Chapter 6 was the focus for the day. We discussed cognitive development and terms such as memory, storage, encoding, and retrieval. We went over the model of memory in detail.
The model of memory begins with information input, then goes on to sensory register, where information is placed into short term (working) memory or lost. Next comes the encoding process where information is stored in the long term memory (or lost). Once it is placed in long term memory it can later be retrieved. Metacognition is thinking about thinking and metacognition underlies the entire model of memory.
Knowing how the brain processes information will be highly beneficial as a teacher. It will help me understand how students transfer information, thus enabling me to teach in methods that encourage information to be transferred. It will also help me to encourage effective study strategies such as organizing, elaborating, and summarizing.
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