2024 Spring Meeting Knowledge Check

In the spirit of some of the principles we learned during our keynote sessions at the 2024 SEA Spring Meeting, here are some review questions on several of the featured concepts.

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* 1. Excess of new information, choices, or sensory stimuli from technological media promote ov__lo_d of w___ _____y, a cognitive function crucial in learning

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* 2. What are the four functions of working memory?
*Hint: consider the title of an award-winning 2001 animated film voiced by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy

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* 3. Re-grouping the following sequence: 149 217 761 into 1492 1776 1812 to reduce working memory demand utilizes the (somewhat unfortunately termed) strategy called _h_n_i_g

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* 4. Name the subprocesses of the tripartite model of attention in the model described by Posner.

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* 5. If asking the question, “if Sally has 50 apples and then sells 23, how many does she have left?” receives a student’s response, “I have a cousin named Sally!!” which subprocess of attention is deficient?

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* 6. What are the 5 hierarchical levels described in the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcomes?
(Consider these cues for each stage)

1. P_estr_ct__l (while holding up a fist)
2. U_i__u__ura (while holding up one finger)
3. __lt_st____l (wiggling fingers in the air)
4. R_l_tion__ (interlacing fingers of both hands)
5. _xt_nd___bst____ (advancing interlaced fingers forward)

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* 7. Adapting previously mastered material into new contexts is termed _r_nsf__ and is characteristic of which SOLO level?

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* 8. Which of the following is correct with the triggers that cause learners to disregard feedback with its corresponding component of feedback that needs more attention:

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* 9. Making connections between different ideas and explaining how and why things work to enhance retention and reinforcement is a strategy called _l_b_r_t_v_ _nc_d_ng.

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* 10. Which of the following is NOT an effective strategy employing dual coding:

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* 11. This final item brings back a SEA Question of the Month that was published in the July 2021 SEA Newsletter and illustrates a few of the key principles from our key notes.

A large group of CA-1 residents are preparing for their in-training exam. They are given a study program involving hundreds of practice questions on 6 topics over 2 weeks. Their program directors conduct a study in which they compare the effectiveness of two study schedules, as shown below. Each resident will be randomized to one of two groups. Performances of each group on these 6 topics will be compared.

Group 1:
Week 1
Day 1: Topic 1 = 60 mins
Day 2: Topic 1 = 60 mins
Day 3: Topic 2 = 60 mins
Day 4: Topic 2 = 60 mins
Day 5: Topic 3 = 60 mins
Day 6: Topic 3 = 60 mins
Week 2:
Day 1: Topic 4 = 60 mins
Day 2: Topic 4 = 60 mins
Day 3: Topic 5 = 60 mins
Day 4: Topic 5 = 60 mins
Day 5: Topic 6 = 60 mins
Day 6: Topic 6 = 60 mins

Group 2:
Week 1
Day 1: Topic 1 = 30 mins
Day 1: Topic 2 = 30 mins
Day 2: Topic 3 = 30 mins
Day 2: Topic 4 = 30 mins
Day 3: Topic 5 = 30 mins
Day 3: Topic 6 = 30 mins
Day 4: Topic 1 = 20 mins
Day 4: Topic 2 = 20 mins
Day 4: Topic 3 = 20 mins
Day 5: Topic 4 = 20 mins
Day 5: Topic 5 = 20 mins
Day 5: Topic 6 = 20 mins
Day 6: Topic 1 = 20 mins
Day 6: Topic 3 = 20 mins
Day 6: Topic 5 = 20 mins
Week 2
Day 1: Topic 2 = 20 mins
Day 1: Topic 4 = 20 mins
Day 1: Topic 6 = 20 mins
Day 2: Topic 1 = 20 mins
Day 2: Topic 4 = 20 mins
Day 2: Topic 5 = 20 mins
Day 3: Topic 2 = 20 mins
Day 3: Topic 3 = 20 mins
Day 3: Topic 6 = 20 mins
Day 4: Topic 1 = 30 mins
Day 4: Topic 4 = 30 mins
Day 5: Topic 2 = 30 mins
Day 5: Topic 5 = 30 mins
Day 6: Topic 3 = 30 mins
Day 6: Topic 6 = 30 mins

The schedule strategy employed for group 1 can be described as:

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