Myths About Learning Quiz

True or false: When it comes to learning, metacognition (e.g., thinking about thinking) can be just as important as intelligence.

RIGHT! True
Research on growth mindset by Carol Dweck and others shows that people’s beliefs about the nature of intelligence affect their level of effort and in turn their performance.
False

What is the best way to learn from some text?

Read and reread the text.
RIGHT! Explain key ideas of the text to yourself while reading.
Restating the text in your own words is another form of “active learning.”
Underline key concepts.
Use a highlighter

True or false: Intelligence is fixed at birth.

True
RIGHT! False
This false belief is sometimes called “fixed mindset.” In fact there’s plenty of evidence that IQ can increase over time given interventions like preschool or reading to a child.

You have a test coming up. What’s the best way to review the material?

Circle key points in the textbook.
Review relevant points of the lecture in audio format.
RIGHT! Take an informal quiz based on the material.
Quizzes are a form of “active learning” that promotes better recall.

To which of the following should you not tailor your learning?

RIGHT! Learning styles (visual, audio, etc.)
The idea that people have different primary learning styles is a myth with no evidence.
Previous knowledge
Interests
Ability

True or false: Learning should be spaced out over time.

RIGHT! True
Much research supports the idea that “spaced repetition” helps you retain knowledge over the long term.
False

True or false: Right-brained people learn differently from left-brained people.

True
RIGHT! False
Recent brain scan research provides no evidence for the idea that individuals are left-brain or right-brain dominant in the first place, much less that this supposed difference might affect learning.

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You Probably Believe Some Learning Myths: Take Our Quiz To Find Out

Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: KAMENETZ, ANYA (03/22/2017), You Probably Believe Some Learning Myths: Take Our Quiz To Find Out, Retrieved on 2017-03-22

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