LEARNING TO BE A BETTER STUDENT Flashcards
Can be defined as the relatively permanent change in behavior brought about because of experience or practice
Learning
Is the ability of the brain to adapt to changes in an individual’s environment by forming new neural connections over time
Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity is sometimes referred to as _________
Brain Plasticity
Aspects of our brains are _________, meaning they are adaptive and can be
altered in response to environmental and/or
structural changes
Plastic
An amazing three-pound organ that controls all functions of the body, interprets information from the outside world
Brain
Most important in
learning since this is where higher-ordered functions like memory and reasoning occur
Cerebrum
Most information
processing occurs in the _______
Cerebral Cortex
A complex brain structure embedded deep into temporal lobe
Hippocampus
Helps to store memories of events and emotions so that an
individual may be able to recognize similar events in the future
Amygdala
Enumerate the Factors that Affect the Learning Process
Motivation, Intellectual Ability, Attention Span, Prior Knowledge
Enumerate the Four Stages of Learning
Unconscious Incompetence, Conscious Incompetence, Conscious Competence, Unconscious Competence
“Four Stages of Learning”
In this stage, the learner does not have a skill or knowledge set yet.
Unconscious Incompetence
“Four Stages of Learning”
The learner is aware of
the skill that they lack and can understand that there is a deficit.
Conscious Incompetence
“Four Stages of Learning”
This stage takes place when a learner has acquired a skill but has not yet mastered it to the point where it comes naturally.
Conscious Competence
“Four Stages of Learning”
The skill is so embedded that the learner does not even need to process what they are doing
Unconscious Competence
