Exam 14: Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, and Study Strategies

Three of the following are accurate statements about how students' epistemic beliefs influence their approach to studying and learning. Which statement is not accurate?

Learners' epistemic beliefs can best be described as learners' views about:

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?

On the average, self-regulated learners tend to:

When students summarize material they are studying, they learn it more thoroughly. Which one of these students is most effectively summarizing?

Maps, matrixes, and historical time lines all help students learn by facilitating:

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 definitely illustrates theory of mind in a preschooler?

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?

Donald is studying for an upcoming exam. He does a number of things to prepare for the exam, four of which are listed below. Three of these illustrate metacognition. Which one reflects very little metacognitive activity?

Theorists have offered a number of suggestions regarding how teachers might help students develop better summaries of classroom subject matter. Which one of the strategies below do they not recommend?

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.

Three of the following teachers should enhance the quality of notes that students take. Which teacher is unlikely to do so?

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:

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:

Linda approaches you before class and expresses her frustration about having done so poorly on yesterday's exam. "I studied for hours and hours," she tells you. "I guess I'm just not a very good test-taker." You know that your test was a good measure of what you taught your students. You also know that students seldom do poorly on your tests simply because they are poor test takers. Considering the textbook's discussion of study strategies, what other possible explanation might you give Linda as to why she thought she knew the material well yet earned a low test score. And with your explanation in mind, describe two strategies you might teach Linda to help her improve her performance next time.

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

Considering trends in metacognitive development, only one of the following statements is accurate. Which one?

Which one of the following illustrates how classroom assessment practices might affect students' epistemic beliefs?