Learning to be a Better Student

Question 1

This is a lifetime process which makes human beings superior to animals.

Answer 1

Learning

Question 2

According to behaviorist, this is defines as the relatively permanent change in behavior bought about because of experience or practice.

Answer 2

Learning

Question 3

According to who:

Learning is “a process that leads to change, which occurs as a result of experience and increase the potential for improved performance and future learning.

Answer 3

Ambrose et al, 2010, p. 3

Question 4

It’s what you gain when you read about how to get better at learning skills.

Answer 4

Knowledge

Question 5

True or False:

Learning does not change the physical structure of the brain.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

True or False:

Learning organizes and reorganize the brain.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

It is the ability of the brain to adapt to changes in an individual’s environment.

Answer 7

Neuroplasticity

Question 8

Neuroplasticity is sometimes referred to as _________

Answer 8

Brain Plasticity

Question 9

Aspects of our brains are ________

Answer 9

Plastic

Question 10

How are the aspects of brains are plastic?

Answer 10

Brains are Adaptive and can altered in response to environmental and/or structural changes.

Question 11

This is associated with learning occur mostly at the level of connections between neurons.

Answer 11

Changes

Question 12

True or False:

The brain loses some of its plasticity and we become more fixed in how we think, learn, and perceive.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

This is an amazing three-pond organ that controls all functions of the body, interprets information from the outside world.

Answer 13

Brain

Question 14

This is the most important in learning since this where higher-ordered function like memory and reasoning occur.

Answer 14

Cerebrum

Question 15

This is the most highly developed part of the human brain and is responsible for thinking, perceiving, producing, and understanding language.

Answer 15

Cerebrum

Question 16

This is where most information processing occurs

Answer 16

Cerebral Cortex

Question 17

It is the large, outer part of the brain, controls reading, thinking, learning, speech, emotions, and planned muscle movements like walking.

Answer 17

Cerebral Cortex

Question 18

What are the Four lobes in the Cerebral Cortex?

Answer 18

1. Frontal Lobes
2. Parietal Lobes
3. Temporal Lobes
4. Occipital Lobes

Question 19

This is a complex brain structure embedded deep into the temporal lobe. It has a major role in learning and memory.

Answer 19

Hippocampus

Question 20

This helps to store memories of events and emotions so that an individual may be able to recognize similar events in the future.

Answer 20

Amygdala

Question 21

What are the four factors that affect the learning process?

Answer 21

1. Motivation
2. Intellectual Ability
3. Attention Span
4. Prior Knowledge

Question 22

Of all the factors that can affect how people learn, this might be the most important. Someone who is Motivated to learn a task or information generally succeeds, even if he or she has to work long and hard to do so.

Answer 22

Motivation

Question 23

This also affects learning, for some people have an easier time remembering information than other.

Answer 23

Intellectual Ability

Question 24

This vary among both children and adults. Some people simply prefer to b e on the go and have difficulty attending to a lecture or task for any length of time.

Answer 24

Attention Span

Question 25

A student could have the highest IQ in the room, but he hasn’t been exposed to basic information that relates to the lesson, he/she will have difficulty learning.

Answer 25

Prior Knowledge

Question 26

What are the four stages of learning?

Answer 26

1. Unconscious Incompetence
2. Conscious Incompetence
3. Conscious Competence
4. Unconscious Competence

Question 27

Who created the Four Stages of learning?

Answer 27

Abraham Maslow

Question 28

In this stage, the learner does not have a skill or knowledge set yet. They do not see any reason to learn it because they do not consider it a need.

Answer 28

Unconscious Incompetence

Question 29

By the second stage the learner is aware of the skill that they lack and can understand that there is a deficit.

Answer 29

Conscious Incompetence

Question 30

This stage takes place when a learner has acquired a skill but has not yet mastered it to the point where it come naturally.

Answer 30

Conscious Competence

Question 31

It is the like the phrase, “It’s like riding a bike. You never forget how to do it.” This stage encompasses just that: you know it so well you do not even realize you are doing it.

Answer 31

Unconscious Competence.

Question 32

This is the ability to examine how your process thoughts and feelings.

Answer 32

Metacognition

Question 33

Who introduced the concept of Metacognition?

Answer 33

John Flavell (1979)

Question 34

What are the two components of metacognition?

Answer 34

1. Metacognition Knowledge
2. Metacognition Regulation

Question 35

This is about the knowledge of one’s own cognitive abilities, knowledge of cognitive tasks, and knowledge of the strategies to complete the cognitive tasks.

Answer 35

Metacognitive Knowledge

Question 36

This refers to how an individual monitors and controls his or her cognitive process.

Answer 36

Metacognitive Regulation

Question 37

This describes a process in which individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their own learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning.

Answer 37

Self-directed Learning

Question 38

They suggest that “to become self-directed learners, students must learn to assess the demands of the task, evaluate their own knowledge and skills, plan their approach, monitor their progress, and adjust their strategies as needed”

Answer 38

Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett, and Norman (2010)

Question 39

What are the 12 ways to be a better student

Answer 39

1. Love what you’re doing
2. Be positive
3. Have self-esteem
4. Pick good friends in school
5. Do advance reading
6. be punctual and always show up
7. Visit a library and read
8. Make a To-Do-List
9. Have self-discipline
10. Take good care of your health
11. Never procrastinate
12. Think of your parents’ sacrifices