I don't see problem. Yes, encoding specificity works, but will not lead to very strong retention. Varying the situation and type of rehearsal can, perhaps, promote geater chance of encoding cues promoting retention in diverse retrieval situations....and maybe even exams employing diverse types of questions. Just a thought. Gary
GPeterson SVSU Gary's iPad On Sep 6, 2010, at 7:40 PM, Annette Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know what is the 1978 studied referred to in this article that > suggests that it is better to change study locations. I have forever seen > evidence that it IS indeed better to study in one place and have one place > set aside for studying. My students have replicated, endlessly, the Tulving > and Thomson studies on encoding specificity with students who study and test > in the same place outperforming those who study and in different places; and > those who study in one place and imagine themselves in that place while > testing in a different place. > > So, this seems to beg for a new study: students who study in multiple places > and then test in a new place versus those who study in only place and imagine > themselves in that place when taking the test in a new place. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110 > [email protected] > > From: Christopher D. Green [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 2:26 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Mind - Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits - > NYTimes.com > > > > > The New York Times looks at strategies for effective studying (and takes down > "learning styles" along the way). > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?hp > > Chris > -- > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > ========================== > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=4643 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-4643-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=4646 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-4646-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4647 or send a blank email to leave-4647-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
