Classrooms
One of the best ways to help students develop self-regulation is by...
Giving Feedback
What can help students retain information and apply it to new situations?
Frequent Practice
Was there empirical justification/evidence for the theories of learning styles?
No, there was not! We have learning PREFERENCES not STYLES.
Classroom assessment is a continuous process designed to...
Support and Enhance learning
What was the first food grown in space?
Spring Onions
Shallow knowledge is...
Superficial/Surface Knowledge
A test's ability to accurately sample the content taught and measure the extent to which learners understand it.
Content Validity
Is intelligence malleable?
YES!!!
Intelligence can be changed through sustained hard work.
The mind prefers which kind of examples...
Concrete
What is the most popular flavor of ice cream worldwide?
Vanilla
What are the three main types of knowledge teachers need for effective teaching?
Emotional, Cultural & Logical
What is the role of chunking in overcoming working memory limitations?
It groups information based on deep structures, reducing memory load
Which is more important for intelligence, nature or nurture?
It is hard to say that nature or nurture plays a more significant part, but rather they work together.
BOTH ARE IMPORTANT.
When creating in class assessments they should align with...
Learning Objectives
In which country was Hawaiian pizza actually invented?
Canada
An example of a formal assessment is...
A standard test
The 10 year rule from the article reviewed (Ericsson 2008) tell us what?
Explains that it takes almost 10 years of intense practice to become proficient in something.
When a person understands new knowledge there are degrees of...
Comprehension
What is Rote Knowledge?
Memorizing words without understanding the material
What kind of fruit was known as the "appel of paradis" (Apple of Paradise) in the Middle Ages?
The Banana
Concreteness Fading is...
Gradual transition from concrete to abstract representations.
Howard Gardner's theory looked at how many different types of intelligence.
8
What is the main goal of implementing consistent routines in the classroom?
To promote predictability and reduce anxiety.
What is one of the key benefits of a consistent teaching diary?
It helps teachers track their own learning progress.
What year was the chocolate chip cookie invented?
Ruth Graves Wakefield invented the world-famous chocolate chip cookie in 1938 at her Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. Originally named the "Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie".