Why don't you just do a quick demo. Put together a list of 10-15
words, show them to the students briefly, then ask them to write down
as many as possible. I've done this frequently and students typically
get about 7 words down. From here it is easy to put together a list of
10-15, equally familiar words, that can be easily chunked to
demonstrate the use of chunking to increase STM capacity. Again, it's
a quick and easy demo that has always worked for me and is easily
implemented in very large intro classes.
Rob Flint
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999 11:49:28 -0500 (EST) Michael Sylvester
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>
> my usual explanation of Short term memory is the standard:
> it is a limited capacity system and last for about 30 seconds.
> The example of the limited capacity given is that of the 7 digit
> telephone number.
> I am getting tired of citing the telephone number as an example.
> What other examples of limited STM capacity do other tipsters give?
> Btw,I suspect with the telephone companies now thinking of going
> to a 10 digit telephone number,the 7 digit example may not be
> concurrently valid.
>
> Michael Sylvester
> Daytona Beach,Florida
>
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Robert Flint, Ph.D.
Minnesota State University, Mankato
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