By Jaclyn B
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students
EDI 17 Psychology and Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 26, 2010
I found that last nights discussion on memory was helpful not only as an aspiring teacher, but also for my own personal benefits. Memorization differs among individuals. For some, information sticks easily, for others it is more difficult to absorb and retain information. I happen to be one of the “others”. Memorization has always seemed to be a challenge; not even with large amounts of important information, but with small things, such as “I put my pen down someplace, where did I put it?” or “she just introduced herself, but I don’t remember her name”.
One of the points in last nights lecture, that I found helpful, was to go over the information for at least 20 seconds. Usually, when I have a piece of information that I need to memorize, I repeat it over and over again until I think I have it. However, I don’t think that that processes is expanded over a 20 second span. Needless to say, I end up forgetting what I thought I had worked to memorize after only a few minutes. Maybe if I spent a little more time focusing on that bit of information it would help.
Additionally, the point that we can retain 7 bits of information at a time was helpful. Knowing this is useful for my own study habits, and also for teaching. I can now put this into consideration while making lesson plans and introducing new information to students. Knowing and understanding how memory works, and how to enhance the possibility of memorization is important for an educator to consider while teaching students.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 26, 2010
I found that last nights discussion on memory was helpful not only as an aspiring teacher, but also for my own personal benefits. Memorization differs among individuals. For some, information sticks easily, for others it is more difficult to absorb and retain information. I happen to be one of the “others”. Memorization has always seemed to be a challenge; not even with large amounts of important information, but with small things, such as “I put my pen down someplace, where did I put it?” or “she just introduced herself, but I don’t remember her name”.
One of the points in last nights lecture, that I found helpful, was to go over the information for at least 20 seconds. Usually, when I have a piece of information that I need to memorize, I repeat it over and over again until I think I have it. However, I don’t think that that processes is expanded over a 20 second span. Needless to say, I end up forgetting what I thought I had worked to memorize after only a few minutes. Maybe if I spent a little more time focusing on that bit of information it would help.
Additionally, the point that we can retain 7 bits of information at a time was helpful. Knowing this is useful for my own study habits, and also for teaching. I can now put this into consideration while making lesson plans and introducing new information to students. Knowing and understanding how memory works, and how to enhance the possibility of memorization is important for an educator to consider while teaching students.
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