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Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 28, 2015)
Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Oct 28, 2015)
Disney’s “The Sword in the Stone”
Merlin leads Wart through his schooling. Do you remember the answers?
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New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that repeated test taking might be more effective than repeated studying. Students who tested themselves while they studied had better retention of the information than students who simply studied the material without testing themselves.
The improved retention of material was probably a result of the feedback that students received from taking the tests. The students who did not take tests were never able to verify that they had correctly learned the information. Students who did not test themselves came away with a false sense of confidence about their knowledge.
This research suggests that teachers who give their students frequent quizzes may be improving their student’s retention of the material better than if they had spent the time discussing the material.
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Flow is a mental state that was first described by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. It is characterized by the ability of creative people to block out all distractions and fully immerse themselves in an activity. When someone feels like they are “in the zone” or “in a groove”, it is likely that they are experiencing flow.
The unbroken concentration that comes from flow can be refreshing and invigorating. Extreme productivity and highly creative ideas are often the result of a flow experience. People come out of flow feeling happy and fulfilled.
Someone who is experiencing flow may lose their feeling of self-awareness. They will become completely absorbed by the activity and forget about themselves, sometimes ignoring bodily needs, such as eating and sleeping. They may also become unaware of the passage of time and may be surprised when they realize how much time has passed while they were enjoying the activity.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to get into flow on command, but it is possible to shift things in your favor. Reducing disturbances is very important. Each phone call, instant message or other distraction call pull you out of the flow experience. It is also important that the task you are working on posses most of these criteria:
1. The person must have active control over the task.
2. The task must have clear goals and expectations.
3. The task must give immediate feedback, such that mistakes can be quickly corrected.
4. The task must not be so easy that it is boring, but not so difficult that it is frustrating.
5. The activity should be intrinsically rewarding so that participation is its own reward.
To learn more about flow, you can read Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book “Flow” at Amazon.com.
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sanc-ti-mo-ny
noun :: A show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold.
“Nobody listened to the sanctimonious environmentalist who arrived at the conference in an SUV.”
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Right out of the cookbook…
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via WordPress http://ift.tt/1N4zFKMHistorical Events for 27th October 2015
1787 – Federalist letters start appearing in New York newspapers
1810 – US annexes West Florida from Spain
1958 – Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan
1960 – AL admits LA and Washington to the league
1978 – US President Jimmy Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill
1991 – Minnesota Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7
1992 – Great Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of JRR Tolkien
1997 – Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment for $700 million
2013 – 38 people are killed in a series of car bombings in Bagdhad, Iraq
2013 – 18 people are killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
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