Author Question: Suppose that you have just learned that you will have a quiz in about 30 minutes on a set of fairly ... (Read 80 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Suppose that you have just learned that you will have a quiz in about 30 minutes on a set of fairly difficult short essays that you haven't even glanced at. If you are like the students described in the discussion of regulating study strategies, you woul

a. select the most difficult essays to read first.
b. select the easiest essays to read first.
c. select easier essays to read first if you are an expert, but select more difficult essays to read first if you are a novice.
d. show no systematic pattern in reading the essays.

Question 2

Part of Chapter 6 examined students' study strategies for easy and difficult material. Which of the following students provides the most accurate perspective on that research?

a. Carlo: When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend about the same amount of time studying the easiest items and the most difficult items.
b. Sondra: When the memory task is relatively easy, students spend the most time on the difficult items; when the memory task is relatively difficult, students spend the most time on the easy items.
c. Phil: Students study the difficult items more than the easy items when the material is related to their own interests; otherwise, they show no consistent pattern in their study strategies.
d. Indira: Students' study strategies depend on their motivational level; the most motivated students divide their time equally among the topics, but the less motivated students spend more time on the difficult tasks.