Meaningful Connections
Students write definitions in their own words and explain their understanding to their peers.
What is Context?
An example is: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
What is Mnemonics?
Jessica had high expectations for herself and responded to others critiques by focusing on the areas she needed to improve.
What is Deliberate Practice?
Learning about the life cycle of a pumpkin helps students to better understand how plants grow and develop.
What is Organization?
Justin didn't understand the process of multiplication, but he memorized all the multiplication tables for class.
What is Rote Memorization?
Bob watched a YouTube video and followed the steps to change the flat tire on his car.
What is the cognitive stage?
Using tiles helps students to solve math problems.
What is imagery?
Fiamma crammed for her Nursing exam the night before.
What is massed practice?
Tom knew that he had to raise the tire off the ground and then unscrew the bolts.
During the test, Carly remembered her professor drawing the diagram on the board and stating "Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"
What is Dual Coding Theory?
She made a schedule to study every day for one week before the exam.
What is distributed practice?
A mechanic noticed a flat tire and knew that he could change it without much effort or deep thought.
What is autonomous stage?
Learning how to multiply by understanding addition and applying that to your lesson.
What is Elaboration?