Memory Strategies

August 08, 2018

Memory Strategies

Memory Learning

Learning is the acquisition of skill or knowledge, while memory is the expression of what you've acquired. Another difference is the speed with which the two things happen. If you acquire the new skill or knowledge slowly and laboriously, that's learning. If acquisition occurs instantly, that's making a memory.

The Learning Pyramid demonstrates that the best method for learning retention are at the Base of the Pyramid.

http://thepeakperformancecenter.com/educational-learning/learning/principles-of-learning/learning-pyramid/

Human Memory

Human Memory is processes that are used to acquire, store, retain and later retieve information. It invoves three domains: encoding, storage and retrieval.

Encoding - is the process of getting information into memory. If the information and stimuli never gets encoded, it will never be remembered. Encoding requires linking new information to existing knowledge in order to make the new information more meaningful

Storage - consists of retention of information over time. It is believed that we can accumulate information in three main storage areas that vary according to time frames: sensory, short-term and long-term

Retrieval - is the process of getting information out of memory. The ability to access and retrieve information from memory allows us to actually use these memories to make decisions, interact with others, and solve problems.

3 Function for Storage

Because there is no need for us to remember everything we experience, the different stages of human memory function as a sort of filter.

Sensory - Holds information coming in through the senses for a period ranging from a fraction of a second to several seconds.
Short-Term(working) - Holds about seven to nine items for no more then 20 or 30 seconds at a time without rehearsal.
Long Term - Holds information for a long period time with a time virtually unlimited capacity.