How do Different Strategies Increase Effectiveness of Memory?
Long term memory has three important factors that give it such an amazing reputation in the human brain; its function, duration, and capacity capabilities are outstanding. The function of long term memory is to store information, the capacity is very large -possibly unlimited, and the duration is long. Though the storage levels of memory is basically unlimited and most people are able to encode (put information in long term memory), the struggle many people experience is with retrieving (pulling information out of long term memory to use in working memory) information stored in this memory. To increase the odds of saving or storing information into memory is by:
This website will focus on and explore strategies related to the third bullet -create meaningfulness (make more connections)- to increase effectiveness in memory. This meaningfulness will be explored by explaining and differentiating the concepts of ORGANIZATION, ELABORATION, and LEVEL OF ACTIVITY with case studies and real world examples. By dissecting the concept of meaningfulness (making connections) in memory, strategies to improve memory abilities will be explored.
- increase time in working memory
- increase number of times it enters working memory
- create meaningfulness (make more connections)
This website will focus on and explore strategies related to the third bullet -create meaningfulness (make more connections)- to increase effectiveness in memory. This meaningfulness will be explored by explaining and differentiating the concepts of ORGANIZATION, ELABORATION, and LEVEL OF ACTIVITY with case studies and real world examples. By dissecting the concept of meaningfulness (making connections) in memory, strategies to improve memory abilities will be explored.
ORGANIZATION
Impose order and connections in new information
ELABORATION
Expand on existing schemas
LEVEL OF ACTIVITY
Put learner in the most active (not passive) role possible in making connections