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kinesthetic
sensory experience based upon bodily movement and tension

knowledge
awareness about, insights gained as a result of, or conclusions drawn from the possession of information

learning activity
The core unit of instructional design which organizes a unit of time, in or out of class, to address a
subset of course learning outcomes

learning community
formal and informal groups who share common values and beliefs and who voluntarily invest time to
work together, and actively engage in learning together

Learning Process Methodology (LPM)
a sequence of steps for learners that makes explicit the working habits of expert learners

learning skills
skills employed in the process of learning, embedded in a learner’s behavioral repertoire, and transferable
across disciplines and contexts, which enable him or her to improve mastery of subject matter. They
are essential for constructing knowledge because they influence what learners can achieve at any level.
These skills can be consciously improved and refined, increasing the rate and effectiveness of learning.

learning style
automatic, habitual patterns of learning or processing preferences which are based on habituation of
routines and which are acquired over a learner’s entire lifetime

level of learning
categorization of educational objectives to represent the increasing complexity in the way learners
formulate, connect, and present their thoughts (information, conceptual understanding, application,
working expertise, and research)

Life Vision Portfolio
a collection of written work documenting the thinking process involved in developing one’s own life
vision, or image of what one would like one’s future self and situation to be

major
a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization

measurement
the documenting of a performance or product against a scale

memorize
to commit to memory; learn by heart

mentor
one who guides another person in efforts to improve

methodology
an explicitly defined set of multi-step instructions for performing a complex process, designed to enable
those who are novices in a skill area to work smarter without having to learn the steps through trial
and error

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