WorksheetsSwitch on the Brain for Learning Review 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Some people are more right- brained and some are more left-brained.
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Relating new information to old confuses learners.
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Understanding each individual’s learning styles helps us to train them better.
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We learn better individually rather than in groups.
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We only use 10% of our brain.
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The brain ignores things that are repetitive, routine or boring.
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Adults learn best when the learning environment remains unchanged.
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Emotions drive attention, which drives learning.
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What information do we need to activate both the left and right hemispheres of the brain?
Big picture only.
Details only.
Both big picture and details.
Neither big picture nor details.
When we learn something new, our brain immediately tries to make sense of it through:
Comprehending lengthy explanations.
Comparing it to something it already knows.
Storing it in an unused part of the brain.
Storing it in the corpus callosum.
The main purpose of the corpus callosum in learning is:
To build strong, usable memories.
To think deeply about topics.
To regulate the brain's activities.
To encode visual and verbal memory.
Someone who prefers to learn visually will benefit most from being trained using:
... a purely visual way.
... visual and auditory methods.
... visual and kinaesthetic methods.
... visual, auditory and kinaesthetic methods.
Stories are powerful learning tools because:
Stories have emotional components which activates the emotional centre of the brain.
Stories have a structure which makes sense to the brain.
Stories have a context which activates the 'big picture' in the right hemisphere of the brain.
Stories are personal so gain our brain's attention.
To disrupt the rapid decline in retention of new information (forgetting curve), learners need:
Repetition of material in a variety of ways.
Sleep.
Reviews at gradually lengthening intervals.
More new information
What needs to happen physiologically in the brain to build memory?
Build more 'branches' (dendrites) on 'brain trees' (neurons).
Make more connections (‘synapses’) between 'branches’ (dendrites).
Some glial cells remove weak 'branches' (dendrites) from 'brain trees' (neurons).
Some glial cells 'glue' 'branches' (dendrites) to 'brain trees' (neurons).
Why is learning in groups important?
Social interaction activates more of the brain.
Meaning is formed through experiences with others.
Ideas are modified, transformed, confirmed or rejected more readily than when alone.
Social enjoyment is a reward for the brain.
How much of our brain do we use when learning?
Only about 10%.
It depends on what we are doing.
All of it.
Learning new things creates a heavy cognitive load. This means learners need which three things?
A lot of stamina.
An opportunity to consolidate learning in their own words.
A variety of learning activity types.
Frequent rest breaks.
The corpus callosum helps to selects what knowledge to hold onto by:
The amount of stress involved in the learning process.
The presence of dopamine (the 'happy' chemical).
The absence of glial cells (the 'vacuum cleaner').
For material to be understood, the learner needs:
Meaningful material that is connected to past experience.
A social, not-too-stressful learning environment.
Learning via multiple pathways.
A-ha moments where dopamine is released.
