Applying information processing theory to teaching/learning
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
October 22, 2008
Long Island University, C. W. Post
October 22, 2008
Ni hao! Hey, how about that? I’m learning Chinese! I really enjoyed last night’s class. It dealt with the Information Processing Theory which I found very interesting. I think it’s amazing how the mind works and processes information and I was surprised to find that this theory proves that some of my observations and beliefs were incorrect.
I always thought that if you had trouble recalling short term information that it meant your short term memory was the problem. (This is an enormous problem for me and when I think about it, it should have been the topic of my self management project!) However, what the Information Processing Theory (IPT) suggests is that paying attention during the sensory register stage is the key. I’m sure my short term memory can improve if I was to work on paying attention with greater detail and this is something I’m going to immediately work on.
There are many ways that teachers can use this theory as a model for improving their techniques. Each stage within the theory – sensory register, short term memory and long term memory - has specific characteristics that can apply to your teaching methods which help improve the learning process among your students. Repetition, splitting information into smaller pieces or chunks, relating the new information to old information or linking it with prior knowledge… all of these approaches can greatly improve the means in which you present your information and the success in which your students gather and retain it.
In the future, I will rely heavily on this theory as I feel it really depicts the learning process accurately. Great class! Zai Jian!!!!
I always thought that if you had trouble recalling short term information that it meant your short term memory was the problem. (This is an enormous problem for me and when I think about it, it should have been the topic of my self management project!) However, what the Information Processing Theory (IPT) suggests is that paying attention during the sensory register stage is the key. I’m sure my short term memory can improve if I was to work on paying attention with greater detail and this is something I’m going to immediately work on.
There are many ways that teachers can use this theory as a model for improving their techniques. Each stage within the theory – sensory register, short term memory and long term memory - has specific characteristics that can apply to your teaching methods which help improve the learning process among your students. Repetition, splitting information into smaller pieces or chunks, relating the new information to old information or linking it with prior knowledge… all of these approaches can greatly improve the means in which you present your information and the success in which your students gather and retain it.
In the future, I will rely heavily on this theory as I feel it really depicts the learning process accurately. Great class! Zai Jian!!!!
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