Student Engagement

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What is one of the most common laments among educators around the world regarding student engagement?

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Students are chronically disengaged from learning

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What does brain research suggest about curiosity and learning?

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Curiosity drives learning and helps with retention

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What is the first step recommended to re-engage students in learning?

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Starting with getting their brains switched on to learning

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What does satisfying our curiosity activate in our brains?

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Dopamine reward centers

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Why do students become more engaged in learning when presented with a controversy?

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Because they are encouraged to develop and defend their own opinions.

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What does Carol Dweck call the mindset of a student who believes they can learn new material if they apply themselves?

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Growth mindset

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What is the term cognitive scientists use to describe the process of looking and listening at the same time?

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Dual coding

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What example is given in this week's module to illustrate a boring lecture?

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A lecture from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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What can be the consequence of forcing students to take in new learning solely through a verbal "straw"?

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Their brains quickly become exhausted

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What does research show about students who are asked quality questions and listened to?

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They are more motivated to learn.