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Name: _________________________

Intellectual Dimension of Health

What are some Characteristics of an Effective Learner?

BRAIN GAMESUsing Cues to Aid Retrieval

Memories can often be jogged with ______________ ______________—stimuli that help gain access to memories

They aid memory efforts in a variety of ways In some cases, they may allow ______________ of the search In other instances, they may trigger a series of

___________________ that lead to the missing word In other words, a cue may lead you into the maze of

associations surrounding the forgotten information

Elaboration _________________ is linking a stimulus to other information at the time of __________

o Encoding: memory stored in a kind of physical chemical code (the sequence of nerve cell firing produces a thought)

Elaboration often consists of thinking of _________________ that illustrate an idea For example: The Great Depression --- President Roosevelt’s New Deal

Self-Referent Encoding Making material _________________ meaningful can also enrich encoding Self-referent encoding involves deciding how or whether information is personally

relevant

Visual Imagery The creation of ___________ images to represent words to be remembered can also be

used to enrich encoding It facilitates memory because it provides a ________________ kind of memory code, and

two codes are better than one Dual coding theory hold that memory is enhanced by forming semantic and visual codes,

since either can lead to recall

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Clustering The tendency to remember similar or ____________ items in

groups What comes to mind when recalling going to the movies?

Each individual memory has the ability to ____________ other memories When possible, information is organized into conceptual hierarchies [based on common

properties among items] For instance, how much money is required for the ticket price, the size of a bag of

popcorn, etc.

Mnemonics A device such as a ____________ of letters, ____________, or associations that assists in

remembering something: Event/Person/Concept: ________________ ________________ Significance: Human rights, Civil rights, ________________, Peace

Symbolism: Chunking: N.M., H.C.A.P Self-referent (making reference to itself or oneself): Personal freedoms, ____________

Goal Setting1. Set _______________ goals

a. Keep the goal _____________b. _______________ your goals

2. Establish a _____________ ______________ for ______________ your goalsa. Short-term goalsb. _____________-term goals

3. _______________ your ______________ with _________________4. ___________ the goals ___________ and put them where you can often _______ them

Time Management Strategies1. Get ________________2. Break the project into ________________ tasks (_________ _____________________)3. ______________ the ____________ in which you will do these ________________4. Set a ______________ date and make a ________________

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How do you Deal with Procrastination?

Howard Gardner’s 8 Types of Intelligence1. Verbal/Linguistic intelligence: ability to use ______________ & __________________

2. Logical/Mathematical intelligence: ability to use _______________ & work with

_________________

3. ____________/_______________

intelligence: ability to perceive the visual

world accurately & create mental images

4. ___________________ intelligence: ability

to control body movements & handle objects

skillfully

5. Musical/Rhythmic intelligence: ability to

_________________ & create music

6. _____________________ intelligence:

ability to relate to & understand __________

7. Intrapersonal intelligence: ability to reflect on & understand _________________

8. Naturalistic intelligence: ability to _____________ patterns & make ______________

to elements in _______________

What is your Preferred Learning Style?(http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml)

Visual:

Auditory:

Kinesthetic:

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