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Mat.talen/027 Vrij naar David A. Sousa ‘How the brain learns.’

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MEMORY

Attention

We don’t pay attention to boring things.

Short term memory

We have about 30 seconds to repeat something for it to be remembered.

We then have another 2 hour window.Homework is new learning.

Initial Learning

Students must pay attention to learn.

“The novel stimuli – the unusual, the unpredictable, or distintive – are powerful ways to harness attention.” (Pg. 76, Brain Rules.)

“Emotions get our attention.” (Pg. 79, Brain Rules.)

TPRS class and memory“People usually forget 90% of

what they learn in a class within 30 days.”

Most of what we learn is visual

Dramatize the storyPropsLaughterEmotion

The initial learning is important

If new information is not repeated within 30 seconds it will not be remembered.

“One could increase the life span of a memory simply by repeating the information in timed intervals.” (Page 100, Brain Rules)

Two types of memoriesDeclarative like “the shirt is blue” or “Jupiter is a

planet.”

Nondeclarative memories are not in our conscious awareness, such a motor skills like riding a bike.

Learning about a language is declarative. It is learning facts.

Learning to speak a language is a motor skill.

“Information is remembered best when it is elaborate,

meaningful and contextual.” (Brain Rules page 110)

In TPRS we add as many details as we can. Each detail increases the chance the students will remember.

What we remember after 24 hours

HEAR 5%

READ 10%

AUDIO-VISUAL 20%

DEMONSTRATE 30%

DISCUSS 50%

DO 75%

EXPLAIN/APPLY 90%Source: Dr. D. Sousa “How the brain learns”

Personalization

Learning is best with “real world experiences.”