometimes known the “father of adult learning.”
This theory of learning suggests that adults learn BrainGym refers to a series of activities used in
and process information differently from children; training and education to physically stimulate
therefore content and activities should be designed learners. Such movements causes enhanced mental
to address their specific needs. For example, chil- activity and processing of information. The term
dren are viewed as blank slates to be written upon derives from a book written by P.E. and G.E.
or taught from a level of no knowledge, whereas Dennison.

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