On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:22:06 -0700, William Scott wrote:
I agree with others that the memory problem is one of encoding failure.
I'm not so sure that it is as simple as that. I think that students
and even faculty may have known and been able to use certain
types of knowledge but for whatever
of the authors..
From: Mike Palij [m...@nyu.edu]
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Subject: [tips] An Informal Memory Test
I'm curious about people's experience when in their courses
they ask which
That's a funny observation. And it fits my recollection of student comments
about textbooks in my classes.
Must say . . . I'm guilty of part of this.
I DO know the name of the authors of various texts, but when I'm scanning my
bookshelves, I scan for the blue cover or the green cover or
Dear Tipsters,
I will answer with two questions:
1. In which direction does the head face on the American quarter - to your left
or to your right as you look at the coin?
2. On a clock or watch with Roman numerals, how is the number four represented?
Research shows that many people err on
Mike Palij wrote:
So, the question is Why can't students who spend about
15-16 weeks with a textbook, presumably reading it and
taking notes, and preparing for exam on material therein,
have such a hard time remembering who the author(s) of the
textbook was?
The effect is not limited to
Mike Palij queried:
So, the question is Why can't students who spend about
15-16 weeks with a textbook, presumably reading it and
taking notes, and preparing for exam on material therein,
have such a hard time remembering who the author(s) of the
textbook was?
That's a good question, but I think
The Nasser discussion Mike Palij refers to is also discussed in Baddeley's
Human Memory book - he cites Nasser Memory Observed (spine well described Mike
:) that tells of a professor writing to Titchener in 1917 that despite saying a
prayer over 5000 times, he had very poor memory for it. I
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Mike Palij queried:
So, the question is Why can't students who spend about
15-16
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From: Mike Palij [m...@nyu.edu]
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