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Foundations of lear2
Question | Answer |
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- brain dominance | identifies a function of the left and right hemisphere |
-theory of multiple intelligences | indiv have atleast 8 intelligences |
-intrapersonal intelligence | using skills with personal growth, self understanding, self motivation, intuition and spirituality |
-naturalist intelligence- show sensitivity to world | |
-interpersonal intelligence- using communication, leadership and teamwork | |
-metacognition | how, what and which strategies help you learn each task |
-encoding | attatching codes to stimuli to store sensory info in ltm |
-magic 7 + 2 theory | immediate memory span is seven (+ or - 2) |
-schemas | sets of memories that store large concepts that ideas, facts, and details can be attatched |
-selectivity | identifying and separating main ideas and important details from a larger body of information |
-association | cues to link together items in memory |
-visualization | movies in mind |
-elaboration | thinking about or working with encoding info in new ways |
-rote memory | learn info in exact form it was presented |
-concentration | block out distractions to stay focused |
-recitation | explaining clearly outlaid in own words in complete sentences without referring to materials |
-intention | creating goal to perform |
-big and little pictures | identifying diff |
levels of info | |
-feedback | verifying if you have or have not learned info |
-organization | creating meaningful, logical structure of arrangement of ideas/info |
-time on task | giving sufficient time and spacing to lern rehearse and retrieve info in memory |
-ongoing review | practicing previously learned info |
-immediate goal | plan to achieve results within a few hours to a day |
-short term goals | plan to achieve results from a week to three months |
-intermediary goal | plan to achieve a goal within one or two years |
-long term goal | plan to achieve results within several years |
-abc method | goal setting strategy to prioritize goals according to rank of importance |
-intrinsic motivation | driving force that comes within you to take action |
-extrinsic motivation | driving force to take action that comes from outside you |
-self efficiency | belief in your abilities to accomplish a task at a specific level |
-internal distractor | physical or mental disruptors inside you |
-external distractor | disruptors in physical environment |
-expectancy theory of motivation | persons intensity or desire to achieve a goal and a belief in the likelihood of achieving that goal |
-closed questions | require specific answers |
-open ended questions | variety of possible answers |
-essay questions | retrieve info from memory and organize it into several paragraphs with main ideas that are related to a thesis statement |
-problem solving questions | recall that requires you to apply a series of steps |
-five day study plan | plan of action that helps you organize materials and time to review for a major test |
-recency effect | items you remember easiest are most easily practiced |
-test anxiety | stress that hinders your ability to perform on a test |
-locus of control | degree a person feels they have the power to control circumstances in his or her life |
-systematic desensitization | anxiety reducing strategy that uses activities that reduce strong negative emotional reactions to upcoming situations |
-acrostic | sentence made by using the first letter of key words |
- loci method | mnemonic that associates items or topics with rooms in a familiar building |
-appendix | supplementary materials in back of book that were not included in chapters |
-glossary | minidictionary in back of book with definitions of terminology |
-index | alphabetical listing of significant topics that appear in the book |
-main idea | authors most important point |
-surveying | previewing or skimming info for overview |
-thorough reading | reading slowly and systematically to comprehend and process printed info |
-active reading | using effective strategies to engage working memory to achieve specific reading goals |
-sq4r- six step process for reading and comprehending text books | |
(question | turning title heading and subheading into questions -read |
-recite- recite | important points in paragraph and in notes without looking at material |
-review steps | immediate and ongoing review) |
-read record recite cycle | reading info, taking notes, and explaining outlaid before moving on |
-triple Q reading system | system that formulates questions before during and after reading |
-cause/effect pattern | shows relationship of items by showing what causes specific events |
-cornell notetaking system | five step note taking process to take notes from books or lectures |
-five r's of cornell | record reduce recite reflect review |
-record | taking notes in right column |
reduce step | condensing notes into left recall |
-recall column | left column that shows key words, headings, and study questions |
-recite | using info in recall to explain outloud w/out using notes |
-reflect | thinking seriously, comprehending, and using rehearsal to work with info in new ways |
-review | immediate and ongoing |
-ongoing review | practicing info days and weeks after initial learning |
-two column notetaking system | topics, vocal, study questions in left column and details or explanations in right |
-outline notetaking system | informal outline structure for notes |
-listening | taking in auditory stimuli, holding it in working memory and attaching meaning to words and understanding what you hear |
-active listening | concentrating intently on the message wanting to understand the info as it is presented |
-critical listening | concentrating on message with goals of understanding, interpreting, analyzing, and critiquing the content |
-empathic listening | concentrating on words to understand the persons feelings emotions or thoughts related to a specific topic of situation |
-rate of speaking | av |
number of words a speaker says per minute 100-125 | |
-paraphrasing | using your own words to rephrase or shorten a speakers verbal info |
-visual mappings | diagrams with topic in center with main ideas branching off and details branching off them |
-hierarchies | diagram with topic on the top line with main ids branching down and details branching from main ideas |
-declarative knowledge | factual info |
-prototype | model of a specific math problem |
-analysis | complex and higher order thinking in the fourth level of blooms taxonomy |
-synthesis | level in blooms taxamony that covers complex thinking skills and involves making a whole picture |
-scientific method of inquiry | process based on observation, experimentation, theories and natural laws |