SPS VTLM Quiz 1

The mechanisms of learning are the same for all students.

• True
• False

Attention is....

• •the ability to manage and control one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to achieve desired outcomes. It involves adjusting mental processes, such as attention and focus, as well as actions, to stay aligned with goals, maintain self-discipline, and respond effectively to challenges or changes in the environment.

• •the cognitive process of selectively focusing on specific information or stimuli while ignoring others, enabling effective engagement and processing of information.

• •the ability to sustain attention on a specific task, objective, or piece of information over an extended period. It involves maintaining concentration and avoiding distractions, allowing for deep engagement and effective completion of tasks or goals.

Focus is...

• •the ability to manage and control one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to achieve desired outcomes. It involves adjusting mental processes, such as attention and focus, as well as actions, to stay aligned with goals, maintain self-discipline, and respond effectively to challenges or changes in the environment.

• •the ability to sustain attention on a specific task, objective, or piece of information over an extended period. It involves maintaining concentration and avoiding distractions, allowing for deep engagement and effective completion of tasks or goals.

• •the cognitive process of selectively focusing on specific information or stimuli while ignoring others, enabling effective engagement and processing of information.

Regulation is...

• •the ability to manage and control one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to achieve desired outcomes. It involves adjusting mental processes, such as attention and focus, as well as actions, to stay aligned with goals, maintain self-discipline, and respond effectively to challenges or changes in the environment.

• •the cognitive process of selectively focusing on specific information or stimuli while ignoring others, enabling effective engagement and processing of information.

• •the ability to sustain attention on a specific task, objective, or piece of information over an extended period. It involves maintaining concentration and avoiding distractions, allowing for deep engagement and effective completion of tasks or goals.

It is reasonable to expect a child to be able to maintain attention for four or five minutes per year of their age.

• True
• False

Regulation is important for main 3 reasons, what are they?

• Enjoyment of learning, recall and retention.

• Attentional Capacity, Relationships and Decision Making

• Critical thinking, problem solving and collaborative learning.

Knowledge is best described in our setting as...

• Retention and Recall

• A vital cognitive function

• The Victorian Curriculum

The 3 types of memory are...

• Sensory, Short term and Long Term

• Sensory, Working and Long Term

• Primary, Secondary and Practial

Encoding occurs when knowledge is repetitively moved from sensory memory to working memory and finally long-term memory

• True
• False

The average adult working memory has the capacity for around how many items of information at a time?

• 7

• 4

• 3

• 9