Executive Functions
Examples of these are Planning, Prioritizing, Working Memory, Task Initiation, and Organization.
What are Executive Functions (EF)?
This is the number of chunks of information that the average brain can recall at one time.
What is 4-7?
This study strategy may be particularly helpful for learning vocabulary words, definitions, or a foreign language.
What are study cards?
This is the summarizing strategy you would use to help you remember the main parts of a story or book.
What is a Plot Diagram or Storyboard?
Use this strategy to clean out a messy backpack, binder, or locker.
What is the Big Dump?
An Executive Function (EF) that is a strength for you.
What is (any of the above): Planning, Prioritizing, Working Memory, Task Initiation, or Organization?
Better than using flashcards, this study strategy helps information to stick in your brain so that you can memorize terms faster by writing down 4-7 keywords on a notecard.
What are Study Cards?
This is the name of the process where you create study cards that increases the likelihood the concepts will stick in your brain.
What is the "Stickiness Factor?"
These are the 3 written summary study strategies.
What are:
1. 5 Wh- Questions?
2. Star Graphic Organizer?
3. 7 Words/7 Sentences?
These are the steps of the Big Dump.
What are:
1. Act on it?
2. File it?
3. Trash it?
The Executive Function (EF) that will help make sure that you can find materials in your binder, backpack, locker, and computer files.
What is Organization?
This is how you study using a textbook.
What is (any of these):
1. Rereading a chapter or section of the textbook?
2. Outlining the important information?
3. Highlighting important points, concepts, or information?
This is the name of your favorite study strategy.
What is (any study strategy)?
These are the 2 summary study strategies that help you remember stories and novels visually.
What are:
1. Plot Diagrams?
2. Storyboards?
Name 2 out of 3 organization strategies we talked about.
What are the Backpack Big Dump, Binder Big Dump, Binder Organization System, and Computer File Organization?
This is the name of an Executive Function (EF) where you choose the most important information over less important information.
What is Prioritizing?
This study strategy helps you to remember information in a catchy (and musical) way.
What is a song?
Name three out of the five steps of making a study card.
What are:
1. Read and reread?
2. Underline or highlight keywords?
3. Write the term you want to study on the front?
4. Write the 4-7 keywords on the back?
5. Review study cards?
These are all 5 of the Wh- questions.
What are:
1. Who was there?
2. What happened?
3. When did it happen?
4. Where did it happen?
5. Why did it happen?
Name 3 reasons why it is important to break down studying for a test or quiz into smaller or more doable steps.
What are:
1. Less stress?
2. Study content in more detail?
3. Less cramming?
4. More efficient?
5. No nagging parents?
6. Better grades?
This is the name of the Executive Function (EF) where you keep things in mind while you need to use them.
What is Working Memory?
PEMDAS and Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally are examples of these study strategies.
What are acronyms and acrostics?
Name three things you should write down and prioritize in your planner.
What are:
1. Homework?
2. Projects?
3. Tests?
4. Quizzes?
5. Long-term assignments?
Storyboards and plot diagrams use these 6 categories to chunk information.
What are:
1. Exposition (or Introduction)?
2. Conflict?
3. Rising Action?
4. Climax?
5. Falling Action?
6. Resolution?
This is the formula for naming files.
What is:
Keyword + Type of Assignment + Date = File Name