enhancing memory and attention through the science of learning
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Enhancing Memory and Attention Through the
Science of LearningKarla A. Lassonde Ph.D.
41st Annual Frontier ForumCollege of Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Curious Learner: What does learning look like?
Curiosity in learning
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Attention Defined
Attention DefinedConcentration and focusing of mental effort• Selective• Shiftable• Divisible
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Attentional Blindness
Monkey Business
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Encoding Storage Retrieval
Creating Memory
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Limitations of MemoryShort-Term Working Memory Long-Term Memory
Conscious Memory Limited Capacity New & Old
Information Stored Memory Unlimited Capacity
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Short-term Working Memory
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Digit Span (STM) Assessment
Write down the digit as you remember it
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Operation Span (ST/WM) AssessmentYou are going to see a list of math problems
Example: 1 + 4 + 3 –2 = ___ 1st: Calculate the answer for each problem and say it to yourself
Say “6”2nd: Remember the last number in the problem
Remember “2”3rd: Another math problem will appear; repeat
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5 + 1 – 3 + 1 = ?
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7 – 4 + 2 – 3 = ?
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6 – 3 – 2 + 8 = ?
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STOPWrite down the three remembered
numbers
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So, I have a terrible memory…
• “Cognitive Training” is a billion $ industry and growing!• Memory improvement?
POLL #2
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Human Memory Class: Improvement Research
Instruction Only • 36 Students• Course Instruction• Memory Improvement
Techniques• Classroom Theory• Student Assessment
• 3 times in term
Instruction+Lumosity• 33 Students• Addition of Lumosity
3 or more training sessions per week~ 15 minute sessions
• Student Assessment3 times in term
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Study these names and faces
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Write down anything you can remember even if it is
only part of the name
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Results: Classroom Memory Improvement• Similar task improvement in each class• Lumosity made no additional improvements on memory
assessment• More students from course instruction only perceived memory
improvement 69% to 39%• Overall students enjoyed Lumosity 89%• Students would recommend Lumosity to a friend 71%
POLL #3 & #4
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Learning Myths Research• Learning Myths are some of the most common psychological
misconceptions (Lassonde et al., 2016; 2017)
• 90% of 79 students surveyed adhere to the following learning ideas (Lassonde et al., 2019)
• You are more likely to learn when your teacher uses examples in line with your preferred learning style
• Some people are born with a superior memory so learning comes easily to them• Re-reading and highlighting are the most common strategies
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Misconceptions of Learning
Memory Unknowns
AttentionIssues
LearningAbility
LearningMyths
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Learning Instruction
Do students learn how to learn?Very few schools have learning instruction.
Do students know how the brain learns?Cognition and memory are the foundational topics for learning instruction and are not formally taught
POLL #5
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College Learning Strategies
“Imagine you are reading a textbook chapter for an upcoming exam. After you have read the chapter one time, would you rather…”
*177 College Students
57%18%26%
Study Method
Restudy Chapter Recall Chapter Other
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Taking Action!• Develop teachable method • Create PSYC: 150 Science of
Learning for College Student Success
• Identify facts vs. myths of learning and memory
• Apply fundamentals to student learning and remembering
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Learning Instruction: 389 MSU, Mankato Undergraduates (Lassonde et al., 2018)
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LISTEN
Know the limitations of attention and the power of focus
• Use basics of attention and memory to inform learning
• Be prepared to learn• Limit distractions• Check motivation
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FOCUS
Can you concentrate and limit distracting
thoughts?
SWITCH
Can you quickly switch from one task
to another?
CONTROL
Can you ignore internal and external
information?
Attentional Control Scale:Derryberry, D., & Reed, M. A. (2002).
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ELABORATE
Create multiple learning paths in the brain by expanding on detail
• ELABORATION = Describing and explaining ideas with as many details as possible• Sound (rehearsing words) • Images• Action • Personal (thoughts/doodles/notes)
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Tree
“A woody perennial plant having a single usually elongate main stem generally with few or no branches on its lower part.” (Merriam-Webster.com)
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ELABORATE“Tree”
• Sound -- Saying “tree” and learning basic definition
• Imagine -- Seeing types of trees
• Question -- What? Why? How?
• Personalize
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ASSOCIATE
Connect new information with related knowledge
• Relate knowledge
• Connect new information with old
• Connect new information with preferences
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ASSOCIATEAnchor
• CONTEXT = placement of an idea to enhance meaning
• Better learning can occur when you have something old to attach new information to
• Students may use the anchor to jumpstart initial learning and motivation to learn
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Name Association
• Basic principle• Give meaning to meaningless information• Need to learn name Prof. Prlwitzkowski
• Break up into words that sound similar • Pearl with cow ski *verbal cue
• Find an image to connect name to• Cow skiing down hill with pearl necklace *visual cue
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Professor Prlwitzkowski
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Baker/baker paradox
• Last name Baker • Person who is a baker
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RETRIEVE
Recall information from memory to ensure it is known and to enhance understanding
• To pull out of memory• Most students read passively =
SIMPLE STUDYING • Reading only provides one
memory trace • Retrieval practice enhances
memory
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RETRIEVE“Retell/test”
• TESTING YOURSELF• Leads to Enhanced Memory• Memory is learned and when tested over
a period of time, using different tests is long-lasting (LTM)
• Knowledge becomes part of LIFE and is NOT LOST
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Retrieval Planning
All at once: Cramming• Several hours night before• It does work but…
• 24 – 48 hour memory• Compromises sleep
Over time: Spacing• Several short sessions over
days• It does work but…
• Requires planning• Requires habit change• Long-term learning• Reduces stress overtime
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Retrieval Benefits: Educators
Foster Retrieval:• Provide quizzes• Practice retrieval during class• Less content, more quizzing• Encourage self-testing• Carry forward “learned” information to new
tests
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Retrieval Benefits: Learners
•Change reviewing into retrieval• Read then quiz• Review concepts and retrieve• Find study partners• Teach others
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NIGHT
Utilize time outside of class wisely, including learning benefits from sleep
• Time outside of class matters
• Resource use by students
• Sleep is more important than you know
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NIGHTTime Mgt.
• Learners need organization
• Learners rely on scheduling
• Learners must understand mental health
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NIGHTResources
• See the MSU, Mankato List of University Resources
• See how student resources have changed to meet the CURRENT DISTANCE LEARNING-RELATED NEEDS of students
• Did you know that MSU, Mankato students who have a college-related financial need (including things like cost-of-living, medical bills, even a totaled car) can apply for an EMERGENCY FINANCIAL GRANT?
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NIGHTSleep
• During SLEEP your body is relaxed but your mind is active
• You move through light and deep SLEEP through stages
• During one stage, called Rapid Eye Movement or REM, your eyes move and your brain is very active
• You can die from severe SLEEP deprivation
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NIGHTSleep
• During SLEEP brain cells clean/clear away other useless cells
• Sleep induces both remembering & forgetting
• Sleep consolidation = neurons fire in patterns (hours/days)
• Patterns form circuits and connections(months/years)
Mapping of neural connectivity http://www.humanconnectomeproject.org
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Learning Science ResourcesRetrievalpractice.orgLearningscientists.orgLEARN (Lassonde)
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Teana Krolak Dorothy Nakibirige Dalyon Waldner
Linda Zheng Madison Glende Faithe Patrick
Becky Osborn Brittany Seth Luke Zabel
Jackie Gehling Ibelizet Dominguez Sierra Peters
Molly Kolquist Ali Barjis PJ Gurung
Meghan Vergin Steven Arriaza Wesley
Ester Okaro Isabella Cock-Villafane
Gabby Kailing
Student Researchers:
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