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The end product looks much like the branches “leader.” The word has come to refer to the art,
coming off the trunk of a tree. science, and profession of educating children and
serves as a model for many elementary through
Mnemonics are memory devices or tools to aid in
secondary schools in the United States and in
the retention and recall of information. The word
other countries.
comes from the ancient Greek goddess Mnemosyne,
meaning “mindful.” Parietal lobe of the brain is located on the top
rear area of the cerebrum and works to receive
Neurolinguistic programming (NLP) was devel-
and process language and higher sensory data.
oped by John Grinder and Richard Bandler and
comes from three terms—neuro (refers to the Rapport building refers to actions, language, or
neurological system), linguistic (the way people behavior that is used to establish a psychological
use language), and programming (a coding system bond with others in an effort to gain cooperation
for experiences). It involves the study of conscious or friendship.
and unconscious human processes that enable Reality-oriented performance experiential system
people to do what they do. (ROPES) is a form of active training that can in-
corporate elements of individual as well as team
Nonverbal cues or signals are communication
activity. The goal of the training is to offer personal
messages sent through movements and gestures
and team challenge that involves such skills as
of body parts such as the head, face, shoulders,
interpersonal communication, teamwork, time
hands, arms, legs, and feet. Cues can also be sent
and resource management, creativity, strategic
through grooming, dress, and the types of acces-
planning, goal setting, problem-solving, and deci-
sories and possessions one has (e.g., clothes,
sion-making. Activities typically include the use
jewelry, furniture, office space and location, and
of various materials such as boards, cinder blocks,
personal belongings).
bricks, logs, rope, and toys. There are high as well
Occipital Lobe of the brain is located in the rear as low elements (obstacles) that must be overcome
middle section of the cerebrum and has primary during the activity.
responsibility for vision.
Return on investment (ROI) is a phrase that
Operant conditioning is used by behavioral scien- relates to showing a valid gain from time, effort,
tists who manipulate environmental and other money, energy, or other valuable commodity used
factors to observe and measure the behavioral in a given learning situation.
effects on a study subject. Ivan Pavlov with his
Revelation technique refers to the practice of
studies on dog salivation is one of the noted
revealing one point or line of text on a flip chart
proponents of the process.
page, transparency, or slide at a time. This is done
Optical illusions are pictures or images that play on flip charts by pulling the bottom of the page up
tricks on the eyes and distort perception. toward the top and using a strip of tape to hold it
in place so that participants see only a single point
Osmanthus is a flower that is native to China. It
or line of text. When ready to go to the next point,
is valued for its fruity-floral apricot aroma and is
the paper edge is detached, moved down one line,
used in tea and other Far East beverages.
and reattached. On a transparency, coverage is
Paradigms are the way a person views the world. done with a blank sheet of paper placed under the
People have differing perspectives based on previ- transparency and moved downwards as points are
ous experiences, education, role models, personal discussed. On a computer slide, one line of text at
environments, values, beliefs, and many other a time is brought into the image.
functions.
Rewards are anything viewed as valuable or pre-
Pedagogy is the term derived from the Greek dictable, and that are used to encourage behavior
words paid, meaning “child” and agogus meaning change.