1. Some children are predominately left-brain thinkers, whereas others are predominately right-brain thinkers.
2. When you compare boys and girls, we find that the two groups are, on average, similar in mathematical and verbal abilities.
3. The best way to learn and remember a new fact is to repeat it over and over.
4. Although students initially have many misconceptions about the world, they quickly revise their thinking once their parents present information that contradicts their existing beliefs.
5. Taking notes during a lecture usually interferes with the learning process more than it helps.
6. Students often misjudge how much they know about a topic.
7. When a teacher rewards one student for an appropriate behavior, the behavior of other students may also improve.
8. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and perform more successfully in the classroom.
9. When teachers have children tutor their classmates in academic subject matter, the tutor gains very little from the process.
10. The way in which teachers assess students' learning influence what and how the students actually learn.
Now let's see what's true and isn't.
1. Some children are predominately left-brain thinkers, whereas others are predominately right-brain thinkers. I thought this was true at first. But actually the left and right parts of the brain work together often even with simple tasks.
2. When you compare boys and girls, we find that the two groups are, on average, similar in mathematical and verbal abilities. I thought this was true and I am correct. I thought there was a stereotype that males are better at math and females are better with verbal abilities. Any difference between boys and girls in these two categories is too small to make a difference.
3. The best way to learn and remember a new fact is to repeat it over and over.
This primitive way of learning is ineffective. Students learn when they relate information to something already learned. One effective way is elaboration, when a student takes new information and puts it in context with what was previously learned. Another effective way to learn is to make an acronym of the beginning letters of a list and make a catchy phrase starting with the letters. Also associating pictures with words can be helpful.
4. Although students initially have many misconceptions about the world, they quickly revise their thinking once their parents present information that contradicts their existing beliefs.
This is too good to be true. Actually students hold strong to their misconceptions even with contradictory truth. One of the biggest challenges of teachers is to help discard their erroneous beliefs.
5. Taking notes during a lecture usually interferes with the learning process more than it helps.
I thought this was obviously false and turns out it is. Thanks goodness because I've taken a lot of notes in classes. As I've experienced this helps retain information in memory. Some people may remember where the words are on the paper and this will trigger the information. Also a student can refer to important topics from the lecture whereas the the person who didn't take notes may forget them.
6. Students often misjudge how much they know about a topic.
This is true and probably decreases as the student sees his performance with many tests. A student may mindlessly read a chapter or copy definitions and believe he has mastered the material.
7. When a teacher rewards one student for an appropriate behavior, the behavior of other students may also improve.
True. A student may see how one got a reward and try to do the action as well. It's good that this action can have a multiple effect.
8. Anxiety sometimes helps students learn and perform more successfully in the classroom.
There is positive and negative anxiety so the answer is true. A moderate level of anxiety is productive for easy tasks. Also a slight amount of anxiety with public speaking sharpens the speaker.
9. When teachers have children tutor their classmates in academic subject matter, the tutor gains very little from the process.
Having to explain information to a student has enhanced my comprehension of subject matter. Both the tutor and the person being tutored gain in the tutoring process.
10. The way in which teachers assess students' learning influence what and how the students actually learn.
This is true. Students have a higher tendency to study material in the certain way they are going to be assessed. If the way they are going to assessed is not through multiple forms then learning will become stagnant. Since students will focus on the material that is going to be on test, teachers need to make sure the information is important.
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