Chunkify Your Design: the power of bite-sized brilliance

Chunkify Your Design:
the power of bite-sized brilliance

Savannah Stevenson

define chunking as a concept in cognitive psychology and instructional design

demonstrate understanding of chunking strategies by successfully grouping information related to one topic into manageable units with an accuracy of 75%

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identify the relevance of chunking in facilitating learning by accurately detecting opportunities for memory retention within a set of information

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By the end of this course, students should be able to...

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"By providing motivation for students by presenting material in smaller more distinguishable and manageable chunks, this in turn is likely to facilitate executive functions such as attention, where motivation has been demonstrated as being an important psychological variable capable of facilitating attention."

Words of Wisdom

​Harris, A. G., Buglass, S. L., & Gous, G. (2021). The impact of lecture chunking format on university student vigilance: Implications for classroom pedagogy. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 3(2), 90–102. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.2021272429

Read the Chunks and Chunking section in "How Chunking Helps Content Processing"



2 minute read

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​What's in a Chunk?

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Presenting material in​

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chunks captures attention by reducing ​

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and enhancing focus. It also ​

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the likelihood that students will pay attention to each segment.

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manageable

cognitive load

increases

decreases

larger

distractions

Read the How to Chunk Content for eLearning ​section of Chunking Information for Instructional Design


3 minute read

How it's Done

Categorize

Options (9)

Use smaller plates and bowls

Ask for half portions or children’s meals when eating out

Monitor serving size

Incorporate a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins in meals

Balance macronutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, and fats

Prioritize nutrient-dense foods over processed or sugary options

Choose recipes that can be re-heated as leftovers

Plan meals and snacks before you’re hungry

Build your shopping list throughout the week

Organize these statements into the 3 categories shown below:

Portion Control

Balanced Nutrition

Meal Planning

Multiple Choice

By __________ in the previous example of healthy eating habits, the information became easier to group into segments:

• identifying similarities

• summarizing each statement in 2-3 words

• reading the information to a friend

• assigning numbers to each statement

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Research shows that learner attention decreases dramatically after how many minutes of instruction?

Audio Response

Quick! Name some ways you could chunk material as an instructional designer:

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Congratulations!

Define

Demonstrate understanding

Identify relevance