My smart padlet by Jillian Reaver

Types of memory

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:32:49 UTC

Long Term Memory: Information transferred from short term memory to long term

Short Term Memory: (working memory) storage of information for a limited time (Sousa, 2022)

Sensory Memory: Visual, Auditory, and Hands on experiences stored for a short time

Sousa, D. A. (2022). How the brain learns (6th ed.). Corwin. https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781071855348/epub/OEBPS/cover.html#

Overview of Retention and Transfer

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:34:21 UTC

According to D. Sousa (2022), learning and retention are different things. One can learn something and keep it in their working memory long enough for a test but if they don't give meaning to it it will not access their long term memory.

Practice and sleep play apart in the rate of retention and transfer. Practicing the skill helps the students apply their information in a meaningful way. If your brain and body is lacking the right amount of sleep, it will not be able to consolidate your memories and will be forgotten (Sousa, 2022).

Trauma and the brain

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:35:29 UTC

When a person experiences trauma, the brain and memory are affected.

According to Psych Central (2021), when a person experiences something traumatic the brain shuts down in a way and works at a lower level activating stress hormones which is the light or flight instinct.

People who have experience trauma are more on edge uneasy and fell high levels of anxiety.

The Hippocampus is smaller in people who have experienced trauma in their lives which is a part of the brain that deals with memory and problem solving.

The prefrontal Cortex is less active making decision making harder for people who have experienced trauma.

Lebow, H. I. (2021). How does PTSD affect the brain? The physical effects of trauma. Psych Central. https://psychcentral.com/ptsd/the-science-behind-ptsd-symptoms-how-trauma-changes-the-brain#trauma-and-the-brain

Strategies to improve memory

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:36:32 UTC

Here are strategies to improve memory retention and or transfer in the educational setting:

Chunking: Remembering/ learning small amounts of information at a time such as how to spell the word beautiful, remember beau-ti-ful or to remember a phone number only focus on 3-4 digits at a time till you are able to recall better.

Repetition: Repeating a skill or information daily makes it easier to recall the information

Self-testing: Testing yourself repeatedly to see what you can recall can enhance memory and recall (Psychology Today, 2024).

Sleep: Young learners need enough sleep for their brains to transfer information into memories. Young learners should get about nine hours of sleep for their brains to be able to move all the information into memories whether working or long term.

Importance of strategies

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:37:43 UTC

Knowing how to use these strategies are important as educators and/ or learners:

Can help move information from short term memory to long term memory using these strategies
educators can incorporate strategies to help students make connections with prior knowledge or experiences
Creating routine and consistency for students helps students with self regulation.

Brain when memories are established

jreaver6212 — 2024-06-12 13:52:32 UTC

This is what happens to the brain when memories are established:

Long-term memory: is processed by the hippocampus to recall important events or people. When information is processed from short term to long term the neurons change.

Short-term memory: neurons are connected by synapses which are bond together by neurotransmitters to create larger networks (Psychology Today, 2024)

Sensory memory: encoding (details that are personally significant)

Psychology Today. (2024). Types of Memory. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/memory/types-memory