Helping Students Retain Course Content | Origin: ED108
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Learning Theory and Practice --> Helping Students Retain Course Content
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Using mnemonics, scaffolding and visual aids can give students various ways to retain information.
I always found mind mapping a vital tool for learning. "What can you tell me about....." and let them carry it and fill it in. f the y are not where you want them, prompt them to bring them to where you want them.
Mnemonics along with guided notes and scaffolding are essential tools in assisting students in retaining new knowledge. So far all of the resources in this section demonstrates that students all learn and retain knowledge very differently. I love that we can utilize these skills in our teaching to assist our students in reaching their goals.
knowing the various methods of helping people to retain information is important to know. i have learned a few new ways to assist in information retention that i will hopefully be able to use successfully.
Mnemonics are super helpful, I use them all time so it's helpful for the students. However, it's important to highlight that it's just a tool and that they need to understand the concept.
Giving visual examples is very important, as well as delivering smooth transitions between topics to keep the class moving.
Graphic organizers are used to isolate important information, organize information into a structural form, and to integrate information with other content
visual examples to go along with key words would be a good way to help students retain and understand the content. theyve already tied it to something they would remember
Segway - a smooth transition to a new topic.
Guided notes is a great way to be involved in student learning. I like the use of visual cues to help recode information.
A simple song or rhyme can be a very effective tool to recall dense or challenging information. The earliest example everyone knows is to sing the alphabet...!
I have considered providing guided notes after at the end of the program before they take their post-test and making it a prerequisite. I've found many of my students (incarcerated men) tend to check boxes and just quickly go through post-test to get the certificate of completion. I think requiring this would slow them down and raise post-test scores which technically are used to evaluate me as an instructor. One issue I see with guided notes during the session is having slow down the lecture and PowerPoint to allow time for students to fill in their notes. I concerned slowing down may frustrate faster learners.
Giving visual examples and mnemonics is a good method to employ for some of my courses.
Es supremamente interesante emprender nuevos métodos de evaluación.
This module emphasizes the importance of helping students with both decoding and recoding processes to enhance their retention of course content. Decoding involves breaking down information into understandable parts, while recoding requires reassembling and personalizing that information for storage and future retrieval. Key strategies include using guided notes, scaffolding, mnemonic devices, and graphic organizers, which assist students in efficiently processing and internalizing new information. Additionally, scaffolding is critical for supporting learners through temporary aids until they become independent.
I will apply these techniques by incorporating more scaffolding into my lessons, especially with new or challenging material. Using guided notes and graphic organizers will help students better track and understand key concepts. Mnemonics will be a helpful tool for memorization, and I will ensure that my delivery emphasizes the importance of decoding and recoding for efficient learning. By providing a variety of learning strategies, I will help students develop stronger mental processing skills for long-term retention and application.
Comment on Thomas Teeguarden's post: As an instructor you can be creative with guided notes an mneumonic devises. This could be enjoyable for students and foster creativity in learning.
I can do a LOT better at providing them with structured outlines and even graphic organizers of content, to see how each part connects with the others. I do provide note-taking outlines for some classes, and the students like them. I have another first year class that could benefit from that as well.
Students appreciate when the instructor creates and uses effective learning aides, like guided notes, mnemonics, and scaffolding. These all make the learning and retention easier for the pupils.
I recall very few teachers that used a variety of this methods to aid in information retention. Guided notes are great as long as the instructor at least partially uses them in quizzes or tests. Graphics such as web graphs any circular cycles were great too.
