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Memory, Retention and Performance

Memory, Retention and Performance. James E Van Arsdall EdD American National Government Human Relations Skills History. Objectives: As a result of this presentation you should be able to:. List principles of adult learning, memory and retention.

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Memory, Retention and Performance

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  1. Memory, Retention and Performance James E Van Arsdall EdD American National Government Human Relations Skills History

  2. Objectives: As a result of this presentation you should be able to: List principles of adult learning, memory and retention

  3. Objectives: As a result of this presentation you should be able to: List methods of test preparation and review

  4. Objectives: As a result of this presentation you should be able to: Demonstrate relaxation techniques applicable to retention and performance.

  5. LEARNING A RELATIVELY PERMANENT CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT COMES AS THE RESULT OF A PLANNED EXPERIENCE

  6. TEACHING A PLANNED EXPERIENCE THAT BRINGS ABOUT A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR

  7. TYPES OF LEARNING • COGNITIVE - Knowledge • AFFECTIVE - Attitudes • PSYCHOMOTOR - Skills

  8. PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING • Participation is usually voluntary • Slight familiarity with class routine • More life experience (+ or - impact on learning)

  9. PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING • Varied teaching = higher retention *20 MINUTE RULE • Time perspective is important *IMMEDIATE USAGE

  10. PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING Learner must take ownership of objectives

  11. Reading - 10% Hearing - 20% Seeing - 30% Seeing/Hearing - 50% Saying - 70% Saying/Doing - 90% Retention

  12. Memory and Retention S4R/Q S = Survey R = Read R = Recite R = (W)rite R = Review ------------------------------ Q = Question

  13. Review In twenty minute segments or with twenty minute breaks. Six minutes after you learned.

  14. Review Ten hours after you have learned Four times as large as the previous time. (40 hours later for third time)

  15. Review Four times as large as the previous time as needed.

  16. Characteristics of Poor Listeners 1. Avoiding experience 2. Lacking interest 3. Criticizing delivery

  17. Characteristics of Poor Listeners 4. Getting too worked up 5. Listening for facts only 6. Outlining everything 7. Faking attention

  18. Characteristics of Poor Listeners 8. Tolerating distractions 9. Wasting thought power 10. Lacking preparation

  19. Good Listening Skills MOTIVATION REACTION CONCENTRATION

  20. Good Listening Skills ORGANIZATION COMPREHENSION REPETITION

  21. Good Listening Skills In order for effective listening to take place, a person must be MOTIVATED.

  22. Good Listening Skills If he/she decides to avoid the experience of listening to a given encode, this person is showing that he/she is not interested in what is being said, they will not be able to REACT to the communication that is the first step in decoding or interpreting the information.

  23. Good Listening Skills Criticizing the speaker's delivery or getting too worked up about something he has said can interrupt a listener's CONCENTRATION. Either faking attention or tolerating distractions will make true concentration very difficult.

  24. Good Listening Skills Since ORGANIZATION and COMPREHENSION are also necessary for effective listening to take place, if a person listens only for facts he/she might not comprehend the unity and coherence of the speaker. On the other hand, if a person outlines everything, he/she might appear to be well organized, but might not be interpreting the full intent of the communication.

  25. Good Listening Skills Wasting thought power by daydreaming or thinking about something other than what is being said will also disrupt COMPREHENSION. The speaker often uses explanations and illustrations to reinforce a point they are trying to make.

  26. Good Listening Skills While this REPETITION or explanation might encourage some poor listeners to waste thought power by thinking about other things, it is important for communication because it suggests that which the speaker feels is important.

  27. Memory and Test Taking Current research has clearly documented that test coaching and preparation can significantly increase information retention and test performance. Any examination tests your skill in two basic areas:

  28. 1. Knowledge, retention and application of the technical material. • 2. Skill and familiarity with test taking and and basic question and test types.

  29. Discrimination (Discr) -1.00 to +1.00 Difficulty (Diff) .00 to 1.00 Test Item Analysis

  30. Two Principles of Perfect Memory Imagination Association

  31. Left Brain Words Order Sequence Number

  32. Right Brain Color Rhythm Dimension Daydreaming

  33. Nutrition and Memory

  34. Nutrition and Memory

  35. 1. Relaxation 2. Visualization 3. Joy of Learning - Positive Thinking 4. Breathing with Baroque Largo Music (60 beats per minute) 5. Review Super Learning Methods Georgi Lozanov (Bulgarian Physician)

  36. Summary and Conclusion Tips Try Mindtools Web Site to Improve Your memory. http://www.mindtools.com

  37. How to Improve Your Memory Time, June 12, 2000 http://www.time.com

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