Is there a difference between memorizing material and understanding material? And if so, shouldn’t educators focus on the presumably better, more wholistic of the two, understanding rather than rote memorization?
All tagged memory
The Value of Knowing Your Audience
My aunt challenged me to write a blog post about “our crazy family”. My aunt’s challenge made me think of my crazy family through the lens of cognitive psychology. We spend a lot of time together and, because of that shared experience, we have very similar knowledge structures (or schema).
Mistakes or Opportunities? Learning from Errors
Errors are a part of life. As fallible humans, we’re bound to make mistakes. In one of my classes this week, we discussed errors in terms of learning. How do we learn from our mistakes? In 2017, Janet Metcalfe wrote a thorough review of the literature on errors…
GUEST POST: The Memory Palace: How to Remember Just About ANYTHING
My abysmal ability to recall things sparked my fascination with memory…. The memory palace technique is used pretty commonly by memory athletes, people who compete in memory competitions. The memory palace technique is simply a metaphor for any well-known place you are able to visualize clearly in your head.
Have You Forgotten Your Childhood?
Imagine if I asked you this question: “Are there large parts of your childhood after age 5 that you cannot remember?”. How would you answer: Yes, or no? Are you sure? And what might influence your answer?
Weekly Digest #126: Memory Researchers As Science Communicators
In today’s digest, we would like to highlight researchers who have spoken or written about how our memory works in order to inform a broader audience…