Creating Long-Term Memory | Origin: ED310
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Teaching Medical Terminology in Fun and Exciting Ways --> Creating Long-Term Memory
Post what you've learned about this topic and how you intend to apply it. Feel free to post questions and comments too.
The amount of time that students must be exposed to something for it to be retained is interesting. I never would have thought of it being 6 times. But with the additional of classroom activities, I could see how that could be feasible.
Calling on students create classroom anxiety but it does not touch on what to do when students are not willing to volunteer
I would like to implement the strategy of multiple exposures (6) for longer term retention. I will consider building this more and more into real life medical case studies which the students in small groups can work with multiple times
I will implement a few activities to my class that create engagement vs lecturing the whole time. The brain is unable to retain so much, but creating an environment where students are not scared or feel threatened they will be more active in participating.
I agree with my peers regarding the fact that learners of different cultures and backgrounds will retrain information differently. Using the team/group format can be very helpful as can introducing peer assistance during a question-and-answer sessions of class. I have learned in this module that the time of retention can be very short unless some of the principles presented are introduced during class time. I believe having a relaxed, open environment would be very beneficial.
Repetition and changing up teaching style have the most impact on student success. Getting them to collaborate is key but I would argue that the instructor must first teach the material or explain how they are learning, so that students get the most out of class
Wash Rinse and Repeat, The Repeat cycle should go on several times and at least 6 times to ensure that the knowledge has been captured!
Applying emotion to content.
Exposure to material 6 times creates 90% learning retention over 30 days.
Creating Long-Term Memory: Reflection and Application
This module highlighted the importance of techniques that reinforce long-term memory retention, such as spaced repetition, active recall, and connecting new information to prior knowledge. I learned that these methods help strengthen neural pathways, making it easier for students to retain and retrieve information over time.
To apply these insights, I plan to incorporate more spaced review sessions in my course, revisiting key concepts regularly instead of cramming them into single lessons. Additionally, I’ll encourage students to engage in active recall exercises and apply new concepts through hands-on activities, which will deepen their understanding and improve retention. By integrating these strategies, I hope to create a learning environment that supports lasting knowledge retention and prepares students for long-term success.
Outstanding instruction on how to establish an atmosphere favorable to active learning for everyone.
It was interesting to know that the new concept / terminology should be exposed to students and possibly in different exciting ways, at least 6 times to get 90% retention results. The facts that 80% of students are visual learners and when emotions are tied to any learning, it commits to long term memory quicker were very interesting.
Retaining information is important so we have to teach it in a way to help them understand and retain.
By engaging emotions, students will learn and retain material.
It has been proven that students learn and retain information best when engaging in activities related to new material being presented rather than just sitting through lectures.
9-10 minutes attention span
I have learned that student retained information that appeals to their emotion. They will either love it or hate it for them to remeber it. Anything in between takes 6 times exposure to content to retain in their memory.
It seems that creating an activity, and actually implementing it will take too much class time, but I'm willing to give it a try to change the classroom environment to a more active one where the students stay more engaged.
There are all types of learners and as an instructor you must be able to teach to all of them.
