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EDUC 1300: Chapter 3
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Which of the following is good advice?
Take notes during all learning activities including videos and discussions.
Listen during class and then take notes later on in the day.
Focus on listening and participating in class. Do not take notes.
2
You think about the time you learned from watching your brother get rewarded for a great report card. An example of:
Rehearsal
Dual-encoding
Elaboration
3
What does your author recommend in terms of how frequently you should review your notes?
Once per week
A week prior to exams
Daily
4
A friend of yours is previewing the chapter before she reads it. Which part of the SQ3R process is she doing?
Questioning
Reviewing
Surveying
5
In textbooks, ______ are an example of chunking.
bold words
indexes
chapters
6
When you take notes during class, it's important that you:
Capture the key points and examples
Write down key terms only
Write down everything
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Why is surveying an important step in active reading?
You discover key features such as charts that will help you understand
Both of these statements are true.
It helps you understand the organization of the chapter information.
8
Which of the following statements about long-term memory is true?
As you learn more information, you will lose your old memories.
Most of our general knowledge is stored in long-term memory.
Long-term memories usually fade within six months.
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Which of the following is not recommended?
Ask relevant questions about the lecture material.
Maintain eye contact with the professor.
Simply sit back and listen. Don't take notes so you can take it all in.
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Some strategies that you may use to determine what to write in your notes includes:
Noting when information about concepts is repeated
Watching what an instructor writes on the board or spends time covering.
Both of these are important clues that help determine what is important
11
Encoding, one of the parts of memory processes, refers to:
The duration of memories
How easily you can retrieve what you have learned
How you get memories into your memory systems
12
Which of the following statements about forgetting is true?
We forget a lot, but this happens very gradually.
We remember most of what we learned.
We forget information we learned quickly, if we are not actively using
13
One of the most powerful ways to learn is:
Highlighting text and notes.
Teaching the content to someone else.
Rereading the content at least three times.
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Which of the following statements about encoding memories is true?
It is best to focus on one modality during the encoding stage
Auditory strategies are more effective than visual ones during the encoding
Multisensory learning (i.e., using auditory and visual strategies) can impr
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An example of elaboration, a memory technique, is when you:
Repeat the information over and over again so that you can really learn it
Try to find connections between information you already know and informatio
Provide many details in your writing
16
Your friend Desiree wants to encode information more effectively. What advice would you give her?
Use auditory tools to encode, research shows that it is most efficient
Not much you can do to improve encoding. Focus on retrieval processes.
Try to use at least two sensory approaches such as auditory and visual
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According to Miller's research, we can hold onto _____ number of items at a time in short-term memory.
7+/- 2
5+/- 2
3+/- 1
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To get the most out of class time:
Both of these are good ways to actively participate in class.
Ask questions to clarify and expand on what you have learned.
Read the chapter and other assigned readings prior to class.
19
______________________ appear to be most powerful in the learning process.
Visual images
Words
Sounds
20
Your friend has circles all over his notebook with many lines connecting the circles. He is using which method?
Linear
Concept map
Matrix
21
According to the research conducted by Knight and McKelvie (1986), you should:
Listen during class and don't worry about taking notes
Review your notes
Take notes, but you don't have to review them after class
22
Which of the following statements about note-taking is supported by research?
The matrix method is the most effective note-taking method.
All note-taking methods are equally effective
Use the note-taking system that you are most familiar with
23
According to Ebbinghaus, we forget _____% of what we've learned within a few hours.
25%
50%
75%
24
You need to buy 20 items at the store. According to working memory capacity, how many will items will you remember?
10
2
7
25
Which of the following memory strategies is least effective?
Rehearsal
Elaboration
Mnemonics
26
The testing effect refers to the fact that:
Testing is a good way to learn content
Distributed practice helps us learn content
Multi-sensory encoding works best
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Chunking is an important and powerful memory strategy. An example of chunking is:
making outlines or using other hierarchical strategies
Keeping a learning diary
try and remember everything you know about a topic as quickly as possible
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What are some effective strategies for taking notes while reading a textbook.
Both of these are effective strategies.
Integrate your notes from reading with your notes from class.
Use the chapter headings and subheadings to help you organize your content.
29
What goes at the bottom of the page in Cornell notes?
Summary
Main Points
Questions
30
What recommendation would you make to a friend who is coming up with a study plan?
Study all day every Sunday
Study a little each day
Study at night because students are most productive at this time.
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A _________________ approach to learning works best.
visual
multisensory
kinesthetic
32
Study groups are effective because:
We are social learners.
They give us an opportunity to teach one another.
Both of these statements are true.
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Which of the following summarizes the SQ3R technique?
Survey, question, read, reread, review
Simply, question, read, review, recite
Survey, question, read, recite, review
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Based on the testing effect, what study strategy should you use?
Rewriting your notes
Highlighting while you read
Flashcards
35
Your friend is starting college and wants to take good notes. Which of the following would you NOT recommend?
Write down everything your professor says.
Use an organizational structure.
Repackage your notes after class.
36
Your friend is taking a first-year seminar course so asks you for advice on highlighting. What would you tell him?
Highlighting while reading for the first time increases your engagement
Highlight at least three sentences per paragraph.
Read the passage first without highlighting
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Which of the following statements best describes the Cornell method of note-taking?
examples or important points are listed on the left-hand side of the page
examples are listed at the bottom of the page.
examples or important points are listed on the right-hand side of the page.
38
This week you must learn 15 new terms in your sociology class. To use the technique of chunking, you would need to:
Write down the terms and their definitions.
Look for themes or ways to put the terms into different categories.
Create a word from the first letter of each term you need to learn.
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Examples are an excellent example of:
Elaboration
Chunking
Rehearsal
40
Which part of the memory system has an unlimited storage capacity?
Working memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
41
According to the research by Recht and Leslie (1988), what best predicted how well a student understood the passage?
Prior knowledge
Reading skills
Intelligence
42
Which of the following statements is true about student highlighting?
using this strategy does improve performance.
Ineffective highlighting is worse than not highlighting at all.
Students have improved their highlighting skills over the years.
43
To demonstrate your active involvement in the course, which of the following is the best type of questions to ask?
Questions that focus on clarifying concepts learned.
Questions about definitions of terms.
Questions about topics not related to the discussion.
44
Why do students who complete quizzes perform better academically?
Quizzes focus on small amounts of information
Both of these are accurate
Provides important feedback on study habits
45
The memory process of retrieval refers to:
Finding information or memories that were previously stored
Relying on sensory memories
Storing information in a hierarchical manner
46
Your friend asks you to join a study group. You say:
The research on study groups is mixed.
Yes, research has shown that study groups are beneficial.
No thanks, research shows that studying alone works better.
47
What reading step is associated with retrieval practice?
Recite
Review
Read
48
Your friend is taking notes by just writing notes without much organization. Which method is he most likely using?
Matrix
Cornell
Linear
49
Which of the following note-taking methods is the least effective?
Outline
Matrix
Linear
50
Creating links between concepts via a hierarchical structure is an example of:
Reviewing
Organizing
Elaboration
