The Brain
Brain Functions
Learning Principles
Learning Principles at use
Bonus
Bloom's Taxonomy
Levels of Blooms Taxonomy
Essential Functions of Learning
100

Brain cells are also known as

 What are Neurons?

100

Communication that occurs through the release of neurotransmitters into the space between the axon and dendrite.

What is synapse?

100

A series of shorter study sessions distributed over several days.

What is Distributed Practice?

100

A students reviews notes taken right after class

What is the principle of consolidation?

100

A device that helps enhance memory

What is a mnemonic device?

100

If one were to take part in the process of "the recall of specifics and universals, the recall of methods and processes, or the recall of a pattern, structure, or setting", they would be using this.

What is "Knowledge"?

100

The level of Blooms Taxonomy where questions may include words such as "Use," "Solve," or "Illustrate"

Applying or Application

100

Your primary job as a college student is to

What is process information

200

Every neuron is made of three major region regions

What is known as

Cell body or soma

Axon

Dendrites

                           

200

Part of the brain s where executive functions such as judgment, analysis, synthesis, organizing, problem-solving, planning, and creativity take place. 

What is the prefrontal Lobe?

200

The brain prioritizes by meaning, value and relevance. To remember it must value and relevance in your life.

What is interest?

200

A student reads the chapter summary, studies the review questions and examines pictures and charts before she reads.  

What are the learning principles of  intent to remember, selectivity and visualization?

200

An invented combination of letters, with each letter acting as a cue to an idea you need to remember

What is an Acronym?

200

This taxonomy element means for someone to engage in “putting together of elements and parts so as to form a whole.”

What is "Synthesis"?

200

The highest level of the updated Blooms Taxonomy

What is Creating?

200

If you analyze these in light of Blooms Taxonomy you can conclude that they primarily address lower level thinking skills.

What is learning principles?

300

Part of the brain where information is integrated

What is the cell body?

300

The part of the brain which instinctively reacts to without thinking it through, by ignoring it, fighting it, or avoiding it.

What is the lower automatic brain also known as the reactive brain?

300

Saying ideas aloud in your own words strengthens synaptic connections and gives you feedback. The more feedback you get the faster and more accurate your learning is

What is Recitation?

300

A student is reading their textbook, before going on to the next paragraph , she covers the text and asks herself questions in the margin, and says the answer out loud in her own words.

What are the  learning principles of recitation, interest and intent to remember?

300

Makes routing decisions based on emotions

What is the amygdala?

300

This framework was originally developed as a method of classifying educational goals for student performance evaluation.

What is "Blooms Taxonomy"?

300

Knowing and understanding how to problem solve and making decisions while having a clear understanding on the subject.

What is the evaluation process?

300

Higher-order thinking skills involve

What is analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

400

A long single fiber that sends information

What is the axon?

400

The first filter that information from your senses passes through.

What is the reticular activating system (RAS)

400

Your attitude has much to do whether you remember something or not. Key factor is a positive attitude and believing that you will get it right the first time.

What is intent to remember?

400

A student is studying for a psychology test on the anatomy of the brain cell and functions, the student tries to make mental pictures of what the cell and fuctions looks like and makes connections to things he has already studied.

What are the principle of visualization, basic background and interest.

400

An invented sentence in which the first letter of each word is a cue to an idea you need to remember

What is  Acrostic?

400

This section found within the original taxonomy is said to represent “judgments about the value of material and methods for given purposes.”

What is "Evaluation"?

400

Understanding what you have learned and being able to explain or teach it to others.

What is the comprehension process?

400

This process  parallels the lower-order thinking skills. In a driving analogy,
gathering might include reading the road signs or writing down directions. 

What is Gathering?

500

Minute twigs or web-like branches, which receive information.

What are dendrites?

500

Three major elements that control where new information goes

What is the reticular activating systems (RAS), the limbic and neurotransmitter dopamine?

500

You use this technique by making a mental picture to remember something. By using this principle you use a completely different part of your brain than you do by reading or listening.

What is Visualization?

500

Making flashcards of terms, people, places and dates

What  are the learning principle of meaningful organization,interest and intent to remember

500

Links the new sensory input to memories of your past knowledge that is already stored in your long- term to make relational memories

What is  hippocampus?

500

In the new Taxonomy, this section of the pyramid means for a student to produce original work.

What is to "Create"?

500

Knowing the information and being able to recall it

What is the knowledge process?

500

This involves discovering meaning in information by reflection, we examine new information.

What is analyzing?

600

Your brain works on

What is electrochemical energy?

600

Receives messages from other cells

What are dendrites?

600

 These are ways to process or transfer information into long-term memory and strengthen connections that allow for learning.

What are Learning Principles?

600

 Recalling something you already know about a subject and placing new
information in the same brain file as the old information, you will find that
the new information is easier to retrieve and remember.

What is the principle of Association?

600


Learning depends on the strength of the connection combined with

What are neurotransmitters?

600

In this section of the Bloom's taxonomy, this  term means for a student to explain ideas or concepts.

What is to "Understand"?

600

Using information you have learned to solve problems.

What is the application process?

600


When we as learners convert comprehension into ideas, hypotheses, plans, and actions.

What is synthesis or evaluating?

700

Directs activity inside the cell

What is the nucleus?

700

Communication through the release of chemical substances into these SPACES between the axon and dendrites.

What is a synapse?

700

 These principles focus on starting or creating connections so you can better remember information by connecting it to what you already know.

What is interest, intent to remember, and basic background?

700

Prior knowledge and understanding you have about a topic or issue helps with learning new material.

What is Basic Understanding?

700


As you read a textbook, notice that the author has provided clues and guides as to
what is important by dividing the chapter with major headings, using bold print
and italics, and providing summaries and questions

What is Selectivity?

700

The level in which you can explain ideas or concepts.

Understanding or Comprehension

700

Finding patterns and organizing ideas.

What is the analysis process?

700

When this stage W is reached, the learner becomes a producer of knowledge rather than a receiver. 

What is action or creating?

800

True or false: Your brain can only hold so much information at any given time.

True

800

Meaningful categories that you can place words into for better memorization.

What is chunks?

800

Another way to strengthen your neural network is to consciously tie new information in with something you already have stored in your long-term memory.

What is the principle of association?

800

This principle allows the student to take ownership of new information by allowing time for neuronal pathways to be established.



 What is Consolidation?

800

Common study habit that leads to less info remembered over time & increases test anxiety.

What is cramming?

800

Responsible for creating Bloom's Taxonomy

Who is Benjamin Bloom?

800

Being creative and combining common knowledge with new information.

What is the synthesis process?

800

Name the note taking system that allows you to develop questions based on the information you are reading/

What is the Question in the margin?