CPD (TEST)

Memory is divided into two parts. Which?

• Short term and Long Term memory

• Working and Short Term memory

• Working and Long Term memory

According to Kirschner “If nothing has changed in --------------------------, nothing has been learned.”

• Long term memory

• Working memory

• Performance

Once something is stored in long term memory, will our students always be able to remember it?

• Yes

• No – knowledge if not used, it is soon lost from long term memory

• No – once knowledge is connected in long term memory, although it is stored our ability to find it, get it out and use it decreases over time

On day 2, if you do nothing with the information learned, you will retain about how much

• 100%

• 50-80%

• 90%

• 2-3%

Which of the following is incorrect

• Students learn from testing

• Low-stakes testing is less effective than formal testing

• Quizzes give teachers feedback

• Quizzes increase attendance

• Studying is more efficient after a quiz

Which of the following is NOT a step in the 'Quizzing' walkthru

• Specify the material in advance

• Ask a set of short factual questions

• Provide answers for self or peer check

• Record student scores in a mark book

What are the results of retrieval practice

• Improvement in memory

• Improved ability to study

• Improvement in making inferences

• Improvement in knowledge to enable creativity

• Increases the size of working memory

What is the answer to the following question: “Shouldn’t education be about fostering a sense of wonder, discovery, and creativity in children?”

• No, education is about learning facts and committing them to long term memory so they can be retrieved later to show understanding

• Yes, but a strong knowledge base is required first. Students can't be creative without a comprehensive set of facts and concepts at his or her command

• Yes, creativity is required and therefore students should be encouraged to be creative BEFORE knowledge is taught

Effective retrieval practice is....(pick the most appropriate one)

• Setting formal tests which are recorded to improve tracking for progress

• Testing what you did most recently

• Doing topic tests

• Testing (mainly low stakes) on a mix of topics over a long time period

• Testing (mainly high stakes) on a mix of topics over a long time period

Students can learn from a test, even without feedback

• True

• False