Student Engagement

According to the article, what is a common lament among educators around the world regarding student engagement?

• Students are too engaged with their smartphones

• Students are chronically disengaged from learning

• Students are distracted by too many extracurricular activities

• Students are overly stressed and cannot focus on learning

What does brain research suggest about curiosity and learning?

• Curiosity has no significant impact on learning

• Curiosity hinders the learning process

• Curiosity drives learning and helps with retention

• Curiosity only benefits learning in younger students

What is the first step recommended to re-engage students in learning?

• Encouraging physical activity

• Starting with getting their brains switched on to learning

• Implementing stricter classroom rules

• Increasing homework assignments

What does satisfying our curiosity activate in our brains?

• Serotonin levels

• Adrenaline levels

• Dopamine reward centers

• Acetylcholine production

According to the text, why do students become more engaged in learning when presented with a controversy?

• Because it allows them to watch TV shows.

• Because it satisfies their innate desire to solve puzzles.

• Because they are encouraged to develop and defend their own opinions.

• Because it triggers their brain's dopamine reward centers by checking items off a list.

According to the text, what does Carol Dweck call the mindset of a student who believes they can learn new material if they apply themselves?

• Fixed mindset

• Diminishing mindset

• Growth mindset

• Visual mindset

What is the term cognitive scientists use to describe the process of looking and listening at the same time?

• Dual learning

• Dual coding

• Cognitive multitasking

• Visual learning

What example is given in the text to illustrate a boring lecture?

• A lecture with lots of illustrations

• A lecture by Carol Dweck

• A lecture from Ferris Bueller's Day Off

• A lecture with step-by-step modeling

What can be the consequence of forcing students to take in new learning solely through a verbal "straw"?

• They become more focused

• They learn more effectively

• Their brains quickly become exhausted

• They develop a fixed mindset

What does research show about students who are asked quality questions and listened to?

• They feel more challenged in the classroom.

• They become more competitive with their peers.

• They are more motivated to learn.

• They prefer to work independently.