Exam 5: Understanding Thinking and Learning

Elaborative interrogation will help you make connections to the material you are studying by asking "Why" questions.

If you want to practice self-explanation, which question would you be most likely to ask yourself while learning new material?

Higher-level thinking is based on lower-level thinking skills.

Anthony is taking an introductory German class. He decides to make flash cards for himself to learn all the required vocabulary words. Which learning technique has Anthony used?

Which of these statements is true about your brain?

Journalists typically ask six questions when tracking a story: Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?, and How? Identify which of these questions are lower-level questions and why, and which are higher-level questions and why.

Josiah is a music major. In order to remember all the notes of the C major scale, he plays the note on the piano, writes the note in the correct position on a piece of blank sheet music, and labels the note with the correct name. This is an example of:

Kelly's communication instructor asked her to give a speech in which she comes up with and describes her ideal design for a new student center on campus to meet the needs of many different students. Which level of learning will Kelly use when answering her instructor's question?

A difference that causes significant difficulty in listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling, or interacting socially is called a:

Employees are expected to problem-solve and have critical-thinking skills because:

When you learn a set of facts and recall them on a test, you demonstrate the ability to:

What should you do if you suspect you have an undiagnosed learning disability, and why?

It is very difficult to learn new information after the age of 30, even if you put in great effort.

While planning her day, Ling made a list of tasks that she needs to complete and placed the tasks in order from most important to least important. What is the process that Ling used to determine the importance of her tasks?

Imagine that you are someone who does not enjoy working in a group. Describe the reasons why you do not enjoy working in a group, and then suggest at least two things you can do to make working in a group a more productive experience.

When you engage in critical thinking, you:

In Bloom's taxonomy, when you understand, you can:

When you identify similarities and differences between two or more concepts, you are:

Imagine that you are taking an introductory Italian class. You have never taken a foreign language class, and you become overwhelmed when you realize that every aspect of the class, including opening greetings and instructions on quizzes, is in Italian. Describe how you could use three higher-level thinking skills to improve your performance in the class.

Test questions that ask you to identify who did something or where an event took place require you to use which level of learning?