Flash Cards: Appendix 12-B
Metacognition
awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes.
Memory
awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes.
Long-term memory
A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use
Short-term memory
part of the memory system where information is stored for roughly 30 seconds
Working memory
the part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.
Think aloud
Express one’s thoughts as soon as they occur
Elaboration
an unconscious process of expanding and embellishing a detail
Deep processing
Making meaningful connections
Shallow processing
Not caring for information/Paying attention
Self-efficacy
one’s belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task
Short-term goal
something you want to accomplish soon
Long-term goal
Goals that take a long time to achieve
Enabling goal
Stepping stones that help us measure our progress toward reaching longer term goals
SMART coal
S-specific M-measurable A-attainable R-Realistic T-Timely
Chunking
Grouping into 3
Paraphrasing
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
Attention
Paying close detail to someone or something
Acronyms/Acrostics
composed of the initial letters or components of a phrase or word/a recurring feature or the first word, syllable or letter in each paragraph or a line spells out a message or sentence
