Brain Based Learning: Memory by Carrie Kirsch

Long Term Memory

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 19:38:12 UTC

Long-term: Formed when information from short-term memory is encoded and stored in the brain.
- Importance of knowing this as an educator: How do educators know if what we taught has been retained? If the student can accurately recall the learning after 18-24 hours has passed the new material has been encoded into long-term memory
  (Sousa, 2022).

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 19:42:47 UTC

Short Term Memory

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 19:55:13 UTC

Short-term: Related to immediate memory and working memory: Information must be first stored in short-term memory before it can be transferred to long term memory, usually under 30 seconds and only up to seven pieces of information.

Importance of knowing this as an educator: Keep the number of items in a lesson within an age-appropriate range 1 - 7 maximum, less is more (Sousa, 2022).

Sensory Memory

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 20:27:04 UTC

Sensory memory: The short-term storage of information obtained from the five senses; sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste, processed immediately for any threat.

Importance of knowing this as an educator: The brain’s main job is to help its owner survive. Students need to feel physically safe and emotionally secure for learning to happen (Sousa, 2022).

Retention and Transfer of Learning

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 20:32:19 UTC

Information Processing Model

(Sousa, 2022)

How Trauma can Affect Memory

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 20:50:08 UTC

https://ideastream.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/the-neurosequential-video/stress-trauma-and-the-brain-insights-for-educators-thinktv-cet/

Strategies to improve memory, retention, and transfer

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 22:43:57 UTC

Chunking is a top strategy for committing information to memory, for retention of information and for transferring the information to long-term memory.

Strategies to improve memory, retention and transfer

kirsch_c — 2024-09-15 22:52:06 UTC

Guided practice, Independent practice, Feedback; This strategy gives opportunities for practice, but also ensures that what the student is doing is correct.