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How students learn - retrieval starter

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main function of working memory?
a)
To temporarily hold and manipulate information for cognitive tasks.
b)
To store long-term memories permanently.
c)
To retrieve memories from the sensory register.
d)
To encode information into the brain.
2.

Which of the following is not an element of a rigorous classroom, according to Sherrington?

a)

Subject expertise

b)

Classroom Management

c)

The Spiral Curriculum

d)

Pedagogy and Drive

3.

The two pathways for sensory information to be processed in working memory are...

a)

Situational

b)

Auditory

c)

Visual

d)

Impulsive

4.

Metacognition means...

a)

thinking deeply

b)

thinking about thinking

c)

thinking metaphorically

d)

thinking with only 10% of your brain

5.

What is the does retrieval practice involve?

a)
The transfer of information from sensory memory to working memory.
b)
The transformation of short-term memories into long-term memories.
c)
The recovery of stored information from long-term memory to working memory.
d)
The encoding of new information into long-term memory.
6.
What is the role of attention in memory encoding?
a)
Attention determines the level of emotional significance attached to a memory.
b)
Attention filters and selects information for further processing and storage.
c)
Attention is responsible for the consolidation of memories during sleep.
d)
Attention determines the retrieval cues used to access stored memories.
7.

What is the role of a schema in memory processing?

a)

A schema helps in organizing and categorizing new information.

b)

The schema is responsible for the formation of long-term memories.

c)

A schema is involved in the retrieval of memories from the sensory register.

d)

A schema determines the attentional processes in memory encoding.

8.
Which type of memory is associated with motor skills and habits?
a)
Procedural memory
b)
Semantic memory
c)
Episodic memory
d)
Explicit memory
9.
What is the role of rehearsal in memory consolidation?
a)

Rehearsal helps make sense of memories from long-term storage.

b)
Rehearsal enhances the transfer of information from sensory memory to working memory.
c)
Rehearsal strengthens and stabilizes memories in long-term storage.
d)
Rehearsal determines the encoding process of new information into memory.
10.

Chunking is a process based on:

a)

Taking individual bits of information and grouping them so that they are easier to recall

b)

Categorising animals based upon their habitat

c)

Something to do with long-term memory

d)

A theory of short-term memory discovered by Herman Ebbinghaus

11.

Which of these can only hold approximately 7 items at a time?

a)
Short-term memory
b)
Long-term memory
c)
Sensory memory
12.

How many items can be held in long term memory?

a)

Approximately 7 items

b)

Potentially unlimited items

c)

As many items as can be recalled.

d)

Enough items to fill Wembley stadium