Question 1

Self-regulation involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  Setting goals 
B)  Monitoring progress 
C)  Making changes as needed 
D)  All of these statements are true 
A)  Setting goals 
B)  Monitoring progress 
C)  Making changes as needed 
D)  All of these statements are true D

Question 2

What is the most productive way to interpret our successes and failures?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that individuals who attribute their success and failure experiences to internal, changeable factors such as effort, time on task, or learning strategies are much more likely to have positive outcomes.

Question 3

Students are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Underestimate their performance 
B)  Provide accurate assessments of their performance 
C)  Overestimate their performance 
D)  It varies a lot; there is no consistent research finding in this area 
A)  Underestimate their performance 
B)  Provide accurate assessments of their performance 
C)  Overestimate their performance 
D)  It varies a lot; there is no consistent research finding in this area C

Question 4

Students who _______________ are most likely to stop studying too soon.

Accepted Answer

A)  Underestimate their performance 
B)  Provide accurate assessments of their performance 
C)  Overestimate their performance 
D)  Rely primarily on self-judgments 
A)  Underestimate their performance 
B)  Provide accurate assessments of their performance 
C)  Overestimate their performance 
D)  Rely primarily on self-judgments

Question 5

Who is most likely to be overconfident?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low performing students 
B)  Students performing at an average level 
C)  Students performing above average 
D)  Gifted students 
A)  Low performing students 
B)  Students performing at an average level 
C)  Students performing above average 
D)  Gifted students

Question 6

How can you use models and rubrics as part of the self-regulation process?

Accepted Answer

If your professor gives you a model, you

Question 7

What is one of the biggest mistakes that students make when provided with a model?

Accepted Answer

A)  They forget to also focus on the syllabus information 
B)  They follow it too rigidly 
C)  They don't look at it carefully enough 
D)  None of these statements are accurate 
A)  They forget to also focus on the syllabus information 
B)  They follow it too rigidly 
C)  They don't look at it carefully enough 
D)  None of these statements are accurate

Question 8

Self-assessments are only valuable if they are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Accurate 
B)  Completed prior to an assignment 
C)  Completed after an assignment 
D)  Completed every day 
A)  Accurate 
B)  Completed prior to an assignment 
C)  Completed after an assignment 
D)  Completed every day

Question 9

Having an illusion of competence may result in

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced study time 
B)  Using less effective strategies to study 
C)  Studying with friends instead of alone 
D)  Studying alone instead of with friends 
A)  Reduced study time 
B)  Using less effective strategies to study 
C)  Studying with friends instead of alone 
D)  Studying alone instead of with friends

Question 10

Describe the key findings from the Dietz-Uhler & Lanter (2009) study.

Accepted Answer

Answering self-reflection questions befo

Question 11

_____________ helps you stay on track toward your goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-regulation 
B)  Self-Actualization 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-efficacy 
A)  Self-regulation 
B)  Self-Actualization 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-efficacy

Question 12

Your friend told you that self-reflection requires feedback on assignments. What is your reaction to this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is accurate 
B)  While feedback is helpful, you can engage in assessment without it 
C)  Feedback doesn't play a role in self-reflection 
D)  Internal feedback is more important 
A)  It is accurate 
B)  While feedback is helpful, you can engage in assessment without it 
C)  Feedback doesn't play a role in self-reflection 
D)  Internal feedback is more important

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a self-reflective question to use while completing homework?

Accepted Answer

A)  How well do I understand the assignment? 
B)  How effective do I think I will be at this assignment? 
C)  How well is my approach to this assignment working? 
D)  All of these are good questions 
A)  How well do I understand the assignment? 
B)  How effective do I think I will be at this assignment? 
C)  How well is my approach to this assignment working? 
D)  All of these are good questions

Question 14

Using flashcards is an example of ______ feedback.

Accepted Answer

A)  Outcome 
B)  Progressive 
C)  Cognitive 
D)  All of these are accurate 
A)  Outcome 
B)  Progressive 
C)  Cognitive 
D)  All of these are accurate

Question 15

Online tools such as_____ can be useful in the self-regulation process.

Accepted Answer

A)  Practice quizzes 
B)  Flashcards 
C)  Videos 
D)  All of these are useful 
A)  Practice quizzes 
B)  Flashcards 
C)  Videos 
D)  All of these are useful

Question 16

Which of the following statements about homework is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homework can build self-regulatory skills 
B)  Homework provides you with information about whether or not you are able to grasp concepts 
C)  Homework allows you to engage in cognitive feedback 
D)  All of these statements are true 
A)  Homework can build self-regulatory skills 
B)  Homework provides you with information about whether or not you are able to grasp concepts 
C)  Homework allows you to engage in cognitive feedback 
D)  All of these statements are true

Question 17

Students who _________________ perform better than those who do not.

Accepted Answer

A)  Regularly check an electronic gradebook 
B)  Ask their professor each week about their progress 
C)  Compare their grades to their friends 
D)  All of these are accurate statements 
A)  Regularly check an electronic gradebook 
B)  Ask their professor each week about their progress 
C)  Compare their grades to their friends 
D)  All of these are accurate statements

Question 18

According to research, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attributions can be changed but this requires several months of training 
B)  Attributions can be changed with brief training opportunities 
C)  Attributions cannot be changed because they are primarily genetic 
D)  Attributions can be changed through early adulthood but once in middle adulthood, it is almost impossible to change attributions 
A)  Attributions can be changed but this requires several months of training 
B)  Attributions can be changed with brief training opportunities 
C)  Attributions cannot be changed because they are primarily genetic 
D)  Attributions can be changed through early adulthood but once in middle adulthood, it is almost impossible to change attributions

Question 19

Mistakes should

Accepted Answer

A)  Be avoided at all costs 
B)  Be embraced as learning opportunities 
C)  Be avoided whenever possible 
D)  Be viewed as problematic 
A)  Be avoided at all costs 
B)  Be embraced as learning opportunities 
C)  Be avoided whenever possible 
D)  Be viewed as problematic

Question 20

According to your author, what types of mistakes should be avoided?

Accepted Answer

A)  A mistake that causes harm to you or someone else 
B)  The same mistake 
C)  Both of these should be avoided 
D)  It is not possible nor advisable to avoid mistakes 
A)  A mistake that causes harm to you or someone else 
B)  The same mistake 
C)  Both of these should be avoided 
D)  It is not possible nor advisable to avoid mistakes

Self-regulation involves:

What is the most productive way to interpret our successes and failures?

Students are most likely to:

Students who _______________ are most likely to stop studying too soon.

Who is most likely to be overconfident?

How can you use models and rubrics as part of the self-regulation process?

What is one of the biggest mistakes that students make when provided with a model?

Self-assessments are only valuable if they are:

Having an illusion of competence may result in

Describe the key findings from the Dietz-Uhler & Lanter (2009) study.

_____________ helps you stay on track toward your goals.

Your friend told you that self-reflection requires feedback on assignments. What is your reaction to this statement?

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a self-reflective question to use while completing homework?

Using flashcards is an example of ______ feedback.

Online tools such as_____ can be useful in the self-regulation process.

Which of the following statements about homework is NOT true?

Students who _________________ perform better than those who do not.

According to research, which of the following statements is true?

Mistakes should

According to your author, what types of mistakes should be avoided?

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Exam 6: How Are You Doing? Maximizing Learning via Self-reflection

Self-regulation involves:

What is the most productive way to interpret our successes and failures?

Students are most likely to:

Students who _______________ are most likely to stop studying too soon.

Who is most likely to be overconfident?

How can you use models and rubrics as part of the self-regulation process?

What is one of the biggest mistakes that students make when provided with a model?

Self-assessments are only valuable if they are:

Having an illusion of competence may result in

Describe the key findings from the Dietz-Uhler & Lanter (2009) study.

_____________ helps you stay on track toward your goals.

Your friend told you that self-reflection requires feedback on assignments. What is your reaction to this statement?

Which of the following is NOT a good example of a self-reflective question to use while completing homework?

Using flashcards is an example of ______ feedback.

Online tools such as_____ can be useful in the self-regulation process.

Which of the following statements about homework is NOT true?

Students who _________________ perform better than those who do not.

According to research, which of the following statements is true?

Mistakes should

According to your author, what types of mistakes should be avoided?

College Expectations: Being a Critical Thinking

Skills You Need: Memory, Note Taking, and Studying Techniques

Setting Effective Goals and Making the Most of Your Time

It’s Show Time: Papers, Presentations, and Tests

Motivation, Resilience, and Stress Management: Strategies for When College and Life Get Challenging

Making Good Academic, Career, and Financial Decisions

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