Willingham's Learning Theory

Knowledge helps us in problem solving because it frees up space in our ______

• Sensory Memory

• Working Memory

• Long Term Memory

According to Willingham, ____ enables us to master knowledge and skills.

• Growth Mindset

• Stages of Cognitive Development

• A Good Teacher

• Practice & Effort

What helps us store information in short term memory (STM)?

• Concentration

• Rehearsal

• Motor Skills

• Elaboration

Skills must be developed so they become _____ and use less space in working memory.

• Natural

• Effortful

• Fixed

• Automatic

Motor skills are movements...

• resulting from muscle and brain processes.

• resulting from the brain only.

• resulting from muscles only.

• which require conscious effort.

To develop motor skills, we should... {PICK 2}

• Use unconscious effort

• Use conscious effort

• Practice the movements to make them automatic

• Maintain a growth mindset

Learning by observing and copying others is known as ____

• Self-regulation

• Environmental Learning

• Nature

• Social Learning

According to Willingham, practice requires...

• Self-regulation

• Decentration

• Egocentrism

• Nurture

Genes are an example of ____

• Nature

• Nurture

Parents giving a child emotional support is an example of____

• Nature

• Nurture