Describe the roles that the following five factors play in learning and

Describe the roles that the following five factors play in learning and explain at least one concrete example of research that has investigated this factor (or a component of it) in the psychological literature:

Working memory capacity

Encoding processes

Long-term memory retrieval

Metacognition

Intrinsic motivation

Theories of Learning and Motivation Scoring Rubric

Comprehensive Exam

Question

Poor (1)

Fair (2)

Satisfactory (3)

Mastery (4)

1

Role of working memory capacity in learning/example

The response is too vague to determine that the student understands/can apply the concepts.

Or, one or more elements are missing:

Role of working memory capacity in learning

Example from research

Elements of the components are missing, or the description is difficult to understand or vague. Or, components are described, but there is no analysis or connection from research are not supported.

Components and role are identified but the explanations are shallow. Or, they are identified and explained cogently, but they are not deeply analyzed.

Components are identified and explained. The role of component in learning is supported by concrete example from research.

2

Role of encoding processes in learning/example

The response is too vague to determine that the student understands/can apply the concepts.

Or, one or more elements are missing:

Role of encoding processes in learning

Example from research

Elements of the components are missing, or the description is difficult to understand or vague. Or, components are described, but there is no analysis or connection from research are not supported.

Components and role are identified but the explanations are shallow. Or, they are identified and explained cogently, but they are not deeply analyzed.

Components are identified and explained. The role of component in learning is supported by concrete example from research.

3

Role of long-term memory retrieval in learning/example

The response is too vague to determine that the student understands/can apply the concepts.

Or, one or more elements are missing:

Role of long-term memory retrieval in learning

Example from research

Elements of the components are missing, or the description is difficult to understand or vague. Or, components are described, but there is no analysis or connection from research are not supported.

Components and role are identified but the explanations are shallow. Or, they are identified and explained cogently, but they are not deeply analyzed.

Components are identified and explained. The role of component in learning is supported by concrete example from research.

4

Role of metacognition in learning/example

The response is too vague to determine that the student understands/can apply the concepts.

Or, one or more elements are missing:

Role of metacognition in learning

Example from research

Elements of the components are missing, or the description is difficult to understand or vague. Or, components are described, but there is no analysis or connection from research are not supported.

Components and role are identified but the explanations are shallow. Or, they are identified and explained cogently, but they are not deeply analyzed.

Components are identified and explained. The role of component in learning is supported by concrete example from research.

5

Role of intrinsic motivation in learning/example

The response is too vague to determine that the student understands/can apply the concepts.

Or, one or more elements are missing:

Role of intrinsic motivation in learning

Example from research

Elements of the components are missing, or the description is difficult to understand or vague. Or, components are described, but there is no analysis or connection from research are not supported.

Components and role are identified but the explanations are shallow. Or, they are identified and explained cogently, but they are not deeply analyzed.

Components are identified and explained. The role of component in learning is supported by concrete example from research.

6

Formatting and integrity?

The majority of citations are incorrectly formatted or not included. Or the citations are not reconciled with the references page. Or the paper’s overall formatting deviates significantly from APA style.

Significant errors exist in how sources are cited or formatted as references, or there are significant errors in APA formatting of the written response.

There are only minor errors in how sources are cited and included in References section. The response, in general, is formatted properly in APA style, but there may be some minor errors in this.

Sources are cited and included in References section accurately. Overall, the response is formatted properly in APA style.

Column Totals:

Total Sum of All Column Totals:

Divided by (SIX) 6 to Calculate Overall Score:

Student must earn an Overall Score of 3 or higher in order to pass this question.