Module 2: Learning Strategies

Multiple Choice

Genearlly, studying for 2 hours straight is better than studying for half an hour and then taking a break.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best place to study?

• Your bed

• The library

• On your desk (where you play video games)

• On the couch (where you browse social media)

Multiple Choice

Before reading a section, it's important to know if you're going to study facts or concepts.

Facts should be __________, while concepts should be ________.

• memorized, understood

• understood, memorized

• ignored, focused on

• focused on, ignored

Multiple Choice

What should you do immediately after you've taken notes during a lesson?

• Add to your notes

• Ask questions about anything you didn't understand

• Review your notes

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Explaining or summarizing what you just learned shows that you really know it.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

SQ3R: For surveying the text, this means-

• to briefly scan the section you're going to read

• to make a set of questions

• to memorize facts before you start reading

• to understand concepts before you start reading

Multiple Choice

SQ3R: For questioning the text, this means-

• asking how or why something happens before you read the section

• to make a set of questions

• to ask your teacher for the answers

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

SQ3R: For reading the text, this means to read

• carefully

• while looking for the answers to the questions you asked before you started reading.

• while paying attention to important terms

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

SQ3R: For reciting the text, this means-

• to answer the questions you asked earlier

• to recall the infromation you just read

• to test yourself to see if you understood what you just read

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

SQ3R: For reviewing the text, this means to look over your notes/reading to make sure you got things right.

• True

• False

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Multiple Choice

For the steps of mitosis (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase), you can use the _________ PMAT.

• acronym

• image association

• coined saying

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Adjective order follows this rule:

Quality -> Size -> Age -> Shape -> Color -> Origin -> Material -> Purpose

One way to remember that is to use the ______:

Quincy Saw A Sheep Crap On My Porsche

• acronym

• coined saying

• image assocation

Multiple Select

What should I do if I want a good relationship with my instructor?

• Make it a point to attend class on time

• Ask questions

• Sit near the front

• See your instructor outside of class

• Share your ideas with your instructor

Multiple Choice

According to researchers, the idea of visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic (VARK) learning styles is weak.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to researchers, the idea of multiple intelligences (MI) is weak.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to researchers, Kolb's Learning Styles Test is not super reliable.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The MSLQ and LASSI are better tests to help you study better.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Taking the either the Big 5 or 16 Personalities tests can help you understand your stengths and weakness when it comes to studying.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Ahmad has 2 weeks until his midterms. He has to study biology, English, and chemistry. What is the best way to study?

• Study on his bed every other day for 3 hours straight with no breaks in between. Each day he switches the order of the subjects he studies.

• Study at the library every single day for 3 hours straight with no breaks in between. Each day he switches the order of the subjects he studies.

• Study at the library two days before his exams for 3 hours with 5 minute breaks every half an hour. Each day he studies the subjects in the same order.

• Study on his bed every other day for 3 hours with 5 minute breaks every half an hour. Each day he studies the subjects in the same order.

• Study at the library every other day for 3 hours with 5 minute breaks every half an hour. Each day he switches the order of the subjects he studies.

Multiple Select

If you are about to read a section on the brain, you should

• ask yourself "how does the brain send signals?"

• ask yourself "why does the brain send signals?"

• scan the text before you start reading

• read carefully and pay attention to key words

Multiple Choice

Sarah is learning about enzymes. How can she use a concrete example to remember how they work?

• She compares them to a lock and key

• She writes down how they work

• She memorizes their function

• She draws a diagram

Multiple Select

Adam wants to use dual-coding while studying for his grammar exam. How can he do this?

• Watch a video of a person explaining a grammar rule while showing examples

• Reading about grammar rules while looking at a diagram

• Listening to a friend explain it

• Asking the teacher to explain it while drawing it on the whiteboard

Multiple Select

Maryam wants to see if she really understood the chapter she just read. How can she do this?

• Use flashcards to test herself

• Take a quiz

• Explain the chapter in detail to a friend (or the wall)

• Write down the definitions of the main vocabulary words and explanations of the main concepts