Lab 4Learning &Memory

Lab 4 Activities

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My Planner 4 (Use TASC Goals!!!) Learning Styles Introduction to the Strategy Library Experimenting with Memory Strategies Attention Monitoring

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• My Planners guide you to engage in the SRL cycle by – Thinking ahead (Plan/Set goals)– Thinking back (Monitor how things went)

• Make ‘My Planner’ work for you– Thoughtful and reflective answers!– Should take you 10-15 minutes

My Planner 4

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Do you identify yourself as a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner?

What are the similarities and differences between SRL, learning styles & how they relate to effective studying?

Watch the video on learning styles AND then discuss the “Critical Thinking About Learning Styles” activity

Learning Styles

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– Locate the Strategy Library on the course home page– Strategy Library has strategies for all kinds of tasks and processes– Tells you about how, when, and why strategies work– Provides examples of strategies– It’s yours! Feel free to edit and personalize it

Introduction to Strategy Library

What is a Strategy?– A studying tactic or technique – Applied selectively / deliberately – To meet specific task requirements (Phase 1) – To achieve specific goal (Phase 2)

You can find the strategy library on the main EDD 101 page

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Introduction to Strategy Library

Strategies for Complex Info(Organized by Learning Process)

Strategies for Complex Info(Organized by Task)

Strategies for Simple Info: Mnemonic Strategies

Section 1 includes strategies for simple & complex info

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• Find Mnemonic Strategies in the Strategy Library – In “Strategies for Simple Information” section– Read the Introduction to Mnemonic Strategies– Read about each strategy (Peg Word, First Letter, Method of Loci)

• Try one out to effectively remember some course material– Get out your class material & choose something you need to memorize– Strategically choose the mnemonic strategy you think would work best

and try it out now

Make a Change: Try Out A Mnemonic Strategy

Attention Monitoring

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With your partner, discuss:

Afterwards, we will construct a list of distractors and the strategies together on the board

1. What things captured your attention away from the lecture content?

2. What is one thing you could do to redirect your attention?