UTAH COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTOR 2023

Learning Style

An individual's preferred method of thinking, understanding, and processing information.

Four Steps to Learning

Desire, Input & Environment, Assimilation, Repetition

Verbal/Linguistic Intelligence

The ability to communicate through language, which includes listening, reading, writing, and speaking

Visual/Spatial Intelligence

The ability to understand spatial relationships and comprehend and create images

Logical/Mathematical Intelligence

The ability to understand logical reasoning and problem solving in areas such as math, science, sequences, and patterns

Intrapersonal Intelligence

The ability to understand one's own behavior and feelings

Bodily/Kinesthetic Intelligence

The ability to use the physical body skillfully to solve problems, create products, or present ideas and emotions, as well as take in knowledge through bodily sensations such as coordination or working with the hands

Interpersonal Intelligence

The ability to relate to others, noticing their moods, motivations, and feelings

Musical/Rhythmic Intelligence

The ability to comprehend and/or create meaningful musical sounds

Naturalist Intelligence

The ability to make consequential distinctions in the natural world and to use this ability productively such as in farming or biological sciences

Authority

An individual cited or appealed to as an expert; the power to influence or command thought, opinion, and behavior

Ethics

The moral principals by which we live and work

Initiative

The power, ability, or instinct to begin and/or follow through with a plan or task

Study Group

A group of like minded students who get together to share notes, questioning, discussions, and so forth to prepare for each class or test

Deductive Resoning

This process allows learners to reach a probable conclusion by employing logical reasoning

Characterizations

Used in the classroom by the educator to allow the learners to translate the content of the lesson into personage

Mind Mapping

Creates a free-flowing, graphic organizing system to outline material or information

Mnemonics

Any aid that is used to assist the learners memory

Peer Coaching

A method that provides for one-on-one personalized instruction that can increase learning results by allowing learners to set their own pace and receive individualized feedback on a regular basis

Visualization

The process by which the mind translates the content of a lesson into visual imagery

Window Paning

The process of transferring key elements, points, or steps in a lesson to visual images that are then hand-sketched into the squares or "panes" of a matrix.

Teaching

The act of imparting knowledge or instructing by precept, example, or experience; communicating information or skills so that others may learn

Encoding

The packaging and controlling of messages

Decode

To interpret or give meaning to a message

The Four Basic Modes of Body Language

Responsive, Reflective, Fugitive, Combative

Responsive Body Language

The open/forward mode that indicates that the listener is actively accepting the message.

Reflective Body Language

The open/back mode that indicates that the listener is open and receptive, but not actively accepting the information.

Fugitive Body Language

The closed/back mode that suggests the listener is trying to escape, either physically out the door, or mentally with boredom.

Combative Body Language

The closed/forward mode that suggests the listener is likely to present resistance.

Active listening

Being with the speaker; concentrating on what is being said; not interrupting; repeating what the speaker has said and paraphrasing it back to make certain you have understood.

Responsiveness

The degree to which a person is open to interactions with others.

Assertiveness

The degree of boldness or confidence one has in dealing with others.

Analogies

Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar

Anecdotes

A short account of some interesting or humorous incident

Articulation

The act or process of pronouncing distinctly and carefully; enunciation

Stimuli

Anything causing or regarded as causing a response; something that incites or rouses to action

The 6 P's (positive)

Proper Preparation and Practice Promote Positive Performance

C.R.E.A.T.E.

Consider the topic, Research the topic, Examples for clarification, Analyze your learners, Teach with poise, Enjoy and be enthusiastic

Situational Barrier

When a learner temporarily exhibits difficult behavior that is different than the behavior/personality that is usually exhibited

Chronic Barrier

When a learner behaves in a difficult manner consistently and affects other learners in a uncomfortable way

Conflict Management

Implementing strategies to limit and manage negative aspects of conflict and to enhance learning and group effectiveness or performance in an educational setting

Accommodation Plan

Provides the necessary information for the learner regarding the steps the school is able to reasonably take to accommodate the individual learner's needs

Dyslexia

A neurologically based specific learning disability that hinders the learning of literacy or reading skills and creates a problem with managing verbal codes in memory

Epathetic

Characterized by an understanding so intimate that the feelings, thoughts, and motives of one individual are readily comprehended and understood by another

Input

One of four stages of information processing used in learning; the information perceived through the senses, such as visual and auditory perception

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Legislation passed in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.

Major Life Activities

include functions such as caring for self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, listening, learning and working.

Learning Disability

A disorder(s) that may affect a broad range of academic and functional skills, including the ability to read, speak, listen, spell, reason, and organize information; it does not necessarily indicate low intelligence.

Integration

One of four stages of information processing used in learning; the stage in which perceived input is interpreted, categorized, placed in a sequence, or related to previous learning.

Storage

One of four stages of information processing used in learning; retaining the information that has been input and integrated; short term and long term memory.

Output

One of four stages of information processing used in learning; Information that comes out of the brain through words (language output) or movement

Advisory Council

A committee composed of school owners and directors, educators, and employers within the applicable field of study; graduates of the institution; representatives from local or state professional trade organizations; and even, perhaps, representatives from the regulatory oversight agencies. The focus of the council should be curriculum, facilities, equipment, and institutional outcomes, at a minimum.

Objective

Something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose, goal.

Cognitive Domain

Includes those performances that require knowledge of specific information, such as principles, concepts, and generalizations necessary for problem solving.

Psychomotor Domain

Objectives in the psychomotor domain relate to skill performance, which requires tools, objects, supplies, and equipment.

Example, "The student will demonstrate how towels are to be folded and placed in a closed cabinet."

Psychomotor Domain

Affective Domain

In the affective domain, the desired performance includes the demonstration of feelings, attitudes, or sensitivities toward other people, ideas, or things.

Example, "The student will demonstrate responsibility by following school policies and procedures at all times."

Affective Domain

Example, "The student will be able to identify from a list of chemicals those that should be stored in a locked room or cabinet."

Cognitive Domain

Orientation Program

A program or class that occurs on or before the first day of class that provides information about the educational program. It should cover the detailed program course outline and all its elements, school policies and procedures, and any other general information pertinent to the student's success in the program.

Lesson Objectives

The objectives should indicate measurable knowledge, skills, and attitudes students should possess upon completion of the lesson.

Anticipatory Set

Process that begins before students enter the classroom and continues during the activity that occurs when learners are arriving physically and than mentally; Getting students ready to learn.

Curriculum

A set of courses constituting an area of specialization

Eduational Aids

Aids that boosts students success in the classroom and reinforce what a teacher says while helping ensure that main points are understood.

Visual Aids

An instructional tool, such as a video, poster, model, chart, graph, or slide that presents the information visually.

Grading

The process of evaluating a students performance or knowledge and assigning a letter or number that shows the students achievement level.

Educational Objective

A clear goal indicating what the student should be able to know or do as a result of the training

Outcome Evaluation

Grading that determines what the student knows after having been taught certain material or skills

Summative Evaulation

The process of assigning grades after testing (or other checkpoint) has occurred.

Grading by Disposition

When the educator gives grades according to the mood they are in at the time of grading

Grading by Personal Fetish

When the educator always targets one detail or skill behavior that is a personal pet peeve/fetish and grades learners down in that particular area.

Grading Without Risk

Educator that wants to remain on 'safe ground', so they always give average grades.

Grading with Spite

Giving low grades to a particular learner because the individuals is not liked by the educator.

Grading by Assumption (Halo Effect)

An Educator automatically gives higher grades to certain learners because of previous learning experiences

Grading in Absentia

When an educator gives grades to a learner for work the instructor has not actually seen performed.

Grading Improvement Only

The educator tends to offer higher scores simply for improvement the learner has made. In other words, the effort and better ability achieved by the learner results in a higher-than-deserved score.

Grading with Warm Fuzzies

Type of grading when the instructor wants all the learners to feel great. Common in newer educators.

Test Plan

Consists of an outline of the content that will be covered by each test, applying weights to particular test questions based on lesson objectives.

Wieghting

The process of determining the importance of each content area that has been selected to test.

Likert Scale

A measurement that uses a five-point rating scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" or from "poor" to "excellent."

Rating Scale

A grading chart similar to Likert scales, but usually containing fewer rating categories; it can be used to compare a student's performance or behavior with specific standards established for a designated learning category.

Checklist

A variation of the rating scale that contains fewer rating categories; generally, a specific performance is rated as adequate or inadequate or satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Performance Checklist

A factual and objective form of grading that uses specific performance criteria that help to remove educator bias from the rating process, resulting in more consistency

Multiple Category Grading

An evaluation chart that incorporates scoring of more than one area of the learner assessment

Point Grading

Grading that assigns specific weights or points to each criterion or task, which allows the educator to place emphasis on the more important tasks during evaluation

Development Opportunity

In some rubrics it indicates that the student displays little or no evidence of competency; assistance is needed; performance includes multiple errors.

Fundamental

In some rubrics these indicate that the student displays beginning evidence of competency; task is completed alone; performance includes a few errors.

Competent

In some rubrics, this indicates that the student displays detailed and consistent evidence of competency; task is completed alone; performance includes rare errors.

Stregnth

In some rubrics, this indicates that the student displays detailed evidence of highly creative, inventive, mature presence of competency.

Academic Advisment

The process of advising a student regarding his academic performance, including written grades, practical skills, and attendance, and developing a plan for improvement, if needed.

Private Conference

A private meeting between the educator and learner that gives both the opportunity to discuss concerns (whether performance or behavioral) and potential solutions.

Repeat Services

A service for a regular client, scheduled every 4 to 6 weeks, like a haircut

Ticket Upgrading

Refers to the technician "adding on" additional services to what was previously booked for the client

Downtime

Salon time during which the student or professional is not serving a client; when used effectively, downtime becomes productive.

Zone Teaching

A method of student salon supervision that considers three elements- student and client safety, client comfort, and practical teaching

TASK

Technical Assessment of Skills and Knowledge

Business Plan

A written description of your business as you see it today, and as you foresee it in the next five years (detailed by year).

Consumption Supplies

Supplies used in the daily business operation of the institution

Partnerships

A business enterprise owed by two or more

Retail Supplies

Supplies sold to clients