After reviewing this weekâs readings, assess your readiness to be a self-directed learner. In your response, make sure to address the following:
What is a self-directed learner? What are the essential aspects of self-directed learning?
What are your two biggest strengths as a student? How will these strengths help you become a self-directed learner?
What are your two biggest weaknesses as a student? How do these affect your readiness to be a self-directed learner?
Describe at least three strategies to become a more self-directed learner. How will you hold yourself accountable for your growth as a learner?
Sample Solution
The adipocyte hormone leptin, which circulates at concentrations proportional to body-fat content, plays an important role in the relationship between obesity and energy homeostasis. A deficiency of leptin causes severe hyperphagia and obesity, with physiological leptin replacement corrects both hyperphagia and obesity in leptin-deficient individuals. But most individuals with obesity have elevated plasma leptin levels, raising the possibility that common forms of obesity are associated with leptin resistance. 1. Lifestyle and diet: Lack of physical activity is a major contributor to childhood obesity. Evolution of multimedia, television, internet, video-games are engaging the child in sedentary lifestyle. Parents are now more conscious about the academic performance of the child, as a result of which childâs physical activity is restricted. According to NHANES III (1988-1994), the prevalence of childhood obesity is highest among children who watch television â¥4hours/day and lowest among those who watch â¤1hour/day. A large randomized control trial by Robinson(5) compared two groups of children at similar public schools. One group received a 6-month classroom curriculum to reduce television, videotape, and video-game use, while the other group did not. Robinson found that compared to the control group, children in the intervention group had statistically significant decrease in BMI.>
The adipocyte hormone leptin, which circulates at concentrations proportional to body-fat content, plays an important role in the relationship between obesity and energy homeostasis. A deficiency of leptin causes severe hyperphagia and obesity, with physiological leptin replacement corrects both hyperphagia and obesity in leptin-deficient individuals. But most individuals with obesity have elevated plasma leptin levels, raising the possibility that common forms of obesity are associated with leptin resistance. 1. Lifestyle and diet: Lack of physical activity is a major contributor to childhood obesity. Evolution of multimedia, television, internet, video-games are engaging the child in sedentary lifestyle. Parents are now more conscious about the academic performance of the child, as a result of which childâs physical activity is restricted. According to NHANES III (1988-1994), the prevalence of childhood obesity is highest among children who watch television â¥4hours/day and lowest among those who watch â¤1hour/day. A large randomized control trial by Robinson(5) compared two groups of children at similar public schools. One group received a 6-month classroom curriculum to reduce television, videotape, and video-game use, while the other group did not. Robinson found that compared to the control group, children in the intervention group had statistically significant decrease in BMI.>
