Learning to Learn

By: Katie BresnahanCIS 1020-066Ages 17-100

• What is learning? • How do we learn? • Why do some people learn better or faster? • How can we improve our learning?

Introduction

What is Learning?

• “Learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior that is the result of experience.” (Cherry, 2005).

• Memory is learning! When we are learning we are simply creating and recalling memories.

Steps to Making Memories

Retrieval

Storage

Encoding

Encoding

• Step one in the learning process is

• Step two is

• Along with processing we have

Attention!

Processing

Imagery

TIPS FOR STUDY

• Limit distractions. • Process the material in

a meaningfully way, apply it to your life/things you already know well.

• Use imagery!• Encode early and often.

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Memory Imroves with Self-reference

Average Number of Words recalled

Storage

Sensory Memory

Short-term Memory

Long-term Memory

Tips for Study

• Rewrite and go over notes you have taken.• Take chances to teach other people.• Make tests for yourself to track your progress

and see where you need to improve.• While you study, go to class, read and work

problems ask questions, to yourself and others.

Retrieval

• This is the Big Moment! Can you remember ?

• Retrieval is going back to our computer to get the pictures we took before.

Tips for Study

• Use cues to help your brain get in gear and start thinking about what you will need to remember.

• Be calm, take slow deep breaths, drink water and relax.

Factors that Effect Memory

• Forgetting is more than just memory loss

• Did you really encode and make a memory in the first place?

• Unpleasant memories can be repressed.

• When you learned it may determine if you remember.

Tips to Improve Study Skills

• Sleep is Vital!“Sleep not only rights the

wrong of prolonged wakefulness, but, at a neurocognitive level, it moves you beyond where you were before you took a nap.”

• When Solving problems:– Find and Frame– Develop Good Strategies– Evaluate Solutions– Rethink and Redefine

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References• E:\Learning to Lear1.do

cx• King, L. A. (2010).

Experience Psychology (1st ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

• Congratulations! You have made it through the semester and now it is test time. Use these learning strategies and you can go wrong!