Midterm

 

Music & Memory

Step 1

• Read : Chapter 5"Music & Memory" from SOUNDSCAPES using the textbook or ebook

• Listen to chapter examples using the playlists located in the ebook

• Explore Chapter Outlines & Flashcards

• Store Notes OR share your top 10 takeaways from the Chapter Outline

 

Step 2

• Do the 1 Chapter Review & 6 Listening Activities; Minimum Score of 70% for Each

• Your Quiz Results will Populate in the Instructor Portal

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Example 

Menu, Chapter Review & Listening Activities

 

Assessment Framework

Completely=5, Sufficiently=3, Partially=1, Total=40

• Stored Notes(5)

• Chapter Review Activity(5)

• Listening Activity(30)

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Content & Midterm Reflection 

Step 1

• Use the following materials to answer the reflective questions below

1. Your Self Regulation Inventory(30 True/False) in Getting Started

2. TED Talk Grit Video(Watch)

3. General Self Assessment(Submit)

A.  Reassess the 30 true/false statements for the self regulation inventory located in Getting Started. What is your current ratio compared to your initial one?

B.  How has your thinking about your thinking(metacognition)changed?

C.  Rate your current confidence in navigating an independent blended learning environment using a scale of 1-10(under confident-confident).

D.  What aspects of grit and work habits do you consider to be your areas of strength?

E.  What aspects of grit and work habits do you consider to be your areas of needed improvement? 

F.  What strategies do you have to overcome challenges for the second half of the course?

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Step 2

• Briefly review the assignments you have submitted for Units 1-5

A.  Comment on the quality of work reflected in your ePortfolio(Google Doc, Wix, Jimdo, etc.)organization, attention to detail, accessibility, etc. 

B.  Will you continue to manage the work reflected in your ePortfolio as you did for the first half of the course or do you plan on changing it up for the second part of the semester? If so, how?​

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Step 3

• Please help us sculpt the next phase of the course by providing feedback, suggestions, etc. related to Unit Content, Adjunct Staff, freebernmusic.com, ePortfolios, On-Campus, Workflow, Due Dates, Remote Learning Tools, etc.

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Assessment Framework

Completely=5, Sufficiently=3, Partially=1, Total=20​​

• Provided Self Regulation Inventory Reflection

• Provided Grit & Work Habits Reflection

• General Assessment Survey

• Assessed Quality of ePortfolio; Strengths/Improvements/Changes

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Honors Track

NOTE: Be Sure You Are Reading Your Honors Track Book

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The Music Instinct

Step 1

• View this very long but worth it PBS DVD The Music Instinct: Science and Song

1. Introduction

2. Feeling the Sound

3. The Brain Plays Music

4. Our Ancestors & Song

5. The Math of Music

6. Music: Born and Bred

7. Playing our Emotions

8. Music Changes the Brain

9. Can Music Make us Smarter?

10. Can Music Heal?

11. Music & Language

12. Music & Evolution

13. A Resonant World

 

Step 2

• While viewing the DVD, comment on the following questions

a. Can music make us smarter?

b. Can music heal?

c. Does music serve an evolutionary purpose?

d. Does music belong to humans only?

e. Where do goosebumps come from in response to music?

f. What are common musical elements found in lullaby's?

g. Can music physically change the brain?

 

Assessment Framework

Completely=5, Sufficiently=3, Partially=1, Total=40

• Connected Resource to Responses

• Described Music and Intelligence

• Described Music and Healing

• Explained Musical Evolution

• Described Music & Animal Kingdom

• Explained Physiological Responses

• Described Musical Elements of Lullabyes

• Described Music and Plasticity

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Submission

To receive credit for this assignment please submit the URL of your Midterm ePortfolio in On-Campus by the indicated due date