UNIT A8: MEMORY

IDevice Icon ACTIVITY A8.1: HOW MEMORY WORKS 1.

Listen to 3 passages read to you by your tutor, and try to remember them. Do not write anything down.


After the readings, try to write down each passage from memory.

Which passage was the easiest to remember? Why?

Which passage was the most difficult to remember? Why?

How does understanding affect the memory?

What does this suggest about:

a. the kind of notes we give to students;

b. which should come first – explanation or copying notes?

Read summary sheet A5, Memory and understanding.



IDevice Icon ACTIVITY A8.2: SIMPLIFYING NOTES

Using the ideas discussed in the summary sheet, simplify the following passage into notes suitable for RTC students.

GREENHOUSE AND CHEMICALS

Greenhouses or artificial plant environments, chemical fertilizers and insecticides are the triple destroyers of plants and the micro-organisms in the soil used in the nursery. These are the worst contributing factors to the weakness of the plants which make them susceptible to insect attacks.

Greenhouses are not necessary in the tropics and can actually weaken your plants and make them more vulnerable to disease. The best place to have your nursery is in full sun so that your plants will be strong and healthy when they are moved out into your garden.

(Passage from Sapa, the natural way of growing food in Solomon Islands by Joini Tutua with Tony Jansen, published by APACE)



IDevice Icon ACTIVITY A8.3: HOW MEMORY WORKS 2

Your tutor will read you a list of words.

Listen to them and try to remember as many as you can. Do not write anything.

When you have heard the list try to write down all the words you can remember in any order. This is not a test or competition, so do not cheat. Be honest when your tutor asks for your answers.

Read summary sheet A6, How memory works: 2

 


IDevice Icon ACTIVITY A8.4: SHORT AND LONG TERM MEMORY

The graph below can be used to show how much we remember over a period of time after a learning experience such as a lesson. This may apply to either a skill or a topic. The vertical axis shows the percent of what we learn which we are likely to remember. The horizontal axis represents time in hours and days.

At the end of a lesson you might remember 75% of what you learnt in the lesson – very few people will remember 100%

Draw a graph to show how much you think you might remember in the hours and first two days after a lesson.

GRAPH TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE RECALL AFTER A TEACHING SESSION



IDevice Icon ACTIVITY A8.5: LONG TERM MEMORY

Read summary sheet A7, Short and long term memory.

Psychologists have studied the amount we remember after a lesson. The normal graph is shown on your summary sheet. Did your graph look like this? According to this graph:

· What normally happens to memory immediately after a lesson?

· During what time do we forget the most?

· How much do we remember after a day? Do you believe this?



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