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It's ironic that memory is one of the most studied aspects of learning, but it's almost never discussed in training circles except in the most superficial ways. That's probably because the research and study of memory tends to be a bit technical, which many trainers prefer to avoid, because it's hard work. We'll cover this essential field here.
Long-Term Memory
By Purdue U. - A major goal of education is to help learners store information in long-term memory and to use that information on later occasions in order to effectively solve problems. There are actually three different types (or aspects or parts) of long-term memory. Episodic memory refers to our ability to recall personal experiences from our past. When we recount events that happened during our childhood, a ballet we saw last week, or what we ate for breakfast, we are employing our long-term episodic memory. As its name suggests, this aspect of memory organizes information around episodes in our lives. new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 564 )Abruptly Forgotten: Working Memory Disappears in a Blink: Scientific American
By JR Minkel - When you go from bed to bathroom on a dark night, a quick flick of the lights will leave a lingering impression on your mind’s eye. For decades evidence suggested that such visual working memories—which, even in daylight, connect the dots to create a complete scene as the eyes dart around rapidly—fade gradually over the span of several seconds. But a clever new study reported in the journal Psychological Science finds that such memories actually stay sharp until they are suddenly lost new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 601 )Cogmed Working Memory Training | About Working Memory
By na - Working memory is the cognitive function responsible for keeping information online, manipulating it, and using it in your thinking. It is the way that you delegate the things you encounter to the parts of our brain that can take action. In this way, working memory is necessary for staying focused on a task, blocking out distractions, and keeping you updated and aware about what’s going on around you. We use our working memory constantly in daily life helping us to perform efficiently and effectively in academic, professional, and social settings. Cogmed exists to help you improve your working memory to be better equipped to meet your challenges. The guide below provides examples of how the working memory works and how a working memory deficit disrupts daily life at various age levels. new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 177 )AGE-ASSOCIATED MEMORY IMPAIRMENT
By na - Dissertation research on memory and age (Added: 23-Feb-2010 Hits: 231 )Human Memory Model
By na - Scientists do not yet understand many things about human memory and many of the ideas and theories about it are still quite controvercial.%uFFFD The following discussion emphasizes some of the more widely agreed upon ideas.%uFFFD For instance, most scientists agree that it is very useful to describe human memory as a set of STORES which are "places" to put information, plus a set of PROCESSES that that act on the stores. (Added: 23-Feb-2010 Hits: 228 )Memory
By JS Atherton - Memory is of course central to learning, which could not happen without it: indeed “memorising” is a synonym for the lowest levels of rote learning. The diagram to the right illustrates schematically the current view of memory, based on the model of Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968). Input of sensory information starts at the top, goes through “sensory memory” or a “sensory buffer” into short-term memory (STM), and hence to long-term memory (LTM). (Added: 23-Feb-2010 Hits: 314 )| Library Home Page |
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