S.T.E.A.M POWERED NEUROSCIENCE

THIS IS A QUIZ - IT IS NOT A TEST It is to help you find correct answers - not to mark you down for incorrect answers!

Please think before answering each question, then skip any you don't understand.

On completing the quiz, you will receive an email (If you have supplied a valid email address), which will include information to help you (or your group), to find the correct solution to each incorrect or missing answer.

When you have completed the quiz, if you are a WPS student, please login to the wiki at:

http://web1.wahroonga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/flip/doku.php?id=teaching:learning-difficulties:home

If you have any questions leave ask classmates or a teacher.

Have fun :)

P1.0

Which of the following describes you best:

Student
Parent
Teacher
Other:

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P1.1

Your first name:

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P1.2

Your second name:

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P1.3

Your email address:

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Casting the die

Q01

We use our brains 24 h a day

True
False

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Q02

Children must acquire their native language before a second language is learned. If they do not do so neither language will be fully acquired

False
True

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Q03

Boys have bigger brains than girls

False
True

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Q04

If pupils do not drink sufficient amounts of water (=6–8 glasses a day) their brains shrink

False
True

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Q05

It has been scientifically proven that fatty acid supplements (omega-3 and omega-6) have a positive effect on academic achievement

True
False

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Q06

When a brain region is damaged other parts of the brain can take up its function

False
True

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Q07

We only use 10% of our brain

True
False

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Q08

The left and right hemisphere of the brain always work together

True
False

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Shaping the ape

Q09

Differences in hemispheric dominance (left brain, right brain) can help explain individual differences amongst learners

True
False

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Q10

The brains of boys and girls develop at the same rate

True
False

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Q11

Brain development has finished by the time children reach secondary school

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True

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Q12

There are critical periods in childhood after which certain things can no longer be learned

True
False

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Q13

Information is stored in the brain in a network of cells distributed throughout the brain

True
False

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Q14

Learning is not due to the addition of new cells to the brain

True
False

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Q15

Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning style (e.g., auditory, visual, kinesthetic)

False
True

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Q16

Learning occurs through modification of the brains’ neural connections

False
True

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Brain Food

Q17

Academic achievement can be affected by skipping breakfast

False
True

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Q18

Normal development of the human brain involves the birth and death of brain cells

True
False

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Q19

Mental capacity is hereditary and cannot be changed by the environment or experience

True
False

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Q20

Vigorous exercise can improve mental function

True
False

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Q21

Environments that are rich in stimulus improve the brains of pre-school children

True
False

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Q22

Children are less attentive after consuming sugary drinks and/or snacks

True
False

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Q23

Circadian rhythms (“body-clock”) shift during adolescence, causing pupils to be tired during the first lessons of the school day

False
True

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Q24

Regular drinking of caffeinated drinks reduces alertness

True
False

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Teaching Elements

Q25

Exercises that rehearse co-ordination of motor-perception skills can improve literacy skills

True
False

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Q26

Extended rehearsal of some mental processes can change the shape and structure of some parts of the brain

True
False

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Q27

Individual learners show preferences for the mode in which they receive information (e.g., visual, auditory, kinesthetic)

True
False

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Q28

Learning problems associated with developmental differences in brain function cannot be remediated by education

True
False

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Q29

Production of new connections in the brain can continue into old age

True
False

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Q30

Short bouts of co-ordination exercises can improve integration of left and right hemispheric brain function

False
True

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Q31

There are sensitive periods in childhood when it’s easier to learn things

True
False

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Q32

When we sleep, the brain shuts down

True
False

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Q34

Do you think this knowledge is valuable for your teaching practice

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