Introduction To Mastering Anatomy And Physiology

Introduction to Mastering Anatomy and Physiology A message from your instructor... The purpose of the following exercises is to familiarize you with the system you will be using for the rest of your course. These exercises are not intended to teach or test your knowledge of any specific subject material. Therefore, you will not be penalized for using hints or submitting incorrect answers. Welcome to Mastering Questions Welcome to Mastering! Mastering presents homework items assigned by your instructor and works with you to answer them. Items typically have an introduction, possibly figures or animations, and one or more parts for you to answer. The purpose of the following exercises is to familiarize you with the system you will be using for the rest of your course. These exercises are not intended to teach or test your knowledge of any specific subject material. Therefore, you will not be penalized for using hints or submitting incorrect answers. Part A (The link above tells you that this Part has an illustration.) How many months of the year have 28 days? ANSWER: 1 2 12 It depends on whether or not it is a leap year. Part B Complete previous part(s) Part C Complete previous part(s) Introduction to Vocabulary, Labeling, Sorting, and Ranking Questions Vocabulary, labeling, sorting, and ranking are four answer types that you will find often in Mastering. Work through the exercises below to familiarize yourself with these types of questions. Part A - Vocabulary (Sentence Completion) 1. Vocabulary (sentence completion) exercises require you to drag terms in the left-hand column to the appropriate blanks, which look like boxes, in the sentences or paragraph on the right. 2. When dragging a term over to a blank, be sure to note when the blank changes color (may look like a change from gray to pale yellow/orange); this change in color tells you that you have placed the term in the blank properly. The term may “snap back” to the left-hand column if you haven’t placed it fully in the blank. 3. Do not leave any blanks empty. For some sentences, you will have to fill more than one blank. 4. In some exercises, you can use a word more than once. Other times, there may be more words than there are blanks; in this situation, you will not have to use every term. 5. To start a vocabulary (sentence completion) exercise over, click Reset. 6. Before you submit your answers, you can rearrange the terms by dragging them to new locations. 7. When you are satisfied with your answers, click Submit. Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right. Make certain you have filled every blank with a term before clicking Submit. ANSWER: Reset Nairobi 1. The capital of Canada is Help . Jakarta 2. The capital of Kenya is . Ottawa Buenos Aires Oslo Canberra 3. is the capital of Norway. 4. is the capital of Indonesia. 5. is the capital of Australia. 6. The capital of Argentina is . Part B - Labeling 1. Labeling exercises require you to place the labels in the appropriate targets located on the background image. You can assign only one label to each target. You may leave some targets blank. 2. There may be more labels than targets. Not all labels must be used. 3. In some exercises, you can use each label only once. In others, you can reuse labels. When you can reuse a label, it will still appear in the label holding area even though you have placed the label on a target. 4. To start over, click Reset. 5. Before you submit your answers, you can rearrange the labels by dragging them to new targets. 6. When you are satisfied with your answers, click Submit. Identify the continents by dragging the labels to the appropriate targets. ANSWER: Reset Help Australia Europe Asia Africa South America North America Antarctica Part C - Sorting 1. Sorting exercises require you to place objects into different categories or bins. 2. A bin can remain empty, but you must place all objects. 3. To start over, click Reset. 4. Before you submit your answers, you can rearrange the objects by dragging them to new bins. 5. When you are satisfied with your answers, click Submit. Correctly classify each of the given food items as either a fruit or a vegetable from a botanical perspective. If you need help, click View Available Hint(s). Drag the appropriate items to their respective bins. You did not open hints for this part. ANSWER: Reset Help Part D - Ranking 1. Ranking exercises require you to place objects in a particular order. Rankings are almost always ordered from left to right. Read the answer instructions each time for specific directions. 2. To rank an object, drag it to the ranking bin. 3. To place an object beween two objects already in the bin, drag the object to the bin until you see a vertical bar (may appear as pale yellow/orange) between the two objects you want to put the new object between. 4. To rank two or more equivalent objects, drag one object into the ranking bin and place the equivalent object over it. These objects will then align, and a vertical bar will appear behind them to indicate the equivalence. 5. Sometimes, it is impossible to rank the objects based on the information given. In such a case, click on the box labeled, "The correct ranking cannot be determined" below the ranking window. 6. To start over, click Reset. 7. Before you submit your answers, you can rearrange the objects by dragging them to new locations within the ranking bin. 8. When you are satisfied with your answers, click Submit. Each of these geometric shapes has a different number of sides. Rank these shapes from greatest to fewest number of sides. To rank items as equivalent, overlap them. ANSWER: Reset Help The correct ranking cannot be determined. Getting Started: Dynamic Study Modules Some Mastering courses include Dynamic Study Modules. To learn more, watch the video, Getting Started: Dynamic Study Modules, and answer the questions below. Part A What is the primary function of Dynamic Study Modules? ANSWER: Give students real-life applications of the concepts they are currently learning in class Assess what a student already knows, and where he or she may want to focus additional study Allow students to collaborate with each other on assignments in Mastering Normalize student learning so the teacher knows what to focus on in lecture Part B What is required to access Dynamic Study Modules? ANSWER: A current Mastering username and password Enrollment in a course that uses Mastering with Dynamic Study Modules Previously signing in from a desktop, if using DSM on the mobile app All of the above Mastering Your Mindset Mindset is an idea proposed by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck based on her research in motivation and development. According to Dweck, people generally have a tendency to think with one of two different mindsets: a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. As you start this semester, it can be useful to think about some ideas and strategies that will help you to succeed. In these materials, we will describe some ideas about motivation, based on cutting-edge research, and offer some suggestions for how to get the most out of Mastering and your course. Watch the following videos and answer the accompanying questions to learn more. Do You Have a Growth Mindset? Part A Which of the following describes a growth mindset, as opposed to a fixed mindset? ANSWER: Learning and growing your brain through opportunities helps performance in school Challenging yourself by persisting longer with problems helps to grow your mental muscle Believing your talents, abilities, and intelligence can be developed in different ways All of the above phrases describe the growth mindset Part B What is neuroplasticity? ANSWER: The ability to make new and stronger connections between the neurons in our brain as we learn Having a fixed mindset in some ways, and a growth mindset in others The inability to change intelligence, which is fixed in the neurons in our brain from birth The Power of Making Mistakes Part C How do students with a growth mindset see their mistakes? ANSWER: As opportunities to learn and improve their brain As reasons to give up and avoid further challenges As something that shouldn't happen in proper learning Part D How can you use Mastering to develop a growth mindset and embrace your mistakes? ANSWER: Repeat the question without changing your approach and input a different answer Question what went wrong and use hints or provide problem feedback to develop a new strategy The Power of “Yet” Part E Why is the word "yet" powerful in developing a growth mindset? ANSWER: It encourages you to stop trying when you fail because you are not smart enough and should choose a new subject to study. It encourages you to continue along your learning journey, as you have not yet reached the final destination. It encourages you to skip steps necessary to learn difficult concepts, and thus see results more quickly. Part F Which is NOT an element in developing expertise in a field? ANSWER: Asking for help Putting forth effort Trying new strategies Giving up Embracing Challenges Part G How do people with a growth mindset view and respond to challenges? ANSWER: They see challenges as opportunities to learn and push their abilities. They see challenges as a waste of effort and are embarrassed. They see challenges as signs their brains are getting weaker. Score Summary: Your score on this assignment is 0.0%. You received 0 out of a possible total of 4 points.