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Week 7 – Learning How to Learn: Multitasking Impairs Memory & Learning AND Mix-Up Practice Tasks to Boost Performance
Learning How to Learn
To address the diverse STEM disciplines we have in this class , let’s continue with some researched-based videos about learning how to learn. I want you to learn some transferable skills that can apply to your other classes or future career in addition to learning chemistry.
Initial Post
- Watch PEN Principle #6: Multitasking Impairs Memory & Learning (5:03)
- Watch PEN Principle #7: Mix-Up Practice Tasks to Boost Performance (5:02)
Respond to this discussion prompt by Tuesday 11:59 pm. Select the Reply box and write a paragraph for each of the following questions:
- You will report on something good that happened to you, or an accomplishment of yours from the last 5-7 days. It doesn’t have to be chemistry or science or even school-related. Please keep it appropriate!
- How does multitasking impair our memory and learning? Reflecting how you studied in the past, were you multitasking? If so, what were you doing while studying or learning?
- What are the two different practices mentioned in the video? How is the difference between the two practice?
- After watching these two videos, how are you going to implement these two strategies in your study for the next two weeks. We will go back and write a self-reflection later.
Reply
By Friday night at 11:59 pm, please reply to at least two of our classmates’ posts with ideas or suggestions as feedback by doing two of the followings:
- You will share your reaction / emotional response to the poster’s good news, and/or ask follow-up question(s).
- Provide specific feedback about your classmates’ plans to implement the techniques in this discussion.
- Ask a probing or clarifying question in response to one (or more) of your colleagues’ posts, or
- Describe a different technique that you have used.