The Importance of Memory

1. Lesson 5.1

2. The Importance of Memory Lesson 5.1

3. Why Is Memory Important? Objectives • Distinguish between short-term, long-term, and working memory • Identify your strengths and weaknesses in working memory Lesson 5.1

4. Why Is Memory Important? Agenda • Complete Metacognitive Activator • Do Working Memory Exercises • Complete the Metacognitive Wrap-Up Lesson 5.1

5. Why Is Memory Important? Metacognitive Activator Lesson 5.1

6. Why Is Memory Important? Metacognitive Activator • Write down all of the objects you can remember! • What strategy did you use? • How do you think you • remembered the items? Lesson 5.1

7. Why Is Memory Important? The 3 main types of memory: • Short-Term Memory • Long-Term Memory • Working Memory Lesson 5.1

8. Why Is Memory Important? Short-Term Memory Information received from the five senses is stored in short-term memory. This is retained for a short period of time before the information is either storedinlong-term memory or forgotten. Example: Your friend tells you her new cell phone number. You repeat it in your head until you write it down. Lesson 5.1

9. Why Is Memory Important? Long-Term Memory Long-Term Memory is the storage house in the brain; important information is stored for a long period of time. Example: Remembering the words to The National Anthem Lesson 5.1

10. Why Is Memory Important? Working Memory We use Working Memory when we hold or “juggle” information in our mind and mentally manipulate this information. Example: Mental Math 151 ÷ 7=? Let’s see, 7 goes into 15 two times; carry the 1 and 7 goes into 11 one time with a remainder of 4. Lesson 5.1

11. Why Is Memory Important? How is Working Memory Different from Short-Term Memory? Short-term memoryrefers only to the temporary storage of information in memory. Working memory refers to the processes that are used to temporarily store, organize and mentally juggle information. Lesson 5.1

12. Why Is Memory Important? Memory is a Process Memory Processes Working Memory Short-term Memory Long-term Memory Lesson 5.1

13. Why Is Memory Important? Which Type of Memory is being used? Working Memory, Long-Term Memory or Short-Term Memory? Lesson 5.1 • You mentally calculate your grade on a test (e.g., 35/40 = what grade?). • Working memory • Your soccer coach tells you the date of your team’s fundraiser. You repeat the date in your head until you locate a piece of paper on which to write it down. • Short-term memory • You know your parents’ cell phone numbers by heart. • Long-term memory

14. Why Is Memory Important? What gets in the way of remembering? Lesson 5.1

15. Why Is Memory Important? Working Memory Exercises Lesson 5.1

16. Why Is Memory Important? Metacognitive Wrap-Up: • List three academic activities that involve working memoryand record them in your strategy notebooks. Lesson 5.1

17. Strategy Reflection Strategy Reflection Sheets Lesson 5.1

18. Strategy Reflection Strategy Share • What strategy did you use? • How did you use it? • Was the strategy helpful? • If so, how did you know it was helpful? Lesson 5.1