Psychologists often breakdown memory into different types. Long-term memory can be divided into two different types: explicit memories and implicit memories.
All in For Students
Weekly Digest #132: Dual Coding, Visual Note Taking, and Sketchnoting
We’ve talked a lot about dual-coding and the benefits of combining visual and verbal information. This week we’ve gathered some resources on how to apply that to note taking.
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?
GUEST POST: Who Really Benefits from Retrieval Practice
Recently, the fields of cognitive psychology and education have been awash in evidence that retrieval practice – the process of trying to answer questions or taking practice tests while studying – improves performance in the lab and in the classroom.
GUEST POST: A Call to Action: Mental Health and Smartphone Usage
College students have been found to spend at least nine hours of each day on their smart phone (3). Despite classes, extracurriculars, and socializing, college students spend the majority of their time awake on their cell phones.
Hocus Focus
It’s the time of year when the days are getting shorter and, in the case of some of my students, so are attention spans…