Barbara Oakley, PhD
The A Game
Hodge Podge
College success topics
MTU Fun Facts
100
This part of your brain can only hold approximately 4 pieces of information.
What is the working or short term memory?
100
Two hours out of class for every hour in class.
What is the recommended time to study?
100
The four houses at Hogwarts.
What are Ravenclaw, Gryfindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin?
100
Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, maintenance, recycling, relapse.
What is the model or cycle of change?
100
K Day stands for....
What is Keweenaw Day?
200
This behavior or condition can act just like an addiction does.
What is procrastination?
200
Set an appointment, prepare a list of questions, state what you know, ask for specific help, do not ask for a relecture......
What is Office Hours Etiquette?
200
Who are the Rescue Heroes?
200
An example of this is the belief tht you can work harder or work differently to solve a problem.
What is growth mindset?
200
The year that MTU was founded
What is 1885?
300
Only do this if A) you know that you are wrong, and b) you know that the change that you are making is absolutely right.
What is changing your answer on a text?
300
The name of the phenomenon when you only remember what you cram study from the beginning and end of your study session.
What is the serial position curve?
300
Donald Duck's girlfriend?
Who is Daisy Duck?
300
An active textbook reading strategy.
What is SQ3R?
300
In 1936, local school children and MTU students teamed up to bring this feature to winter carnival
What are snow statues?
400
Two very different modes of thinking to aid you in retrieving a piece of information from your memory.
What are diffuse mode and focus mode?
400
Missed lecture notes, missed application of what you already know about the subject, missed hours of learning, wasted money, missed test cues, lower exam and course grade.....
What are the what happens when you miss a class?
400
The first console video game that allowed the game to be saved?
What is the Legend of Zelda?
400
What is this a method for? Start hard and jump to easy?
What is an exam or test taking tip?
400
The original name of Michigan Technological University.
What is the Michigan Mining School?
500
A method of studying that you can use to move material firmly into your long term memory.
What is self testing?
500
Not reading the questions carefully, only answering questions in order, skipping the back of the last page, answering directly on the scantron sheet....
What are common test taking blunders?
500
The gland in the human body that regulates metabolism.
What is the thyroid gland?
500
What is the hierarchy of learning? It starts at memorization and ends with creating.
What is Bloom's taxonomy?
500
Name of MTU property outside of Houghton where classes are held on over 4000 acres.
What is the Ford Forestry Center?