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

The textbook describes many differences between good readers and poor readers-that is, between people who do and do not learn effectively from the things they read. Which one of the following is not an accurate statement about their differences?

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.

Concept maps, whether constructed by students or teachers, have several advantages. Which one of the following is not necessarily an advantage of concept maps?

Many children lack metacognitive knowledge. This is most directly reflected in the fact that they:

The textbook identifies several elements of self-regulated learning. Describe at least five characteristics that self-regulated learners are likely to have.

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?

Of the many learning and study strategies students might use, covert strategies are ultimately more beneficial than overt strategies. Which one of the following is a covert strategy?

Three of the following statements are accurate with regard to students' and/or teachers' epistemic beliefs. Which statement is not accurate?

Mnemonics probably facilitate memory in a number of ways. Which one of the following is not a potential advantage of mnemonics?

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?

Which one of the following students is elaborating as he takes notes in class?

Imagine that you are a school district superintendent who wants students to develop effective study strategies before they graduate. With research about effective study skills programs in mind, which one of the following approaches would be the best one to take?

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

Which one of the following is the closest approximation to co-regulated learning?

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

One valuable study skill is the ability to distinguish between important and unimportant information in the material being studied. Three of the following statements are reasons that students at all levels often have trouble identifying important information. Which one is not a valid explanation of why students have such trouble?

Norman is studying Chinese and needs to remember that the word for "exit" is chu, so he remembers the sentence The choo-choo train is exiting from the station. Norman's technique illustrates the use of:

Three of the following are characteristics of self-regulated learning. Which one is not necessarily a characteristic associated with self-regulated learning?

Researchers and theorists have offered numerous suggestions regarding how teachers might help students develop more effective learning and study strategies. Which one of the following is not consistent with their suggestions?

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