Tasks with Feedback

Tasks with Feedback (TwF) is a learning method that involves completing tasks and receiving feedback to improve both knowledge and performance. A TwF can be created by a teacher or by the learner themselves.

This page lists Tasks with Feedback that I have created for learners.

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• Compare and contrast accuracy and objectivity in journalism.
• What is fact checking?
• What is engineering?
• What is an argument?
• Create a file called journal.txt with at least five instances of the word "todo." Then, replace instances of the whole word "todo" with "TODO:"
• Describe the common modes in vim.
• List the main things you can do with Vim.
• What is a proposition?
• Explain how to color foreground text in vim in the terminal.
• What is a mode in vim?
• How can you tell if a news article follows journalistic ethics? In priority order, what are the most important things to look for?
• What is a conspiracy theory?
• Calculate the number of moles and molecules in 10 grams of water.
• What are the primary dimensions of power?
• Define acumen.
• What is LTM and STM?
• List the primary dimensions.
• What is a primary dimension?
• What is Dimensional Homogeneity?
• What is the molar mass?
• Define prolix.
• Define nadir.
• Define dogmatic.
• Define prolix.
• Define analysis.
• Define anodyne.
• Define arrant.
• Define benighted.
• Define churlish.
• Define desultatory.
• Define logic.
• Describe compare and contrast.
• Define disinformation.
• Define ennui.
• Define exigent.
• Define fatuous.
• Define gauche.
• Define maleficent.
• Define oeuvre.
• What are the two main roles in persuasion?
• Define perfidy.
• Define sanctimonious.
• Define sine qua non.
• Define solicitous.
• Define synthesis.
• Define trenchant.
• Define urbane.
• What is critical thinking?
• Explain how to do critical thinking.
• Define an autocommand in Vim.
• What is a keybinding?
• Is a warranted predisposition a bias?
• What is a regular expression?
• Define news.
• What does "news" mean?
• How can you delete all open buffers in Vim?
• What is a regex?
• Why learn how to use regexes (regular expressions)?
• How do skilled coders use regexes?
• What is persuasion?
• Why learn persuasion?
• What is ethical persuasion?
• What is manipulation?
• Can a skilled persuader get themself to act in their own best interests?
• What is a keybinding?
• How do you set a keybinding in Vim using Lua?
• What is a key question?
• Give three or more examples of persuasion as applied to getting someone to take an action.
• What is encoding?
• What is knowledge?
• Define a task.
• Give three or more examples of persuasion as applied to getting someone to change their identity.
• Give three or more examples of persuasion as applied to getting someone to change their beliefs
• Why do some actors (people or groups) manipulate others?
• Evaluate this Boolean expression: `True and False or True`
• Describe the difference between the `and` and `or` operators in Boolean logic.
• What does `not (True or False)` evaluate to?
• Define force as it is used in mechanics.
• Context: A person is riding a bicycle. Give three or more examples of force.
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• How do you get a specific record from a table?
• Situation: A full coffee cup is sitting on a table. Task: Draw a FBD of the coffee cup.
• Describe the heading elements in HTML.
• What is a con (confidence) man?
• What is propaganda?
• Explain how anyone can build a great golf swing into their long-term memory (LTM).
• How can you tell if something is in your long-term memory?
• How does practice build memory?
• What is declarative and nondeclarative knowledge?
• What is memory?
• What makes something memorable?
• Why is feedback important for learning?
• Why is sleep important for memory?
• What is a memory trace?
• Use python to do the following calculation. Person A needs to arrive at 10:00 AM. The drive time is 3:06. What time do they need to leave.
• List and briefly describe the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Reclassify this: “Judge the effectiveness of current climate agreements.” Which Bloom’s level?
• **Task**: Explain how to apply effective learning (EL) to the given situation. **Situation**: A person is learning how to kayak and they want to learn how to roll. A roll, aka Eskimo roll, is a technique used by kayakers to recover from a capsized position and return upright without exiting the kayak. Learning to roll is done in calm water like a swimming pool. As the learner develops, they progress to open water and then progress to white water. A roll done is challenging whitewater when you capsize unexpectedly is called a "combat roll."
• Reclassify this: “Propose a new climate policy to reduce global emissions.” Which Bloom’s level?
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• Give an example of an Apply-level task in math.
• Classify this task: “Critique this research paper’s conclusion. Is the evidence strong enough to justify it?”
• Give an example of a Remember-level task in math.
• Give a one-sentence description of each Bloom’s level in your own words.
• List Bloom’s six cognitive levels in correct order.
• Classify the following on the Bloom's scale. “Examine how economic policies and emissions interact.”
• What is journalism?
• What is logic?
• What does the following text mean? Analysis: {systematic, rules and information, best conclusion or best way to proceed when problem solving}.
• List five things that most Americans would want from their government.
• List three ways to reach many people with political messages.
• What are the three essential elements of Docker, and how does each contribute to making an app portable and reproducible?
• - Common units on stress? - Secondary Dimensions? - Primary Dimensions?
• A 2000 pound weight hangs from a vertical 1 inch diameter steel rod. Caculate the average stress in the rod in SI units.
• What are the essential elements of a happy path?
• In the context of problem solving, what is a path?
• What is Logseq?
• Why use Logseq?
• In Logseq, what is a block?
• In Logseq, what is a backlink?
• What is graph view in Logseq?
• How are square brackets [[name]] related to hashtags
• Describe the block link syntax and give an example.
• What is Logseq?
• Why use Logseq?
• In Logseq, what is a block?
• In Logseq, what is a backlink?
• What is graph view in Logseq?
• How are square brackets [[name]] related to hashtags?
• Describe the block link syntax and give an example.
• When do you use a tag?
• When do you use a page title to organize?
• What is organization?
• Why is effective organization worth learning and applying?
• What does CRUD stand for, and how is it related to organization?
• What does friction mean in the context of taking an action.
• What can be organized?
• What is communication?
• What is a message?
• Play "This Old Man."
• Play "America the Beautiful" on the guitar.
• Distinguish cognitive content from affective content in a message.
• What are success criteria?
• What are success criteria for communication (sender role)?
• What are success criteria for communication (receiver role)?
• What is paraphrasing?
• Is a warranted predisposition a bias?
• What resources can a sender use to assemble and express their message?
• What is the job of a sender in communication?
• What is the job of a receiver in communication?
• Describe the two main roles in communication.
• What is a channel?
• Play "Ode to Joy"
• Define oligarchy
• What is decoding?
• Name and sketch the runs on chair 2 at Lookout. Name the chair.
• Provide an example of a value claim and explain why it falls into this category.
• Explain how to open a website with python.
• What is a derivative?
• Build a Flask Minimal Working Example (MWE)
• Explain how to build CRUD functionality into a database.
• What is a happy path?
• Play itsy bitsy spider.
• What value or rewards does one get from staying current on the news?
• What are the success criteria for news literacy?
• Complete the following template in the way that most honestly reflects your state of mind. With respect to news literacy, I want to be able to ( ), because ( ). I will practice and persist until I can.
• Why care about accuracy in the news?
• Why care about bias in the news?
• What does bias mean in the context of the news?
• What does "accurate" mean in the context of news?
• Why learn how to communicate effectively?
• Complete the following template. > Regarding communication, I want to be able to ( ), because ( ). I will practice and persist until I succeed!
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• Why learn about bias and how to deal with it?
• What is the essence of bias (one sentence).
• Describe bias in your own words so that a beginner could understand what it is and why it matters.
• Someone says, “I already know the truth about this topic.” Analyze this statement and identify at least one possible bias that could be operating.
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• Evaluate the following claim for bias: “Group A always behaves better than Group B.” Give one reason this statement is likely biased.
• Craft two short messages about the same topic: 1. One balanced message that aims for low bias. 2. One intentionally biased message.
• Analyze the viewpoint below for bias. Identify what information might be missing. “People who disagree with me on this issue just don’t understand the facts.”
• Distinguish bias from a justified conclusion. Give an example of each in your own words.
• Reflect on yourself: Identify a situation where your emotions might increase your chance of bias. You do not need to share your actual belief or opinion — just describe the situation.
• Transfer task: Apply bias analysis to a new and unfamiliar situation. Choose any headline, message, or conversation you saw this week (no politics required). Identify one possible bias and explain why it might be present.
• List three everyday quantities and classify each one by its dimension (not units).
• Given the units below, state the dimension of each: - meters - newtons - °C - ft/s²
• Explain in your own words what a primary dimension is.
• Express the following secondary dimensions in terms of primary dimensions: 1. Speed 2. Force 3. Pressure
• Write the dimension notation for the equation F = ma. Show each step.
• Check whether the equation v = at + x is dimensionally homogeneous.
• Check whether the equation s = ut + ½at² is dimensionally homogeneous.
• A student claims: “Newton is a unit of mass.” Use dimensional reasoning to correct this misunderstanding.
• Describe dimensional homogeneity: what it means, why it matters, and give an example of how it prevents mistakes.
• Convert the following variables to primary dimension notation: - kinetic energy: ½mv² - power: work/time - momentum: mv
• Explain why thinking in dimensions (L/T²) is more powerful than thinking in units (ft/s²).
• Rewrite this situation using dimensional thinking rather than units: "The pump produces 15 gallons per minute at 45 pounds per square inch."
• Create a real-world example where dimensional analysis helps check whether something “makes sense.”
• Self-assess your affect: How confident, clear, and useful does dimensional thinking feel right now? Then explain one way you expect it to help you in future learning.
• Give the recipe (steps of steps) for excellence in communication when you are in the sender role.
• Give the recipe (steps of steps) for excellence in communication when you are in the receiver role.
• Why focus on excellence in communication?
• For a sender, what is a high quality message?
• When you are the sender, why focus on the purpose of your message?
• When you are the sender, why focus on the purpose of your message?
• Give a recipe (set of steps) for finding your purpose when you are the sender.
• Create a set that lists nearly any purpose of communication.
• - Situation: A high school teacher is preparing a lesson. - Questions - What purposes might matter? - What is the best way to prioritize them? - What is the best way to describe the teacher’s overall purpose?
• - Situation: Person A is engaged in small talk (casual talk) with their friend group. - Questions - What purposes might matter? - What is the best way to prioritize them? - What is the best way to describe the person’s overall purpose?
• What is active listening?
• What rewards arise from skilled active listening?
• What is the recipe (set of steps) for effective active listening?
• What rewards do people get from learning small talk?
• What is small talk?
• What is the recipe for excelling at small talk?
• What is small talk?
• What rewards do people get from learning small talk?
• Build a contract for a Restaurant ↔ Diner
• Build a contract for a Dog ↔ Owner
• Is thermodynamics important if you are striving to design and build a solar power system for a house?
• Build a contract for a Fiction Book ↔ Reader
• What is the recipe for a high-quality contract?
• Why build contracts?
• What is position holding?
• What are the rewards of PH-Avoidance?
• What are the rewards of PH-Defense?
• - A colleague is locked into a position: “We cannot change the product because we will miss the deadline.” - You have serious concerns about this position. - You cannot walk away; you are the go-to person and results matters. - What is the best way to proceed?
• What is thermodynamics?
• What rewards does thermodynamics provide to people?
• Is thermodynamics important if you are striving to understand how the human body works in the context of playing tennis?
• Is thermodynamics important if you are riding a bicycle? With respect to riding a bicycle, when is thermodynamics important?
• Is thermodynamics important for running a chain saw? With respect to a chain saw, when is thermodynamics important?
• People invented steam engines without using thermodynamics; therefore, thermodynamics is not needed. Critique this argument.
• Propose a simple test to identify when thermodynamics is important in a context.