Executive Functioning

A teacher assigns you a self-evaluation after a project that you completed. The ability to honestly answer the questions and assess your performance and/or product and use that information on the next project shows....

• Metacognition

• Self-awareness

• Critical thinking

• Emotional intelligence

What is executive functioning?

• Skills to organize and act on information.

• The ability to memorize facts and figures.

• A method of improving physical fitness.

• A strategy for enhancing creativity.

A good definition of Metacognition is....

• The ability to stand back, reflect and evaluate ones performance.

• The process of memorizing information for exams.

• The ability to multitask effectively under pressure.

• The skill of analyzing others' thoughts and feelings.

What skill should you use to avoid being overwhelmed close to the due date for a long-range project with few checkpoints?

• Planning/Prioritization & Time Management

• Procrastination

• Delegation

• Creative Problem Solving

You have been offered a volunteer position at an animal shelter, but you will be working with cats and you would really rather work with dogs. Accepting this situation and working with the cats is an example of…

• Adaptability

• Flexibility

• Stubbornness

• Indifference

This allows you to adjust to something unexpected

• flexible thinking

• rigid reasoning

• fixed mindset

• static analysis

An example of organization is

• Keeping all your homework in a set place

• Having a messy desk

• Losing track of assignments

• Not using a planner

In order to complete a relatively long reading assignment, you would really benefit from which EF skill while you are reading?

• Sustained Attention

• Divided Attention

• Selective Attention

• Working Memory

Your teacher has put you in a group for an activity, and this group does not include any of the people with whom you typically work.  Accepting this and completing the activity is an example of…

• Flexibility

• Rigidity

• Inflexibility

• Stubbornness

Self-control is being able to manage your thoughts, feelings, actions.

• Only thoughts

• Only feelings

• Only actions

• All of the above