Retrieval and Learning Strategies

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Retrieval

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Retrieval is when you pull information from your long-term memory into your working memory with little or no support.

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Effectiveness of retrieval as a study method

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Retrieving information makes the memory stronger and easier to retrieve again in the future.

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Three retrieval strategies explored

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Brain dumps, flash cards, quizzing

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Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

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A graph that shows how we forget new information over time. Reviewing the information over time means that less is forgotten.

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Schema

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Schema is how information is stored in the long-term memory. When we learn, the new information forms links with information already in your brain.

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Automaticity

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Automaticity is the ability to do things by habit without a lot of thought or attention.

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Importance of automaticity in learning

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It reduces cognitive load, which frees up space in your brain for challenging tasks.

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Spacing

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Leaving time between learning something and then trying to retrieve it.

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Desirable difficulties

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Learning tasks that require more effort.

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Creating desirable difficulties in learning

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Spacing learning; retrieving learning from memory with little or no help.