Reflective Journal # 3
The readings this week
focuses on information processing. This information processing deals with students
and their ability to remember what they have learned and retain the
information. This chapter assists with techniques for students to achieve the
most out of the memory and information processing.
Reflection:
This
week the readings came from chapter 6. In chapter 6 there has been a great deal
of learning and techniques to utilize to assist students with memory. There are
students who can come to class, listen, and learn but they cannot quite seem to
remember this information. This may be due to an issue the student may have
with processing information. Information processing theory based on the author’s
definition is a dominant theory of learning and memory. According to the text
book there is a process that the memory goes through. This process first takes
you through the sensory process then the working memory and then the long term
memory. In my classroom I work with several students who are struggling
learners. This sometimes is due to the students not being able to retain the
information that is presented to them. It is sometimes very frustrating to the
student when the information is not being retain because the student feels as
though they cannot get it or grasp it.
In
the textbook there are different ways the author believes the student can be
help. The first thing is to work on the working or short memory. A great way to
do this is the chart the information. Group information in areas where they are
similar and the short working memory should be able to grasp it. An example I
would give to my students would be think about school and each subject. In
order for you to keep things organized you may want to have a separate folder
for each subject. This would having things organized. The brain is similar in
order for the memory to work we need to have things organize so we would need
to sort things out to our standing. Then there is the long term memory which is
where we store information forever. In order any student to succeed throughout
the years in math they would at least have to remember how to add and subtract
numbers. This is basic knowledge but it is knowledge that grows with us. Our brain
stores information that we are sometimes not knowledgeable it’s held there. Being
a teacher it can sometimes get tough, but we have to work through. In my
classroom we use several pieces of repetition. Repetition allows students to
keep things in current memory. I have also visited and heard other classes and
teachers allow their students to create rhymes or songs. These are all things
that work to assist a student to process information.
References:
Slavin, R. E. (2015).
Educational psychology: Theory and practice (11th ed.). Boston, MA:
Pearson Education.
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