Think Big, Start Small by Gregory Gayle;Kaufeldt Martha;

Author:Gregory, Gayle;Kaufeldt, Martha;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Solution Tree

Long-Term Memory

When sufficient rehearsal (rote or elaborative) has taken place, information, concepts, and skills move into long-term memory. This information is unconsciously filed in networks of association in the long-term memory, as we would be overwhelmed with too much information if it was all in short-term memory, where we only have seven memory spaces plus or minus two in short-term working memory.

John Sutton (2004) comments that information doesn't do well in cold storage. If never accessed or used, we lose it. In order to be able to access information from long-term memory and prevent it from being lost, it is important to retrieve the information now and then. It takes at least five to seven seconds to retrieve information from long-term memory as the brain must scan the files to find what is needed (Wolfe, 2001). Cyndi McDaniel (2003) states that numerous studies have shown that repetition has a positive effect on learning. Repetition with multiple retrievals increases memory. Thus, if concepts are crucial, it is important to access them multiple times to strengthen the neural pathways, increasing the ease of retrieval over time and also the ability to retain them.

Cooperative group learning is a powerful strategy used to rehearse and apply content and skills in a social way to help create long-term memory and increase higher-order thinking.

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