Name one level of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, Create!
TRUE OR FALSE: a neuron is a nerve cell, which has an axon and dendrites.
True!
TRUE OR FALSE: an axon is a branch of a neuron that recieves impulses.
FALSE - that's a dendrite. An axon transmits electrical impulses from a neuron.
What's the name of the gap between an axon and a dendrite of two neurons?
Synapse!
Name this part of the brain cell (marked with a question mark).
Dendrite!
Name this part of the brain cell (marked with a question mark).
Axon!
At what stage of brain development does language recognition begin?
Pre-Natal (before birth)
At what stage of development does the brain reach 90% of its adult size?
Middle Childhood (6-12)
What is pruning?
The loss of redundant/unused neurons and synapses.
TRUE OR FALSE: a child's brain is more dense than that of an adult.
TRUE!
Name one of the 3 principles of development mentioned in the lecture.
1. We develop at different rates and in different domains. 2. Development is gradual and cumulative. 3. Development is relatively orderly.
How many online tests do you have in this course?
2!
Name one of the levels of Biggs' SOLO Taxonomy.
Pre-Structural, Uni-structural, multi-structural, Relational, Extended Abstract!
When does neural development begin?
In the first weeks after conception.
TRUE OR FALSE: The brain has approximately 1 billion neurons at birth.
False - it has about 100 billion (75-125)!
