Exam 13: Transfer, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking

The eight planets of the solar system, in order of their distance from the sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto has recently been demoted to the status of dwarf planet.) Develop two different mnemonics for remembering this list, one using each of these two techniques: a. The pegword method b. A superimposed meaningful structure

Melissa has an ingenious method for remembering the member countries of the NATO alliance. Using words that rhyme with the numbers 1, 2, 3, and so on, she forms a visual image of each country interacting with a word that rhymes with a number. For example, she pictures a huge bun which rhymes with "1") sitting on top of Big Ben Great Britain), a shoe a rhyme for "2") with a tiny Canadian Mountie Canada) perched on its toe, a tree a rhyme for "3") with numerous Statues of Liberty United States) growing from its branches, and so on. Melissa's technique illustrates the use of:

You are hired to teach a struggling student more effective study skills. Drawing from research findings regarding effective study strategies, identify five strategies that you think would be beneficial for the student to develop. Then, in five short paragraphs, describe the approaches that you might use to help the student acquire each of the strategies you've identified.

Three of the following are examples of comprehension monitoring. Which one is not?

Which one of the following best illustrates the concept of epistemic doubt?

Three of the following are examples of mnemonics. Which one is not a mnemonic?

Three of the following students are using metacognitive strategies while using the Internet. Which one is not necessarily using a metacognitive strategy?

Three of the following are possible reasons that many students don't use effective learning and study strategies. Which one is not a reason that theorists have offered?

As children develop, their metacognitive knowledge changes in a number of ways. Which one of the following is a false statement about how metacognition changes with development?

To remember that the capital of Maine is Augusta, Bart pictures a lion with a gust of wind blowing through its mane. Bart's technique illustrates:

Which one of the following pairs of students best illustrates a difference with respect to students' epistemic beliefs?

To remember the four states that come together at a single point Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah), Marcia remembers "CANU" pronounced like "canoe"). Marcia's technique illustrates the use of:

Which one of the following students is not using a study strategy that will promote long-term storage processes?

Some students learn a great deal from the things they read; others seem to learn very little. Describe at least five strategies good readers use when they read-strategies that poor readers tend not to use. Using concepts and principles from cognitive psychology, explain why each strategy promotes learning.

As a teacher, you are concerned that many of your students are learning less than they think they're learning as they read their textbooks. Your best strategy would be to:

Can study skills be improved through instruction? Research indicates that:

With research on effective study skills in mind, identify the strategy that you should recommend to a high school student who really wants to do well in her classes but who consistently has trouble learning and remembering classroom subject matter.

Research indicates that study skills training is most likely to be effective when:

Three of the following students are showing signs of self-regulated learning. Which student does not show any evidence of self-regulated learning?

Jenny is three years old. Which of the following beliefs about epistemology is she most likely to hold?