Midterm Exam

On Thursday we will have our midterm exam. To prepare, review the class blog and your notes. You will need to be able to briefly define/summarize the neuroscience concepts we have explored:

1. Growth vs. Fixed Mindset; 
2. The Adolescent Brain; 
3. How Poverty Affects the Brain; 
4. Reading and Note Taking in the Digital Age; 
5. Stereotype Threat; and 
6. Neuro-plasticity. 

Strong summaries will include an example of an experiment described in the article or talk.

You will also need to be able to identify on a map the locations of the ancient schools we've visited and, in a sentence or two, describe the education system of each place and the purposes they served in their societies:

1. The Eduba of Mesopotamia
2. Greece (Athens and Sparta)
3. The Imperial Examination System of China
4. The Tēlpochcalli and the Calmecac of the Aztec Empire

The exam will not take up the entire class time, so we will continue to explore the materials you've found about cooperative learning in preparation for our research project.