Metacognitive Study Strategies
For my exam in KSU 1101, I chose 4 strategies to help me study. Those included active note taking, active reading, flashcards, and practice problems. Active reading is the only one which is hard to display, since there is no real evidence that I completed the task. However, for me, active reading and notetaking go hand in hand because the best way for me to learn something is to read it first and then write notes on the topic. I would take notes in class as well with a different colored pen so I could compare what I wrote and what was mentioned during lecture. I also did a few flashcards to help me with the vocabulary I was unconfident with. Finally, I answered practice problems with many of the questions relating to more than one topic discussed in class.
PRACTICE PROBLEMS:
- What are the characteristics of a self directed learner?
A self directed learner has a positive mindset in which they believe their intelligence can expand and grow (growth mindset. They also believe that the responsibility for success falls on them and not others. They are able to monitor their success and are aware of the signs that they are failing. Self Directed learners also have high metacognitive skills and develop grit (keep trying even when things get difficult).
2. Samantha has a math class which she must do well in. If she gets an A, she can get HOPE. The class will also help her learn more about her major in finance. What kinds of motivation is Samantha experiencing?
Samantha is experiencing extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Her extrinsic motivation would be her grade in the class because this an “item” she wants to achieve by doing well in the class. Her intrinsic motivation is her value for the information she is learning to help her in her major. This is because that value is personally rewarding.
3. How do some of the 7 Global challenges affect the United States?
America has a pig problem with regulating the population. Every year our country grows bigger. This is directly tied to another issue: resource management. We are such a large nation and are the largest consumers as well, which means we use our resources (and others) at an alarming rate. There is also a huge concern with the security of our nation at the moment because of sporadic terrorist attacks throughout the country.
4. How does attribution relate to the idea of learned helplessness?
If someone believes other people are responsible for their failures (external attributes), they will start to believe that there is nothing they can do to succeed because it is not in their control. They then will stop trying because failure is inevitable (learned helplessness).
5. A news reporter is doing a piece on a fire that is spreading in California. She interviews a woman who’s house burned down. What kind of source is this?
From the reporter’s perspective; this is a primary source because the woman she is interviewing experienced the fire firsthand. If someone were watching this on the news; this would be a secondary source. Since they are watching it on the news and the reporter is interviewing a person from that news source; this would not be firsthand like it was directly from the reporter.
6. Dillon is learning vocabulary in French. Explain how Dillon could learn at the lower (1–2) and higher (3–5) levels of Blooms Taxonomy.
If Dillion were to only remember vocabulary words and able to recognize them in sentences; he is only working at the lower levels of Blooms Taxonomy (remembering and understanding). However, If he can learn how to differentiate between what is important to know about the information he is learning (level 3) and relate it back to what he already knows about the French language (level 4), he might be able to create his own sentences using the vocabulary he is trying to learn (level 5)
