How many hours do you need for question one and two to be answered?
First Question:
Below are five factors that influence thinking and intelligence building. "A person who thinks critically can ask appropriate questions, gather relevant information, efficiently and creatively sort through this information, reason logically from this information and come to reliable conclusions..." (Jensen, 2008, p. 142). Choose two of the factors that enhance intelligence and thinking.
• environment
• life choices
• will/volition
• life experiences
• genes
Defend how this factor is most important to enhance intelligence. Next, describe how you believe negative experiences with this factor may impact thinking and learning. Lastly reflect and share a strategy you may use in the classroom to support the learner in thinking.
Second Question:
Read the assigned article example of how this chemical can affect memory through the process of forming a memory.
I will attach the article (Violence and touch deprivation in adolescents (norepinephrine) that discusses how this chemical within the brain affects learning and memory. Provide a brief summary of the article and include an example of how this chemical can hinder or enhance the learning. Do your findings support what you understand about the brain? What activity or strategy can you use in the classroom to increase or decrease this chemical within the brain to support learning?