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C6: Recognizing Examples
Introduction
What is an example?
Why is it necessary
to be able to recognize an example of a term in order to learn
and apply a rule?
How to develop
criteria questions to recognize an example of a term.
What are the three
steps used to recognize an example of a term?
Teaching Suggestions
What is an example?
In all college courses it is necessary to recognize
an example of a term being defined in order to successfully learn and
apply the information given in the course.
| Definition of Example |
Definition Outline of Example |
An example is a specific
illustration of the identifying characteristic's) and classification
of a term being defined.
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Term Being Defined: Example
Classification: Specific
illustration
Identifying Characteristics:
1. Identifying characteristic(s)
2. Classification
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This can be illustrated by using the term "astronaut."
Definition of astronaut:
An astronaut is a person trained to make rocket
flights in outer space.
 Example
of astronaut: this picture is a specific illustration of a person (classification)
who is trained to make a rocket flight in outer space (identifying characteristic).
Therefore, this person has the identifying characteristic of a person
called an astronaut.
Why is it necessary to be able to recognize an
example of a term in order to learn and apply a rule?
Before you can apply any rule to solve a problem in any
subject area, it is necessary to be able to recognize an example of the
terms used in the rule. This will be illustrated by using a rule from
English and algebra.
English: When to use the nominative case
Rule: Use the nominative case when the pronoun
or noun is the object of the infinitive to be and the infinitive
has no subject.
In order to apply this rule and answer the following question,
it is necessary to know the definition and be able to recognize examples
of the following terms:
- nominative case
- pronoun
- noun
- object of the infinitive
- subject
She was thought to be ____. (I
or me)
In order to correctly answer this question on English
grammar, it is necessary to know which term is an example of the nominative
case.
Algebra: Using the multiplication property of
equality with a fraction
Rule: Get the variable alone by multiplying both
sides of the equation by the reciprocal of the coefficient of the
variable.
In order to apply this rule to solve the following problem,
the student must know to use the following term's definition to recognize
examples of them:
- variable
- reciprocal
- coefficient
In order to solve this equation for X, the student must
know how to make the coefficient of the variable a reciprocal.
To successfully learn and apply new information requires
not only knowing the definition of the terms used but being able to recognize
examples of the terms.
Recognizing examples of a term is an important skill that
all instructors emphasize and develop.
 
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