KC TOPSS Presentation

Retrieval Practice is....

• the act of trying to recall information without having it in front of you

• the act of practicing with a golden retriever

• the act of studying the notes in front of you

• the act of taking a final exam

Cognitive psychologists are finding that nothing cements long-term learning as powerfully as retrieval practice.

• True

• False

Which are examples of retrieval practice?

• Think-Pair-Share (What is one thing you remember from class yesterday?)

• Flash cards

• Low stakes quizzes

• Brian dumps (Writing down all you remember about a topic.)

Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing

• Hypothalamus
• Reticular Formation
• Cerebellum
• Thalamus

Without the ____ the two sides of our brain couldn't communicate. 

• Frontal Lobe
• Cerebral Cortex
• Thalamus
• Corpus Callosum 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of

• an architect
• a teacher
• an athlete
• a librarian

Johnny's mother had three children. The first was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?

• June
• July
• March
• None of these

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What lobe is orange in this picture?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital

What lobe is bright pink in this picture?

• Frontal

• Parietal

• Temporal

• Occipital

Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response

• Hippocampus
• Amygdala
• Reticular Formation
• Hypothalamus