Exam PrepFocus, Attention, and Rehearsal Workshop
Information Processing
Letters,Texts
Sight, Sound
Attention
Rehearsal
Memory Game Memorize a Visual
Recall
Discuss Challenges
Activity 1
W R T Z
S H N L
D J F X
Write The Letters
Review
W R T Z
S H N L
D J F X
Discussion Challenges?
Increase Time?
Activity 2
Activity 2
W R T H
F N N L
H N D S
REMEMBER THE LETTERS
Review
W R T H
F N N L
H N D S
Discussion Challenges?
Effect of Increased Time?
Strategies?
Strategies Groups:
Make a Word
Make Meaning
Rehearse (Practice)
Organize (1 line, each person)
Activity 3
Try these strategies (15 seconds)
GROUP 3
P L N S
P N L S
S S P P
REMEMBER THE LETTERS
ANSWERS
P L N S
P N L S
S S P P
Discussion Challenges?
Name all 36 letters?
Surprise Activity
Name All 3
Answers all 3
P L NSP NL SS S P PWRT H
F NNLHNDS
WRT ZS HNLD J F X
Discussion Challenges?
Effect of Memory Device (Word)?
Focus, Attention, Rehearsal
Information Processing
Letters,Texts
Sight, Sound
Attention
Rehearsal
Focus Choosing to Pay
Attention
Selective Attention – Sensory Information (Ohio, 2013)
Attention to Detail
Remember – strictest attention to detail (Slavin, 2009)
Attention Limited Resource
Increase Interest (make it important)
Active Response
Prioritize information (effort)
(Slavin, 2009)
Rehearsal Like Practice (running a
drill)
Working/Short-term Memory
Keep information here
Long Term Memory Storage
No rehearsal (notes, etc), No Storage
Storage Memory
Filing System
Short term – 5-9 bits
Long Term - Permanent
Network
Connection between pieces (building blocks)
Word – Activity Three
Forgetting Confusion
New Information / Old Information
Pseudo Forgetting
Never Rehearsed/ Never Knew
Rehearsal Strategies
Summarizing (notes, questions)
Highlighting (change colors)
Mnemonics (words we made)
Outlining (organize terms)
Mapping (connections)
Engagement
This is what your notes should look like!
Summary Remembering information requires rehearsal
(practice)
Remembering requires focus and attention to detail (meaning)
Forgetting is from not practicing and focusing
Questions
References Slavin, R. E. (2009). Educational
Psychology: Theory and Practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Ohio University (2013). AAC Study Tips. Web. 12/20/2013. Retrieved Online: 10/31/2014. http://webapps.ohio.edu/studytips/Memory_tips.html
