Which of the following is TRUE about "executive processing?"

determines what a person is interested in putting into long-term memory

Which one is NOT true about the Information-Processing Theory?

dominant theory of learning since the 1920s

Why are cognitive theories important to learn about?

to become intentional teachers in our future classrooms

What is the goal of automaticity?

to hone skills so that they later require little to no mental effort

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Cognitive Theories of Learning

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1
Which of the following is NOT an example of a cognitive teaching strategy?
questioning techniques
organizational schemes
analogies
note-taking
2
Massed practice involves practicing a skill a little each day until it is thoroughly learned?
True
False
3
According to the Dual Code Theory, in which TWO main ways is information retained?
verbally and enactment
visually and verbally
visually and enactment
visually and generation
4
Which of the following is TRUE about "executive processing?"
only happens consciously
determines what a person is interested in putting into long-term memory
determines what a person is interested in putting into working memory
only happens unconsciously
5
The working memory is the most active part of our memory system?
False
True
6
Brain research has direct applications to teaching?
True
False
7
Metacognition helps students learn by thinking about, controlling, and effectively using their own thinking processes?
False
True
8
In the "Levels-of-Processing Theory" information that has been subjected to the most thorough processing is retained?
False
True
9
What is interference?
all of the above
when information is forgotten, mixed up, or pushed aside by other info
when prior knowledge interferes with learning later information
when prior info is lost bc it is mixed up with new, similar info
10
Which one is NOT true about the Information-Processing Theory?
dominant theory of learning since the 1920s
has 3 components: sensory register, working memory, and long-term memory
The Atkinson-Shiffrin model is a dominant model of the learning process
describes the process in which learning is remembered and or forgotten
11
Why are cognitive theories important to learn about?
it's interesting
helps us understand more about cognitive psychology
because the textbook said so
to become intentional teachers in our future classrooms
12
What is the goal of automaticity?
to create an original product
to hone skills so that they later require little to no mental effort
to learn by doing
to learn information intensively until it is thoroughly learned

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