Reaction time is faster for recognizing a string of letters as a word if previously exposed to
other words in the same category (e.g., faster recognition of orange after seeing grapes, banana,
apple, pear). This illustrates:
a. priming and spreading activation.
b. synchronicity and chunking.
c. dual learning processes.
d. automatization.
Ques. 2A good strategy for teaching students how to do self-assessment is to pass out a simple checklist and ask them to use it on one of their assignments.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 3In your imagination, you recall a pleasant evening you spent with a close friend. You can
play back some of the events in your mind as if they were a movie. This form of memory is
known as:
a. episodic.
b. declarative.
c. procedural.
d. iconic.
Ques. 4The formative assessment cycle begins with
a. A clear understanding of the learning objective
b. A clear assessment plan for several, repeated assessments
c. Student interest in charting their own progress
Ques. 5Which of the following frameworks is inappropriate for prerequisite knowledge and skills assessment?
a. Criterion-referencing
b. Domain-referencing
c. Norm-referencing
Ques. 6Requiring a high score to pass a prerequisite skills tests is more important when teaching in a linear, hierarchical sequence than when teaching in a spiral sequence.
a. True
b. False
Ques. 7In cognitive theory, the term schema refers to:
a. the range of situations to which any skill will transfer.
b. the automatization of skills through repeated practice.
c. a collection of related concepts and their interconnections.
d. the daily habit of practice toward the goal of expertise.
Ques. 8For which diagnostic approach would concept maps be most useful?
a. Mastery of specific objectives
b. Identifying students' errors
c. Prerequisite deficits
d. Knowledge structure analysis
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