Which of the following strategies for promoting meaningful encoding is Jack most capitalizing on when he uses mnemonics to help him remember important terms?
a. Organization
b. Imagery
c. Elaboration
d. Schema activation
Ques. 2You have a class of 28 students who come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and whose experiences vary widely. You want to begin teaching the students about the American Revolutionary War. Using the human memory model and your understanding of instructional adaptations for background diversity as a basis for your teaching, which of the following is the best way to begin the lesson?
a. Write the term Revolution in large letters on the board, and tell the students that the Revolutionary War was one of the most significant events in American history and that it is very important that they all understand it.
b. Write the term Revolution in large letters on the board, tell the students that they are going to begin studying the Revolutionary War, and then tell them that the war resulted in American independence from Great Britain.
c. Write the word Revolution in large letters on the board, and tell the students that many countries had revolutions, such as America, France, and many others.
d. Write the word Revolution in large letters on the board, and ask the students to tell you what the word means to them.
Ques. 3Of the following, which best explains why first solving problems before looking at the answers in the back of the book is important?
a. First solving the problems and then looking at the answers helps Jack retain information in sensory memory.
b. First solving problems and then looking at the answers helps Jack rehearse the information.
c. First solving problems and then looking at the answers puts Jack in a cognitively active role.
d. First solving problems and then looking at the answers helps prevent retroactive interference.
Ques. 4Having the students gather and put the information in the chart is an effective teaching strategy. Of the following, which statement best explains why having the students gather the information will be effective?
a. When the students are gathering the information, they're in cognitively active roles.
b. The process of gathering the information is an example of elaborative rehearsal.
c. When the students are gathering the information, it is retained in their sensory memories.
d. When the students are gathering the information, they are creating mnemonic devices to help them remember it.
Ques. 5You have a friend whose phone number is 246-1478 . You easily recall the number when you want to call her, because you remember that the last four digits of the number form an L' on the touch tone dialing system. Of the following, this best illustrates:
a. retention of the information in working memory.
b. encoding into long-term memory through rehearsal.
c. encoding the information into long-term memory through organization.
d. encoding the information into long-term memory through imagery.
Ques. 6Which of the following strategies for promoting meaningful encoding is Jack most capitalizing on when he makes up examples from his own experiences?
a. Organization
b. Imagery
c. Elaboration
d. Schema activation
Ques. 7Which of the following strategies for promoting meaningful encoding is Jack most capitalizing on when he visualizes ideas, such as balls being thrown from one person to another?
a. Organization
b. Imagery
c. Elaboration
d. Schema activation
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