Long-Term Retention

In Chapter 7 of our What Is Psychology textbook, we learned about the importance, details and strategies of memory techniques. One type of memory is Short Term, which only last up to thirty seconds before forgetting. Whenever has to remember a number or a name, they often repeat the information multiple times so that the Short Term Memory can transition into Long Term Memory. In order for this transition to occur, the information must be constantly repeated, or important enough to be held in the permanent memory, which helps create a “folder” with all retaining information and reminiscing. Another way short term can become long term is using a method called Chunking, this breaks the bigger pictures into smaller ones for the brain to remember,

In order to increase my retention I have to review, review, and review again. It also helps to find some way to make a personal or emotional connection to the information. According to my personality type the more something is presented to me repeatedly the better I retain it.

Last year, I took Karen Rieger’s class, “Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible” by Jeff Cavins. This class really opened my eyes! I finally got to see the big picture of the bible. Jeff Cavins presented the story of salvation from creation and the fall through the coming of Christ to the establishment of the Church. I love the color coded Bible timeline chart. It arranges the key people, places, and events of Sacred Scripture in chronological order.

On the last night of vacation Bible school, I began by having the students do a quick-write. The students were to write briefly about what they learned through the week and how they can use those lessons to be better at home, in school, and with friends. I gave the students 10 minutes to complete their writing assignment. Once the students were finished, I allowed them to share their thoughts with the class. We also hung the students writing outside of the classroom to allow others to view their experience.

I have learned not to get upset when speaking with the children. Yelling was not effective in gaining their attention because they only stop being distracted for a few minutes. They are easily distracted by each other and cellphones. They will tell you that they are using their bible app on the phone; however, they are on social sites, playing games, and texting. They have been caught passing notes to each other under the table. Also, they will attempt to whisper to each other. I know children has short attention span; therefore, we must make the lesson stimulating. When the children are not paying attention, they are not learning the lesson. They are also distracting others from learning. I have the children take a section in reading the

Tinto’s model of student Retention, also known as the model for voluntary student departure from college is founded in Van Gennep’s framework of cultural rights. Tinto’s theory states that it is imperative for college students to receive support from their institution to integrate into the college community, increasing their commitment to the institution, thus increasing their likelihood of graduating (Tinto, 1993). Tinto models his theory after two previous works, the first being Durkheim and his theory that states people who decide to die by suicide, do so because they have not been fully integrated into society; the second, Van Gennep’s concept of rites of passage which argues that a separation from former community associates is essential

“Effective teaching uses strategies to help students recognize patterns and then make the required connections to process the new working memories so they can travel into the brain’s long-term storage areas” (Willis, 2007). The first strategy I will do in my classroom is to provide down-time in between learning episodes. I teach in block scheduling and I’ve come to realize that students remember best what comes first, then when comes last, but tend to forget everything in the middle. If I break my block time into four sections, since high school students can handle about 20 minutes in working memory, I give students time to process the information being taught. The down time would be a brain break. During the brain breaks students could be

According to Moreillon, interactivity has been quoted as one factor in attracting and retaining students in online courses and programs. Activity theory suggests that human beings think through their use of tools, and it is with tools the actions that people demonstrate their cognitive processes and their achievements. (Moreillon,). Therefore, an interactive website can help reinforce information and assist in retention. Interactivity also makes a more active learning experience and fosters a learner-centered and learner-driven experience. The site that I choose was Brainpop. BrainPOP can be used in traditional, blended, and “flipped” learning settings, supporting individual, team, and whole-class learning.

What programs or activities can you remember from your own college experience that helped students remain enrolled in school?

When learning material one wishes to be able to successfully retain the material over a long period of time. So when studying, which is the best method to be able to achieve long-term memorization? In Increasing Retention Without Increasing Study Time by Doug Rohrer and Harold Pashler they research which is the best study method a person can take in order to get the most out of their time. They explain different study tactics and how effect they are in long term.

There is a need to investigate strategic measures to ensure retention success, specifically the impacts that institutional structure has on retention rates (Porter, 2006). Recruitment and retention success rely on faculty playing an appropriate, consequential role; it’s paramount that organizational structures don’t block communication and collaboration between enrollment leaders and their colleagues (Scannell, 2013, p. 1). Communication in organizations with practical organizational structures can be unbending because of the institutionalized methods of operation and the high degree of formalization.

It is apparent that the continued educational development of the young minds in America and beyond prove to be successful. The likelihood that a college-level learner will complete their degree is known as student persistence, and it is worthwhile to study. According to Rong Chen3, approximately “one fifth to one quarter of college students drop out at the end of their freshmen year” (as cited from Ryan 2004). If such a sizable portion of potentially skilled employees is lost, then the impact to the various civil circles and artistic endeavors could be crippling. It is therefore imperative that research be done to discover ways of reversing this terrible trend, and applying results of such studies detailed below is not a lousy way to start. The importance of utilizing cutting-edge methodical techniques along with identifying factors controlled both by students and institutions that impact student persistence should not be understated.

One thing that I took away from this class is that the Old Testament is more relevant in our lives than we often give it credit for, Job for example, being able to dive more deeply into his story we are able to see themes and emotions that deeply effect the ways in which we ourselves need to know and understand questions such as “Is God as just God, or is God unjust?” We often can unknowingly in modern times ask the same questions and have the same debate with other believers without ever actually stopping to realize the similarity and actual Biblical answers to such questions within the realm of the Old Testament. Furthermore, principles like understanding origins and original meaning of words of the Old Testament can play similarly into our lives and even ministry in the sense of fully being able to understand the true context and even meaning of scripture and passages of scripture at times. An example of this is in knowing that (for instance) Judges within the Old Testament were not simply like the modern day judge that we know today,

Gone is the age when people sought permanence in every vital facet of life, be it relationships or jobs. With the advent of modern era, there has been a tangible shift from securing permanent things to ascertaining better things. It is a typical human behaviour to have an insatiable hunger for development and betterment. This penchant can be evidently contemplated in the corporate employees, since the corporate world is swamped with a surfeit of jobs and there are ample chances for employees to move from one job to another. In such transient job environment, companies need to prepare themselves well in advance to efficiently and professionally handle the exit of employees.

Throughout the semester Booker and I have been working on improving his reading comprehension skills, social skills, and how to self-prompt to stay engaged. During the beginning of the semester, Booker would read articles and not mention the key details of the article or the central idea. But now using the strategies that we have been working on Booker has been able to summarize and identify the main idea and central theme of different type of texts. Additionally, I have provided him with the guidelines for every task. The first guidelines were to annotate any key information from the article. Then, I would assist him in breaking down the reading into sections, for example, implementing the chunking strategy. Later, I would ask why did he underline or highlighted the sentences that he did. Lastly, Booker would summarize implementing one of the several strategies that we have worked on throughout the semester. One of Booker's favorite strategies to use for the purpose of summarizing is the 3-2-1 strategies. 3 main points 2 quotes and 1 question. Implementing this strategy allows for Booker to narrow down the main points of the story making it easier for him to comprehend.