Self-Assessment: Brain, Teaching & Learning
Directions: You are invited to complete this self-assessment that explores awareness regarding the brain, teaching, and learning. When you submit your responses, you will be provided with research that supports each of the statements, including articles, reports, videos, and podcasts from leading researchers, labs, and studies. You can complete the self-assessment as many times as you would like. You are welcome to share the self-assessment with colleagues and students. ~ INTERACT123
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1. The brain is a muscle.  *
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2. Individuals are either right-brained or left-brained.  *
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3. The brain is fully developed by the age of puberty. 

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4. Human brains are as unique as fingerprints.

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5. Humans use only 10% of their brain.

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6. Human memory works like a video camera.

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7. The human brain has 100 billion neurons. *
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8. Neurogenesis is the process by which new neurons are formed in the brain throughout the lifespan. *
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9. The brain is dormant during sleep.

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10. Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change continuously in response to actions and experiences over the lifespan. 

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11. Multitasking increases productivity.

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12. Chronic stress can change brain structure.

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13. Sleep has a critical role in memory consolidation and learning. 

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14. Repeated practice and rehearsal of learned material or a skill support neuroplasticity.

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15. Individuals learn better when they receive information in their preferred learning styles (e.g., auditory, visual, kinesthetic). *
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16. Learning changes the brain. 

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17. Spaced practice is also referred to as interleaving.

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18. Rereading course materials is the best strategy for learning.

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19. Frequent, low stakes assessments do not enhance learning.

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20. Universal Design for Learning is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.

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21. Meaningful feedback fosters learning.

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22. Stress can impair the ability of the brain to encode and recall memories.

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23. Strong metacognitive skills can impact student learning, performance, and academic achievement.

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24. Emotion has a strong influence on perception, attention, learning, and memory.

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25. Increased knowledge about the brain, learning, and memory can transform education for educators and students. 

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This self-assessment includes statements from the literature, research centers, and labs, as well as some modified statements from several international surveys (Dekker et al. 2012; Macdonald et al. 2017; Betts et al. 2019).

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