Independent Learning
Who is responsible for your learning?
YOU
Why is it important to manage stress?
it can affect your health and your ability to cope with every day tasks, it can also affect your relation with people around you.
Name at least 3 aspects in the ones you need to be organised.
Answers may include times, notes, desk, homework and projects.
Name 3 factors that can affect your focus and concentration
Answers may vary
What can you do take some load off your head? (Name 3 things)
Answers may vary but they can include:
Write in an agenda
Doing shopping lists
Do a to do list
What are the 6 aspects you need to take care of in order to be a responsible learner?
Preparation, participation, attendance, being an active learner, time management and self evaluation
What is it recommended to do before an oral presentation or when you feel that you are very anxious?
Take deep breaths
This are a very good technique to summarise information, connect ideas and make notes very visual.
Mind maps
It is important to do this in order to bring more oxygen into your blood and brain.
Exercise
Which are the 5 main strategies suggested by the manual's author to improve memory?
Relate, Create, Associate, Cue Cards and Mnemonics
Having the needed material, do some research about the topics of the course to be familiar with them, read before the classes of review previous notes.
Why is it important to have regular breaks?
To refresh your mind
Give at least 3 recommendations to keep organised notes.
Answers may include separate them by subject, use colors and symbols, use headings and subheadings, hight light the notes, make them EASY TO READ, keep them in a safe place
What recommendation can be done regarding the use of breaks in order to improve focus and concentration.
Keep strict break times
Explain and give an example of what is to Associate information.
To relate it with something else even though it just makes sense to you. Examples may vary
What means to be an active learner?
to be able to work independently, ASK WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING, be self-motivated, compare information and come to YOUR OWN conclusions. Remember you are not a recorder to make the information yours!
What can you do when you have so many things that are impossible to be done in the certain period of time?
Prioritise
What is recommended to do with the references you use to do a project or assignment?
Why is alcoohol not recommended to improve your focus and concentration?
Because it can destroy brain cells
Explain and give an example of what are cue cards and create?
Cue cards are like flash cards with information in the front at back, you have to review them as many times as possible, seen the front and trying to say the back (without seeing it).
Create is to make diagrams or something else NEW COMPLETELY MADE BY YOU to remember information, using colors and symbols can be extra help.
What do Participation and Time management include?
Participation is to contribute in classes, develop your opinions and thoughts, show interest
Manage time involves to take full responsability to deliver all your work on time.
What is recommended to do with large tasks
Break them down in smaller steps to realize that you are advancing and plan those steps in a calendar
What can you do to organize your time (Give 3 suggestions)?
Name 5 things that are recommended in a diet to improve your brain's performance
Answers may include fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts, dark chocolate.
Look at the teacher's picture and tell which strategy is being used.
Mnemonics