Intro to Mastering A&P

As you encounter unfamiliar key terms in your etext, how cam you learn their definitions? Note that key terms may appear in bold or in a different color in your etext.

- Select the key term in your etext and a pop-up definition will appear. - Select the table of contents or the navigation icon and navigate to the glossary. - Select the search icon and enter the term into the search field. A definition will show up in the key terms section of the results.

Display Settings

- You begin reading your etext with black letters against a white background but want to try changing the color mode to sepia instead. - You've highlighted important terms and ideas in your etext. Now you want to hide your highlights as you review for an exam.

Home

- You finish your reading and want to view all your pearson etexts so you can read for another course. - You want to find additional study tools like videos and practice questions.

Navigation

- You want to get a sense of where you are in your extext and to use a slider bar to quickly move between chapters. - You want to view all the pages you previously bookmarked.

1. The capital of Canada is ____. 2. ___ is the capital of Australia. 3. ___ is the capital of Norway. 4. ___ is the capital of Indonesia. 5. The capital of Argentina is ___. 6. The capital of Kenya is ___.

1. Ottawa 2. Canberra 3. Oslo 4. Jakarta 5. Buenos Aires 6. Nairobi

How many months of the year have 28 days?

12

Which of the following describes a growth mindset, as opposed to a fixed mindset?

All of the above phrases describe the growth mindset (Learning & growing your brain through opportunities helps performance in school, believing your talents, abilities, and intelligence can be developed in different ways, & Challenging yourself by persisting longer with problems helps to grow your mental muscle)

What is required to access dynamic study modules?

All the Above (Enrollment in a course that uses mastering with dynamic study modules, Previously signing in from a desktop, if using dsm on the mobile app, & A current mastering username and password)

How do students with a growth mindset see their mistake?

As opportunities to learn and improve their brain.

What is the primary function of dynamic study modules?

Assess what a student already knows and where he or she may want to focus additional study.

Which box contains something different from the other boxes?

Box c

Search

Class yesterday involved a debate on the ethics and future of cloning. You want to search for videos and other content in your etext for more information on this topic.

Sorting - Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.

Fruits - Tomato, Banana, Apple, Avocado Vegetables - Potato, Carrot

Which is not an element in developing expertise in a field?

Giving up

Ranking - Rank these shapes from greatest to fewest number of sides. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them.

Greatest number of sides to least: Octagon (greatest), Hexagon, Pentagon, Rectangle & Square (together in a box), Triangle (least)

Why is the word "yet" powerful in developing a growth mindset?

It encourages you to continue your learning journey, as you have not yet reached the final destination.

Labeling- Identify the continents by dragging the labels to the appropriate targets.

Left Side - North America (up), South America (down) Middle - Europe (up), Africa (middle), Antarctica (down) Right side - Asia (up), Australia (down)

How can you use mastering to develop a growth mindset and embrace your mistakes?

Question what went wrong and use hints or provide problem feedback to develop a new strategy.

One nice feature of a paper book is the ability to mark a page with valuable figures, tables, or text that you plan to review later. To do this in your etext, which icon should you select?

Select the bookmark Icon

What is neuroplasticity?

The ability to make new and stronger connections between the neurons in our brain as we learn.

How do people with a growth mindset view and respond to challenges?

They see challenges as opportunities to learn and push their abilities.

Playlist

You have been reading for a while and want to rest your eyes and listen to the next section of your chapter.

Study

You have finished reading the assignment for the next quiz but want some extra review with flashcards.

Notebook

You have highlighted important content and added notes as you read. Now you want to compile and export these notes as a pdf study reference.

table of contents

You want to get an overview of all the topics covered in your etext at a glance.

Which of the following actions do not cause you to lose credit?

answering a part correctly