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Which of the following is NOT supported by imperial learning?

  • Receiving instructions in a form consistent with your learning style (correct)
  • Going wide
  • Drawing all your aptitudes and resourcefulness
  • Being limited to instructions

What is the recommended approach to learning according to the text?

  • Memorizing basic algebra and geometry
  • Limiting yourself to instructions
  • Receiving instructions in a form consistent with your learning style
  • Going wide and drawing all your aptitudes and resourcefulness (correct)

What is the advantage of using testing in learning?

  • Identifying weaknesses and strengths (correct)
  • Practicing elaboration
  • Memorizing basic algebra and geometry
  • Reaching the limit of what you have in mind

What is elaboration in the context of learning?

<p>Giving newly learned material meaning in your own words (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended approach to putting new knowledge in a larger concept?

<p>Connecting it to your human ambitions or personal experiences (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common mistake when practicing interleaving?

<p>Running a drill over and over again (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of testing according to the text?

<p>To check the accuracy of your own judgement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which practice helps build discrimination skills between different kinds of problems?

<p>Interleaving (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for short term impediments that make for stronger learning?

<p>Desired difficulties (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sets aside those who learn from their mistakes and those who don't?

<p>The cultivation of reflection (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true about learning?

<p>Gains achieved through massed practice are permanent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of interleaved learning?

<p>It allows for more connections and a stronger pathway in the brain (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the experiment conducted by Endel Tulving test?

<p>The effect of repetition on learning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is it more effective to re-read a text?

<p>After a meaningful amount of time has elapsed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the false dichotomy mentioned in the text?

<p>The importance of creativity over knowledge (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group retained the highest percentage of correctness after the final test?

<p>The group who did interleaved practice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of interleaved learning and variation over massed practice?

<p>It allows for better long-term retention and mastery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do teachers find interleaved learning sluggish and confusing?

<p>It requires more effort and preparation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advantage of varied practice in transferring newly learned motor skills?

<p>It enables successful application of the skill in different situations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Leitner box system used for?

<p>To organize study materials (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the benefit of testing as a tool for learning?

<p>Testing strengthens memory through active retrieval (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of repeated retrieval in the learning process, according to the text?

<p>Repeated retrieval embeds knowledge and skill (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did a 2010 scientific study featured in the New York Times report about the testing effect?

<p>Memorization is irrelevant to problem-solving (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the large-scale investigation in 1917 and the experiment in 1939 show about the testing effect?

<p>Recall tests improved retention compared to simply rereading (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the 1978 study on the testing effect find about massed studying and retrieval practice?

<p>Massed studying resulted in higher scores in immediate tests (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what percentage of information was retained a week after the initial testing for the group that was tested only once?

<p>39% (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the study conducted in a middle school, what was the concern regarding the effect of reexposure to the material on unit exam scores?

<p>The unit exam scores would be higher for the quizzed material. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, which type of feedback strengthens learning more than testing alone?

<p>Delayed feedback (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for the practice of single-mindedly putting effort into something?

<p>Massed practice (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the example given in the text, which group scored higher in finding the volume of four obscure geometrical patterns?

<p>The group that solved problems based on cluster types (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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