511 Reading Review

In the Miller Text, she talked about how reliance on GPS can impact the ability to navigate around an area without the tool. How is this applicable in education?

Based on your reading of Miller, what is the paradox of technology and memory?

• Technology enhances memory by providing external storage and retrieval cues

• Technology impairs memory by reducing the need for internal encoding and consolidation

• Technology both enhances and impairs memory depending on how it is used

• Technology has no effect on memory as it is a separate cognitive process

What is the difference between declarative and procedural memory?

• Declarative memory is conscious and explicit, while procedural memory is unconscious and implicit

• Declarative memory is unconscious and implicit, while procedural memory is conscious and explicit

• Declarative memory is long-term and stable, while procedural memory is short-term and volatile

• Declarative memory is short-term and volatile, while procedural memory is long-term and stable

What is automaticity?

• The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low-level details required

• Someone's ability to automatically remember things that excite them

• An old wooden ship

• The automatic way your brain passively processes background information

From a learning perspective, why would automaticity be important?

Which of the following are factors that can accelerate/enhance memory?

• Meaning and structure

• Visualization

• Emotional charge

• Attention

• Connection to goals

What are some teaching strategies that rely on memory principles?

Which of the following is most effective when it comes to retention?

• Rereading a textbook

• Highlighting as you read

• Targeting your learning style

• Quizzing yourself on what you just read

If I created a video lecture that I assigned the week before a didactic session and had students complete a survey where they shared their problem areas with the content, I could tailor my unstruction to their learning gaps. This is an example of:

• Flipped Instruction

• Formative Assessment

• Just-In-Time Teaching

What are some ways that you can utilize formative assessment?