Learning and Performance Glossary

gaming

A technique in which the student is presented situations involving choice and risks. The choices and the consequences resemble real-life situations, and the players are reinforced for various decisions. Gaming is typically an enjoyable learning method for the student.

generalizations

Responding in the same manner to several different stimuli.

Gestalt

Study of human learning where understanding is based upon insight.

Grok

To reach total understanding of a subject. From Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.

group-paced instruction (lockstep)

Students progress as a group at a rate equal to that of the slowest student. There is no fixed minimum time for a unit.

group trial

Tryout of a training course on a representative sample of the target population to gather data on the effectiveness of instruction in regard to error rates, criterion test performance, and time to complete the course.

guidance package

A complete self-instructional package that guides the learner through various methods and media to achieve specific learning objectives and directs the learner activities in the performance of a task.

guided discussion method

A learning experience in which students participate in an instructor-controlled, interactive process of sharing information and experiences related to achieving an instructional objective.