Quiz 1 (lesson 6) Flashcards
What are good things to do in class to help you pay attention?
If you’re distracted by screens sit up front(in the class) where you can’t see any. Doodling helps you pay attention(no doodling = 0 attention, doodling = 50% doodle, 50% lesson)
What is the best medium to take notes?
Taking notes by hand helps people remember more than with a computer(People need to process info and summarize(too much can be written on computer). More distracted by web) You can then cut up your notes and turn them into flashcards
Why is memorization good?
You need to memorize basics before applying them. Flash cards are great because: 1) Guessing answer before seeing it helps you remember 2)Testing memory 3)Testing yourself
True or false: learning styles always exist
False. Don’t really exist(dependant on the type of information in question). If you try to teach someone the shape of a continent via ‘spoken word’, just because someone is an auditory learner does not mean they can learn the shape of a continent by being told… They need to see it because it is a visual thing. Most teachers want to teach meaning, not visual, auditory or kinesthetic
How long should you study for?
20 hours per week outside class(for all classes combined)
True or false: most people study enough
False. Most people don’t study enough. You shouldn’t use peers to set the example for yourself
True or false: teaching people helps you remember things
True.
True or false: people can multitask effectively
False. People can’t do it. Every time you switch there’s residue from previous task affecting the new one. It feels like you can do it(you get dopamine) but performance drops
True or false: you should back up your work
True. Use a cloud system like google drive, icloud or dropbox so you don’t lose your work if your ssd or hdd decides to not work
True or false: you should take a walk before studying
True. Walks can help you wake up and lets you think of solutions to problems before you start working on them
True or false: you should sleep after studying
True. Sleep is important to turn your studying into long term memories
True or false: writing is probably the most important skill you can have
True. Lots of jobs have writing(ex. Computer dev found that 30% of his time was spent writing)
What length of time should you assign for each thing in a day?
30 minutes
Why should you manage time?
Less stressful. If you trust the list then you don’t wonder what you should do. You don’t worry about other things you should do. If you add in a specific problem over time instead of all at once it allows time if you need help from other people and allows you to think of answers while doing other things(mind wandering)
What is a base?
Something you use to learn more about a target (where you get the info)
