Flash Cards: Appendix 12-B

Question 1

Metacognition

Answer 1

awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes.

Question 2

Memory

Answer 2

awareness and understanding of one’s own thought processes.

Question 3

Long-term memory

Answer 3

A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use

Question 4

Short-term memory

Answer 4

part of the memory system where information is stored for roughly 30 seconds

Question 5

Working memory

Answer 5

the part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing.

Question 6

Think aloud

Answer 6

Express one’s thoughts as soon as they occur

Question 7

Elaboration

Answer 7

an unconscious process of expanding and embellishing a detail

Question 8

Deep processing

Answer 8

Making meaningful connections

Question 9

Shallow processing

Answer 9

Not caring for information/Paying attention

Question 10

Self-efficacy

Answer 10

one’s belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task

Question 11

Short-term goal

Answer 11

something you want to accomplish soon

Question 12

Long-term goal

Answer 12

Goals that take a long time to achieve

Question 13

Enabling goal

Answer 13

Stepping stones that help us measure our progress toward reaching longer term goals

Question 14

SMART coal

Answer 14

S-specific M-measurable A-attainable R-Realistic T-Timely

Question 15

Chunking

Answer 15

Grouping into 3

Question 16

Paraphrasing

Answer 16

express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

Question 17

Attention

Answer 17

Paying close detail to someone or something

Question 18

Acronyms/Acrostics

Answer 18

composed of the initial letters or components of a phrase or word/a recurring feature or the first word, syllable or letter in each paragraph or a line spells out a message or sentence