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Power chapter 1
Chapter 1 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| P.O.W.E.R. Learning | A system designed to help people achieve their goals based on the 5 steps |
| Long-term goals | Aims relating to major accomplishments that take some time to achieve |
| Short-term goals | Relatively limited steps toward the accomplishment of long-term goals |
| Motivation | The inner power and psychological energy that directs and fuels behavior |
| Evaluation | An assessment of the match between a product or activity and the goals it was intended to meet |
| Critical thinking | A process involving reanalysis, questioning and challenge of underlying assumptions |
| Learning style | One's preferred manner of acquiring, using, and thinking about knowledge |
| Receptive learning style | The way in which we initially receive information |
| Read/write learning style | A style that involves a preference for written material (favoring reading) |
| Visual/graphic learning style | A style that favors material presented visually in a diagram or picture |
| Auditory/verbal learning style | A style that favors listening as the best approach to learning |
| Tactile/kinesthetic learning style | A style of learning by touching, and doing things |
| Left-brain processing | info processed primarily preformed by the left hemisphere of the brain (focusing on verbal competence) such as reading, speaking thinking and reasoning. one bit at a time |
| Right-brain processing | info processed primarily preformed by the right hemisphere of the brain (focusing on nonverbal domains) understanding of spatial relationships and recognition of patterns & drawings, music & emotional expression |