Information Processing
What does the information processing model show?
How children acquire, store and use knowledge
What is inclusion?
Creating learning environments that enable learners with special education needs to participate fully in their school community
What is working memory?
The part of short-term memory that is concerned with immediate conscious perceptual and linguistic processing
How can teachers help students with their memory strategies?
Tell your students which details need to be remembered and why.
Frequently remind students.
Ask students to think about memory strategies.
Directly teach memory strategies.
How long does short term memory last?
20 to 30 seconds
Sensory Register
What can ADHD help with?
Inclusion
What does working memory contain?
Small amounts of information that you are processing at any given time
What is childhood amnesia?
The inability to recall things that occurred during infancy
True or false: walking through a doorway tends to help the brain remember things?
False, you tend to forget things as you walk through a doorway
What is long term memory?
Permanent storage of information
What is ADHD?
A neurobehavioral disorder characterized by hyperactivity, low impulse control, and inattention
What does working memory allow you to maintain?
Information during the processing of other information
What are 2 of the 3 reasons people forget things?
Decay- memory decays over time if it is not used
Retrieval failure- learners may know something but then go blank during a test
Interference- existing information in long-term memory prevents accurate retrieval of new information, or information learned recently prevents accurate retrieval of older information
What is the maximum of how much the brain can store?
Virtually everything
What does selective attention do?
Helps you resist distraction from the things that grab your attention
What is a prescription that you can take to help with ADHD?
Adderall
What is Metacognition?
Refers to your knowledge of your own learning processes and how to regulate them
What is 1 of the 3 memory strategies?
Rehearsal- encoding the process of forming mental representations of information for storage.
Organization- Organize ideas and thoughts
Elaboration- a method of enhancing memory that involves creating visual or verbal links or representations to associate two or more items.
Why is a phone number only 7 digits?
Because the brain can only retain 7 pieces of information at a time
What are the three reasons you remember new information?
2. It is relevant to something you are actively processing
3. It has emotional importance
What does ADHD stand for?
Name two ways you can reduce the load on working memory:
Reduce distractions
Increase learners' expertise
Provide external storage
How can teachers help with connecting knowledge?
Help learners develop a broad knowledge base.
Help learners activate relevant prior knowledge.
Refer to content from other classes or from different units within your own class.
How long will the average person wait for a red light to turn green in their lifetime?
3 months/6 months/1 year/10 years
6 months