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Joe has just started one of the units
in this course. He wants to get
through it as quickly as possible
while still making sure he is prepared
to do well on the "Checkpoint" quiz
in two weeks. He sees a bunch of
text with some activities sprinkled
throughout, and he is trying to
decide how to proceed.
Indicate whether each of the
following would likely be an
effective and efficient strategy for
Joe, knowing that it is ultimately up to
Joe to decide what works best for
him:
Jump straight to the activities without No
reading the text. For each activity, Correct! Learning by doing can be a good idea.
select different answer choices to However, Joe should keep in mind that the
see if they are right or wrong, and feedback for correct and incorrect answers is not
read the feedback that appears. as complete as the preceding text, so he might be
Yes missing important information.
No
,Jump straight to the first activity and, yes
if he cannot answer it, go back to the Correct! If Joe has some previous experience with
beginning of the unit to read the text. subject matter, this may be the most efficient and
Yes effective strategy for him. The good thing about
No this strategy is that Joe uses the activities as a way
to assess his own capabilities and then adjusts his
approach accordingly. Moreover, by deciding to
go back to read the preceding text, Joe is giving
himself a chance to practice independent learning.
Read the unit straight through from yes
the beginning and do the activities as Correct! If this is Joe's first experience with this
they come up. subject matter, this may be the most efficient and
Yes effective strategy for him.
No
Read the unit straight through from No
the beginning, but skip the activities. Correct! Although reading the text will provide Joe
Yes with the information from the content of the unit,
No by skipping the activities, he misses the chance to
practice and check his understanding.
,Penelope has worked her way adjust her approach
through the entire course by Correct! This is the best answer. Penelope is
skipping the text and jumping employing the same unsuccessful approach to
straight to the activities, which she prepare for the final exam the second time without
enjoys. When she does not get an learning from her mistakes the first time.
answer right on one of the activities,
she tries the other answers until she
discovers the correct one.
Unfortunately, she does not pass the
final exam and has to retake it. "Oh
well," she sighs. "Back to the drawing
board." Once again, she opens the
first unit, skips the text, and goes
straight to the activities. Penelope
has failed to _____________.
properly assess the task
accurately evaluate her own
strengths and weaknesses
plan an effective strategy for
working through the course
successfully monitor her own
performance
adjust her approach
, Margot does not give much thought planned a strategy for working through the course
to how she approaches her course; Correct! Margot does not really have a strategy;
she just goes to a unit, tries a few she is just trying things without giving her approach
activities, then does the Checkpoint much thought.
quiz. Sometimes she does well,
sometimes she does not. She is really
not sure how she will do on the final
exam. Margot has not _______________.
assessed the task
evaluated her own strengths and
weaknesses
planned a strategy for working
through the course
monitored her own performance
adjusted her approach
Pablo has a busy semester. He does properly assess the task
not want to give too much time to Correct! Pablo underestimated the task and left
the course, so he puts off working himself too little time to prepare for the final exam.
through the course, figuring that he This underestimation is reflected in his strategy
will spend a couple of weeks at the because he did not properly assess the task. He
end of the semester doing it all at did not plan appropriately.
once. In the end, he fails the final
exam. His principal mistake was that
he did not ________________.
properly assess the task
accurately evaluate his own
strengths and weaknesses
plan an effective strategy for
working through the course
successfully monitor his own
performance
adjust his approach
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Terms in this set (717)
Joe has just started one of the units
in this course. He wants to get
through it as quickly as possible
while still making sure he is prepared
to do well on the "Checkpoint" quiz
in two weeks. He sees a bunch of
text with some activities sprinkled
throughout, and he is trying to
decide how to proceed.
Indicate whether each of the
following would likely be an
effective and efficient strategy for
Joe, knowing that it is ultimately up to
Joe to decide what works best for
him:
Jump straight to the activities without No
reading the text. For each activity, Correct! Learning by doing can be a good idea.
select different answer choices to However, Joe should keep in mind that the
see if they are right or wrong, and feedback for correct and incorrect answers is not
read the feedback that appears. as complete as the preceding text, so he might be
Yes missing important information.
No
,Jump straight to the first activity and, yes
if he cannot answer it, go back to the Correct! If Joe has some previous experience with
beginning of the unit to read the text. subject matter, this may be the most efficient and
Yes effective strategy for him. The good thing about
No this strategy is that Joe uses the activities as a way
to assess his own capabilities and then adjusts his
approach accordingly. Moreover, by deciding to
go back to read the preceding text, Joe is giving
himself a chance to practice independent learning.
Read the unit straight through from yes
the beginning and do the activities as Correct! If this is Joe's first experience with this
they come up. subject matter, this may be the most efficient and
Yes effective strategy for him.
No
Read the unit straight through from No
the beginning, but skip the activities. Correct! Although reading the text will provide Joe
Yes with the information from the content of the unit,
No by skipping the activities, he misses the chance to
practice and check his understanding.
,Penelope has worked her way adjust her approach
through the entire course by Correct! This is the best answer. Penelope is
skipping the text and jumping employing the same unsuccessful approach to
straight to the activities, which she prepare for the final exam the second time without
enjoys. When she does not get an learning from her mistakes the first time.
answer right on one of the activities,
she tries the other answers until she
discovers the correct one.
Unfortunately, she does not pass the
final exam and has to retake it. "Oh
well," she sighs. "Back to the drawing
board." Once again, she opens the
first unit, skips the text, and goes
straight to the activities. Penelope
has failed to _____________.
properly assess the task
accurately evaluate her own
strengths and weaknesses
plan an effective strategy for
working through the course
successfully monitor her own
performance
adjust her approach
, Margot does not give much thought planned a strategy for working through the course
to how she approaches her course; Correct! Margot does not really have a strategy;
she just goes to a unit, tries a few she is just trying things without giving her approach
activities, then does the Checkpoint much thought.
quiz. Sometimes she does well,
sometimes she does not. She is really
not sure how she will do on the final
exam. Margot has not _______________.
assessed the task
evaluated her own strengths and
weaknesses
planned a strategy for working
through the course
monitored her own performance
adjusted her approach
Pablo has a busy semester. He does properly assess the task
not want to give too much time to Correct! Pablo underestimated the task and left
the course, so he puts off working himself too little time to prepare for the final exam.
through the course, figuring that he This underestimation is reflected in his strategy
will spend a couple of weeks at the because he did not properly assess the task. He
end of the semester doing it all at did not plan appropriately.
once. In the end, he fails the final
exam. His principal mistake was that
he did not ________________.
properly assess the task
accurately evaluate his own
strengths and weaknesses
plan an effective strategy for
working through the course
successfully monitor his own
performance
adjust his approach
