Week 3 Metacognition Forum

  

Explain whether or not you feel as if your low confluence affects your learning ability in a negative way. Do you think there is a way to improve this area? Explain.

Review the descriptions of each steps of metacognition in of Chapter 3 of the textbook

Complete the Interactive activity (above) and think about how you move from one step to another.

Reflect: Metacognitive activities, such as this discussion and the Metacognitive Forums, can help you reflect on your own learning and develop higher-order thinking.

For this discussion, reflect on the type of student you currently are regarding your study techniques, quiz preparation, and daily engagement in the course. Also, think about your progress as an intentional learner by considering each metacognitive step: mulling, connecting, rehearsing, attending, expressing, assessing, reflecting, and revisiting.

Write: In your initial discussion board post answer the following questions in complete sentences:

Which step(s) do you use with ease? Describe how you use them.

Which step(s) do you find challenging and that you tend to avoid? Explain why these steps are challenging for you.

Describe three strategies that you could apply to improve your learning, thinking, and overall performance as a student.

Your initial post should be a minimum of 250 words.

Advanced Functions Practice Test

I have attached my test for Advanced Functions and wanted the solutions to the questions. The question marks next to the questions indicate I have attempted the questions and wanted to know if my solutions were correct. Your answers can be written or typed whatever is easier and faster.

Tonicity and the Plant Cell

Pre-Lab Questions

  1. What is the water potential of an open beaker containing pure water?
  2. Why don’t red blood cells swell or shrink in blood?
  3. How do osmotic power plants work?
  4. Research the structures that protect plant and animal cells from damage resulting from osmotic pressure. Write a few paragraphs explaining what they are, how they work, and where they are located.

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The changes in the important domains of behavioral autonomy

  1. Describe the changes in the two important domains of behavioral autonomy: (1) decision-making abilities and (2) susceptibility to the influence of others including the changes in susceptibility to peer pressure and the strength of peer pressure during adolescence. (25pts)
  2. (1) Explain the three phases of romance and (2) describe the function and impact of dating during adolescence. (25pts)
  3. (1) Describe the changes in the psychological and social characteristics of sexually active adolescents over time and (2) discuss parental influences on sexual activity during adolescence.
    (25pts)
  4. (1) Discuss the importance of achievement motivation during adolescence and its relation to the fear of failure and (2) Explain self-handicapping and stereotype threat using an example for each. (25pts)

Sample Solution

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