DUBLIN
Where is Europass Teacher Academy located?
Haddington Place, Dublin (behind St Mary's Church)
What is the most popular natural tourist attraction in Ireland?
the Cliffs of Moher
Which Irish song is about a female fishmonger?
'Molly Malone' (or 'Cockles and Mussels')
True or False, using concrete examples in learning can make abstract concepts more understandable?
True
True or False, confirmation bias is a tendency to favor information that confirms our existing beliefs?
True
What is the name of the train line that goes down the east coast of Dublin?
The Dart
The potato originates in Ireland.
True or False
False
What musical instrument can you see in the Long Room at trinity college?
harp
Which learning strategy involves studying a subject or skill in intervals, rather than in one concentrated period?
Spaced Repetition
Is "flipping your lid" a result of overactivity in the prefrontal cortex?
No
What's the name of the biggest park in Dublin?
Phoenix Park
Where is 'The Burren'?
Galway/Connemara/The West of Ireland
Name 2 members of U2
Bono, The Edge (David Howell Evans), Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen
This is a technique where you group information into 'chunks' to remember it more easily.
Chunking
Is the statement "Brain development has finished by the time children reach adolescence" a myth or a fact?
Myth
In which province is Dublin located?
Munster
Connacht
Leinster
Ulster
Leinster
What mammal can you find in phoenix park?
Deer
Who is known as the national poet of Ireland?
William Butler Yeats
Which strategy involves generating an explanation for why an explicitly stated fact or concept is true?
Elaborative interrogation.
Who wrote the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow"?
Daniel Kahneman.
Where can you see murals depicting James Joyce's "Ulysses"?
on the walls of the Blooms Hotel
The new Star Wars movies were filmed in two counties in Ireland. Name 1.
Co Kerry
Co Donegal
How many times has Ireland won the Eurovision?
7
Question: What is the process of mixing different kinds of problems or materials within a single study session called?
Interleaved practice.
What rule, named after a Canadian psychologist, states that neurons that fire together, wire together?
Hebb's Rule