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Active Engagement and Cognitive Load Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who developed Cognitive Load Theory in 1998?

a)

John Sweller

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Isaac Newton

2.

What happens when difficulty is high and pace is fast according to Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Students switch-off

b)

Learning is easy

c)

Cognitive load is low

d)

Cognitive load is high

3.

How can educators assess learners' prior knowledge in corporate training scenarios?

a)

Group discussions

b)

Playing games

c)

Baseline testing

d)

Watching videos

4.

What is one of the biggest challenges educators face when delivering lessons?

a)

Teaching serious content

b)

Using outdated techniques

c)

Keeping pace and difficulty of content appropriate

d)

Ignoring learners' prior knowledge

5.

What is the purpose of Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Improving physical fitness

b)

Developing new technologies

c)

Testing memory retention

d)

Assessing difficulty and pace of tasks

6.

What is the consequence of high difficulty and fast pace according to Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Difficult for anyone to learn effectively

b)

Easy to learn under these circumstances

c)

Students become experts

d)

No impact on learning

7.

What are some ways to assess learners' prior knowledge mentioned in the text?

a)

Skipping classes

b)

Taking long breaks

c)

Listening to music

d)

Self-assessment checklists

8.

What model of human information processing does Cognitive Load Theory build on?

a)

Darwin's model

b)

Freud's model

c)

Pavlov's model

d)

Atkinson and Shiffrin model

9.

What is the key to effective learning according to Cognitive Load Theory?

a)

Appropriate difficulty and pace

b)

High difficulty and fast pace

c)

Low difficulty and slow pace

d)

No engagement techniques needed

10.

When are active engagement techniques especially useful?

a)

Cause distraction

b)

Only for advanced students

c)

Not necessary for learning

d)

When difficulty is low and pace is slow

11.

Which Word Cloud tool do I recommend the most?

a)

Slido

b)

Survey Monkey

c)

Poll Everywhere

12.

Which one of these is a Spatial Learning technique?

a)

Nearpod

b)

A Human Graph

c)

Quizlet Live

d)

Blooket

13.

Which learning game involves tapping a word on the screen?

a)

Corners

b)

Memory Mind Bender

c)

Splat

d)

Blooket

14.

How many students can participate in a free Nearpod lesson?

a)

30

b)

40

c)

50

d)

60

15.

Which one of the following is an Active Engagement strategy?

a)

Reading books

b)

Reading from slides

c)

Lecturing

d)

Collaboration