Kasparie's Finals

Question 1

What’s another name for rehearsal?

Answer 1

ROTE learning

Question 2

Meaningful learning always starts with what?

Answer 2

Activating prior knowledge

Question 3

Name two ways of organizing thoughts/notes

Answer 3

• Concept map

* Outline

Question 4

Explain elaboration

Answer 4

Elaboration is when you use your experience to thoroughly explain something with evidence and examples, it is NOT summarizing or regurgitating facts.

Question 5

List three specific forms of visual imagery

Answer 5

• Picture/Drawing
• Movie
• Dialogue

Question 6

What was Luis Angel’s memorization technique?

Answer 6

Luis Angel’s technique is translating material into a story in your mind, so your brain is more interested in it than blunt information

Question 7

Name three “sweet” things about organization

Answer 7

• You always know where everything is
• You are free from a cluttered mess
• You aren’t dependent on anyone else

Question 8

Recite first success suggestion

Answer 8

Be your own advocate ~ stake a claim in the classroom

Question 9

Recite second success suggestion

Answer 9

Ask lots of questions ~ show confusion appropriately

Question 10

Recite third success suggestion

Answer 10

Communicate your struggles to your teachers

Question 11

Recite fourth success suggestion

Answer 11

Think of school as your office in training

Question 12

Recite fifth success suggestion

Answer 12

Dress for success

Question 13

Recite sixth success suggestion

Answer 13

At least do the minimum ~ don’t create gaps

Question 14

Recite seventh success suggestion

Answer 14

Sweat a little ~ school is your brain gym

Question 15

Recite eighth success suggestion

Answer 15

Find ways to relate to your reading and writing

Question 16

Recite ninth success suggestion

Answer 16

Be in class ~ don’t jeopardize your own training

Question 17

Recite tenth success suggestion

Answer 17

Surround yourself with other students who can help you

Question 18

A family or guardian has ten main _____________ for their student

Answer 18

responsibilities

Question 19

1. Get the student to __________… on _______.

Answer 19

school, time

Question 20

2. Make sure the kid is _____… on something other than __________.

Answer 20

fed, Snickers

Question 21

3. Make sure the student has had proper ____________ _______.

Answer 21

medical, care

Question 22

4. ___________ with the school.

Answer 22

Communicate

Question 23

5. Be _____________.

Answer 23

accessible

Question 24

6. Know __________ the student goes ________ school.

Answer 24

where, after

Question 25

7. Make sure the student has a ________ to work and a ____________ time to do homework.

Answer 25

place, routine

Question 26

8. Follow the homework to its ____________.

Answer 26

destination

Question 27

9. Learn how kids __________ from year to year.

Answer 27

change

Question 28

10. Share _________ what a student has a tendency to do ______________, ______________, and _______________.

Answer 28

honestly, socially, academically, behaviorally

Question 29

When answering an umbrella multiple choice question, what are you looking for?

Answer 29

You are looking for the answer that fits the other choices within it

Question 30

Why are multiple choice questions and true/false questions usually false if they contain absolute words?

Answer 30

~Absolute words limit too many options~ to be good choices for an answer

Question 31

Sometimes you have to use deductive reasoning to determine the correct answer. What does that mean?

Answer 31

Using deductive reasoning means using context clues and your own reasoning to understand material that is unfamiliar to you

Question 32

What is a double negative?

Answer 32

A double negative is when two words that indicate “not” or “no” join together to make a “yes.”

Question 33

What is an example of a double negative sentence?

Answer 33

Sally is not unattractive.

Question 34

When completing a matching portion of a test, what should you do first?

Answer 34

First you should read all the items in both of the columns.

Question 35

When completing the fill-in-the-blank portion of a test, what should you do before even looking at the answer choices given?

Answer 35

First you should read the item and think about what is missing.

Question 36

What strategy should you use on essay questions?

Answer 36

the QUOTE strategy

Question 37

What does the Q in QUOTE tell you to do?

Answer 37

Question. You should look at what the question is specifically asking you to do.

Question 38

What does the U in QUOTE tell you to do?

Answer 38

Underline. You should underline words or phrases that seem important for coming up with answers.

Question 39

What does the O in QUOTE tell you to do?

Answer 39

Organize/Write. You should make sense of the facts you’ve been given and write an answer using them.

Question 40

What does the T in QUOTE tell you to do?

Answer 40

Time. You should make sure you have an idea of how long you want to take on each question.

Question 41

What does the E in QUOTE tell you to do?

Answer 41

Evaluate. You should review what you’ve come up with and judge how well you’ve done.

Question 42

List the five long-term memory storage processes.

Answer 42

• Rehearsal
• Meaningful learning
• Organization
• Elaboration
• Visual imagery

Question 43

List three other important strategies to remember when preparing for taking your final exams.

Answer 43

• Reading all the directions on each question
• Going back and checking what you put for each answer
• Never leaving any answer blank