Based on the human memory model, what is the best explanation for why summarizing facilitates ...

Based on the human memory model, what is the best explanation for why summarizing facilitates learning?
 
  a. It serves a comprehension-monitoring function.
  b. It serves an imagery function.
  c. It serves an attention-focusing function.
  d. It serves a sensory memory function.

Ques. 2

The teacher who is most likely to overcome the students' tendencies to view working hard as an indicator of low ability is:
 
  a. Vicki.
  b. Nick.
  c. Mike.
  d. Norma.

Ques. 3

Mr. Lucas's efforts to show the animals in their habitats, such as the alligator beside the stream and the lizard in some bushes, best illustrate his attempts to capitalize on which of the following factors that affect transfer?
 
  a. Similarity between learning situations
  b. Depth of original understanding
  c. Learning context
  d. Emphasis on metacognition

Ques. 4

Butler Elementary School provides free breakfast for children from low SES families. Of the following, which best explains why providing the breakfast is important for learner motivation?
 
  a. It establishes the expectation that school will be an inviting place to study.
  b. It reinforces students for behaving properly and following school rules and procedures.
  c. It helps create the perception of a learning community in the classroom.
  d. It meets a survival need according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Ques. 5

Nick believes in the tooth fairy. His friend, Joe, gives him a convincing, logical argument asserting that his parents are really the tooth fairy. If Nick's behavior is consistent with most learners' behaviors, he will be likely to:
 
  a. conclude that Joe is correct.
  b. retain his belief in the tooth fairy.
  c. question his belief in the tooth fairy
  d. gather contradictory evidence.

Ques. 6

One means to assist learners in their note taking is to:
 
  a. provide summarized notes.
  b. provide your lecture notes.
  c. provide guided notes.
  d. provide complete notes.

Ques. 7

Which of the following people would be most likely to say that we are motivated by a need for personal growth and development?
 
  a. Skinner
  b. Maslow
  c. Piaget
  d. White

Ques. 8

Which of the following descriptions is most consistent with a sociocultural view of motivation?
 
  a. Students are motivated by the need to receive rewards and avoid punishers.
  b. A positive learning environment provides motivational scaffolding that encourages learners to engage in activities that they would not do on their own.
  c. Students have an innate need to become competent, and they will be motivated to engage in activities that allow them to develop their competence.
  d. People have an innate need for unconditional positive regard, and their motivation increases when they are treated with courtesy and respect.

Ques. 9

Which theoretical view of motivation suggests that individuals in communities of learners are more motivated than they would be in a classroom environment that is competitive or provides less support?
 
  a. Behaviorist
  b. Cognitive
  c. Sociocultural
  d. Humanistic

Ques. 10

Three of the following are considered to be text signals. Which one is not a text signal?
 
  a. A concept map provided within a textbook chapter
  b. An outline presented at the beginning of the chapter
  c. An important definition in italic print within a chapter
  d. A series of end-of-chapter comprehension questions

Ques. 11

Aha I've figured out what I need to do to get the computer to run this program. I'll be right with you. I want to go back in the lab and see if it will work on my assignment. The theory of motivation that best explains why a student would make such a statement is:
 
  a. behaviorist.
  b. cognitive.
  c. humanistic.
  d. sociocultural.