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Acronyms and Glossary

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Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development :
Acronyms and Glossary (continued)
by Robert K. Branson, Gail T. Rayner and J. Lamarr Cox

GLOSSARY (continued...)

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FALSE NEGATIVE: Occurs when a person can perform the task but receives a failing score on the test.

FALSE POSITIVE: Occurs when a person cannot perform the task but receives a passing score on the test.

FEEDBACK: The return of information. Information on student performance is "fed" back to the student so that he can improve that performance; to the instructional designer so that he can improve materials and procedures on the basis of student needs; to the management system so it can monitor the internal and external integrity of the instruction and make appropriate revisions. Or, refers to the flow of data or information from one step in the ISD Model to others.

F0JT (FORMAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING): This type of training takes place in the actual work situation.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES: The work events that occur after a course of instruction has been completed.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION: The iterative process of developing and improving instructional materials and procedures.

FIDELITY: Refers to how well the actions, conditions, cues, and standards of the JPM approximate those of the task.

FIELD USER NEEDS: The general and specific duties that will have to be taught to the trainee if he is to be able to adequately perform in a real world environment.

FIRST DRAFT MATERIALS: Any materials (book, film, etc.) which are not yet committed to their final form. First draft refers to the fact that the materials are still in 'rough' form and will be revised on the basis of test results and other data.

FLOWCHART: A graphic representation of the sequence of a specific activity or operation; decision tree.

FRONT END ANALYSIS: Refers to job analysis, selection of tasks for training, and development of JPMs.

FIXED SEQUENCE: Refers to elements that are always done in the same order.

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