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Science of Learning

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would your rate your knowledge of Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Never heard of it before today.

b)

I know a little bit.

c)

I know it very well

2.

Who developed Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Richard Sweller

b)

Richard Major

c)

John Major

d)

John Sweller

3.

Cognitive load is directly related to space in which type of memory?

a)

Long term memory

b)

Working memory

c)

Sensory memory

d)

Procedural memory

4.

Seven, plus or minus two, is the number of pieces of information the average person can hold in their __________.

a)

sensory memory

b)

explicit memory

c)

implicit memory

d)

working memory

5.

What is a mental structure in long term memory that helps learners make connections to core ideas?

a)

LTM

b)

STM

c)

Schema

d)

Chunking

6.

Students learn new ideas by reference to ideas they already know.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Learning can be impeded if students are confronted with too much information at once.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Memory is the residue of __________.

a)

Repetition

b)

Thought

c)

Desire

d)

Emotion

9.

Knowledge is a pre-requisite for higher order thinking skills.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The best way to get around the constraints of working memory is to store lots of information into long-term memory.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

It is easy to think critically about a topic you just learned about.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Frequent quizzes are a great way to help students learn material.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Sufficient background knowledge prevents students from overwhelming their working memory.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Googling facts vs knowing facts places a burden on working memory.

a)

True

b)

False