The information processing theory is when the brain takes in the new information and categorizes it into three different types of memory systems. When that information is needed, the brain retrieves it. The information you see that is important transfers from the sensory memory to the working memory. Different methods are then used to store this information in the long- term memory. These methods can include rehearsal and different forms of mnemonic devices. Once this information is stored in the long term memory, then it can be retrieved in days, months, or even years.
I would start my art lesson by showing my students a painting that was used with only 3 different colors of paint. I would ask my students to tell me the colors they see (sensory memory) If they said they see green in the painting, I would then explain to them how green is made with yellow and blue. I would begin teaching them about how the other colors are made through primary colors. Then I would show them a color wheel and teach them the significance of it. I would give them a piece of paper with a circle divided into 6 equal parts and ask them to create a color wheel. (working memory) If this was the only time I had them create secondary colors, then they would most likely forget how to make green, orange, and purple. But if I had them practice making the colors through different techniques over and over again, then this information will be transferred to their long- term memory.
Think of maintenance rehearsal as just repetition. (it is generally used with things that are assigned to you, such as a locker combination). You MAINTAIN the information's presence in your mind by repeating the combo over and over.
ReplyDeleteElaborative rehearsal is used more often when you pick the password or combo yourself...ex: when you made your iu passphrase, you probably made it something that you would remember, something that had to do with your life, so that it would be mch easier to remember.
Now as far as I'm concerned, elaborative "rehearsal" sounds less like rehearsal and more like a strategy, so that you DON'T have to rehearse!
hope that didn't just confuse you more!!!
no that helped a lot thanks!
ReplyDeleteMaintenance rehearsal can keep information in the short term memory, but it is not the most effective way of transferring information into long term memory. If you want to commit something to long term memory, elaborate rehearsal is the best technique. With elaborate rehearsal, you use meaning-based analyses: meaning, you think about the meaning of an item, and make a connection between the item and some previously learned information. With maintenance rehearsal, you simply repeat information repeatedly, without regards to its meaning or relation to other items. Elaborate rehearsal is effective for transferring information from short-term to long-term memory.
ReplyDeleteWhen comparing maintenance rehearsal to elaborative rehearsal, you have to think about the amount of time and thought that goes into the 2 in order to differentiate the concepts of each. Maintenence rehearsal has to do with keeping a certain idea in your short term memory, like a phone number or a definition of a word for a test. One would go over the number or definition over and over until it is memorized for a short period of time, but elaborative rehearsal would be to think of a certain "short cut" for the phone number digits that spelt out a word that you could remember or a certain phrase or word in the definition that reminded you of the entire definition. Elaborative rehearsal is more contextual in thought and stays in the memory longer.
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