Units 4 essential question was "Why is sex so great?" The themes were meiosis vs. mitosis and Mendel's laws. We also discussed the different types of alleles and how we can predict the genotypes of offspring. Sexual and asexual reproduction were also introduced. I think I understood most of the topics quite well. It is a little difficult for me to understand monohybrid and dihybrid crosses, especially if the individuals are heterozygous. Epistasis can also be very confusing sometimes.
From the infogrpahic, I realized how important it is to learn how to include only vital information and make it look presentable and interesting for someone to actually take in information well. I understand some of the complicated genetic concepts now, although I have A LOT of unanswered questions. I wonder what traits are hereditary? How much does genotype determine about a person? Will we ever be able to change a persons genotype? Can we clone humans? and of course WHY is the ratio of men to woman 101:100???etc.
Personally, I am surprised that I got such a high score for kinesthetic. I personally prefer reading/writing and aural methods. Usually, I just read all the important terms out loud, or have someone quiz me. To prepare for the test this time, I will make flashcards, write a question and answer, have someone ask me the questions and answer them, and then re-write the ones I got wrong. I might even make some little hand motions to clear up confusing concepts.
From the infogrpahic, I realized how important it is to learn how to include only vital information and make it look presentable and interesting for someone to actually take in information well. I understand some of the complicated genetic concepts now, although I have A LOT of unanswered questions. I wonder what traits are hereditary? How much does genotype determine about a person? Will we ever be able to change a persons genotype? Can we clone humans? and of course WHY is the ratio of men to woman 101:100???etc.
According to the questionnaire, I am a multimodal learner and prefer all different methods:
- Visual 8
- Aural 11
- Read/Write 10
- Kinesthetic 12
Personally, I am surprised that I got such a high score for kinesthetic. I personally prefer reading/writing and aural methods. Usually, I just read all the important terms out loud, or have someone quiz me. To prepare for the test this time, I will make flashcards, write a question and answer, have someone ask me the questions and answer them, and then re-write the ones I got wrong. I might even make some little hand motions to clear up confusing concepts.
I love that you have questions! These are what drive our learning.
ReplyDeleteLooks to me like you very multimodal. Mix. It. Up. Too much of any one thing is not good for you, when it comes to studying.