uself finals quiz 1

• The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.: 'Carl Rogers'
• According to neuroscientists, learning new knowledge and skills everyday keeps the structures of the brain changing and increases its ability to learn.
• Learning


  • A relatively permanent change in behavior as a result of practice or experiences
  • The acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes through experience
  • A transformational process that leads to personal growth and development
• Neurons


  • The basic building blocks of the nervous system that transmit impulses or messages
  • Made up of cell body (soma), dendrites (receiver), and Axon (sender)
  • Transmit impulses to another neuron through a junction called SYNAPSE
• Neuroplasticity


  The ability of the brain to change throughout one's life which involves the addition of new neurons, new interconnections between neurons, and the reorganization of information processing areas
• Ways the brain changes


  • Increase in the number of synapses between neurons
  • Change in the function and structure of the neurons
• Neurotransmitters


  • The electrochemicals that connect and allow the transmission of impulses from one neuron to another
  • Associated with memory and learning: Acetylcholine (memory), Glutamate (learning and memory), Dopamine (learning motor responses), Norepinephrine (alertness and arousal)
• Cerebral Cortex


  • Where the process of neuroplasticity happens
  • Packed with neurons responsible for the most sophisticated information processing in the brain
  • Divided into four lobes: Frontal (decision making), Parietal (sensations, touch), Temporal (hearing, visual memories), Occipital (vision)
• Metacognition


  • The awareness of one's thinking and the strategies one uses to learn
  • Cognition about cognition or thinking about thinking
• Components of Metacognition


  • Metacognitive Knowledge: Knowledge of one's own cognitive abilities, knowledge of cognitive tasks, and knowledge of the strategies to complete the cognitive tasks
  • Metacognitive Regulation: How an individual monitors and controls his or her cognitive processes
• Self-Regulated Learning


  • The process in which students systematically direct their thoughts, feelings, and actions toward the attainment of their academic goals
  • A self-directed process through which students transform their mental abilities into academic skills
  • A cyclical process in which the student plans for a task, monitors his performance, and reflects on the outcome
• Self-Regulation Practices of Students


  • Setting goals
  • Selecting and using strategies
  • Monitoring their performance
  • Reflecting on their learning outcomes
• Essential Components of Self-Regulated Learning

  • Planning: Increases efficiency, control, and motivation
  • Problem-Solving: Allows students to learn to think and look for solutions when faced with adversaries
  • Self-Evaluation: Increases self-awareness that leads to the better understanding of one's own emotions, strengths, and weakness
• General Benefits of Metacognition & Self-Regulation in Learning

  • Increase students' knowledge and understanding of different subject matters
  • Help students understand the kinds of information they need to successfully solve a problem in school
  • Help students choose the most appropriate and useful learning strategies to improve their learning capabilities
  • Help students organize daily tasks in school
  • Help students identify strengths and weaknesses in their academic performance
  • Allow students to learn ideas from others such as their teachers and fellow students
  • Allow students to give and receive feedback in their own thinking and performance
  • Develop students' autonomy and control
  • Improve students' academic performance and help them become successful
  • Develop students' high sense of self-efficacy and self-esteem
• How to Develop Metacognitive & Self-Regulated Learning Behaviors

  • Set your short-term and long-term academic goals in your studies
  • Make a self-help plan to achieve your academic goals
  • Monitor your academic performance and progress
  • Reflect on what you have learned and accomplished
• Stress is a non-specific response of the body to any demands made upon it
• Stress


  A situation that someone regards as threatening and is possibly exceeding one's resources
• It's okay to "feel" bad emotions, the problem is "how" we respond to it
• Eustress


  Occurs when people experience positive events but requires them to adjust
• Distress


  Occurs when people experience negative events and make a great deal of demands on them
• Burnout

  • A state of exhaustion and over fatigue
  • A sort of accumulated stress
• Stress Management


  The ability to handle or minimize the physical and emotional effects of such anxiety
• Physical Responses to Stress

  • Rapid Pulse
  • Increase perspiration
  • Pounding heart
  • Tightened stomach
  • Tense arm, leg muscle
  • Shortness of breath
  • Clenched jaw, gritted teeth
  • Inability to sit still
  • Racing thoughts
  • Compelling emotions
• Psychological Responses to Stress

  • Inability to concentrate
  • Difficulty making simple decisions
  • Loss of self-confidence
  • Irritability or frequent anger
  • Insatiable cravings
  • Worry or anxiety
  • Irrational fear or outright panic
• Behavioral Responses to Stress

  • Smoking
  • Increased use of medication
  • Nervous tics or mannerisms
  • Absent-mindedness
  • Accident-proneness
  • Hair pulling, nail biting, foot tapping
  • Increased or decreased in eating
  • Increased or decreased in sleeping
  • Increased use of alcohol or other recreational drugs
  • Reckless driving
  • Uncalled for aggressiveness
• Mental Hygiene


  The science of mental health which gives emphasis on the proper care of the mind
• "A SOUND MIND REST IN A HEALTHY BODY"
• Mental Health


  Keeping the whole personality when one faces the reality in both losing and victorious situations and thus function effectively in a dynamic society
• Maintain a good Mental Health

  • Have a good philosophy of life which would guide you in having a meaningful and happier life
  • Develop a great sense of humor
  • Connect with others
  • Be true to yourself