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This paper is about elaborating the concept of memorization based on Ellen J. Langer book The Power of Mindful Learning. I wrote this paper in first person point of view since it was based on my personal experience. It was hard however to maintain a formal tone when writing in first person and it might still be evident in this essay itself. I think that the essay itself is still choppy and I should put more time in making more flow and connections between the paragraphs and different points. It is also relatively short for the essay requirement. If I had to do it again I would definitely revise it more than once and probably ask someone else to proof read it. I learned to cite personal experience and information from the
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Besides, I am better when it comes to solving math problems. I would rather keep my math skills than trade it off with her “photographic” memory.
However during one of my conversation with her, I found something rather odd. She doesn’t seem to memorize the date of my birthday even though it was just three weeks ago. Considering her skills, I would assume that she remembers the birthdate of everyone in our class. This leads me to think that most of her mind is programmed to absorb and exude information at a really fast rate.
Through the book Power of Mindful Learning, the author Ellen J. Langer challenges traditional methods of learning and proposes new ways to better learn a subject. Through her concept of mindful learning, Langer enlightens the readers of ways to digest new information and learning new skills by being open to novelty, having alertness to distinction, sensitivity to different contexts, awareness of multiple perspectives, and orientation in the present. In the fourth chapter of the book Langer goes through some limitations of repetition in memorization known as rote memory and gives out interesting examples of how rote memory tactics can create the appearance of knowledge gained at first however could potentially disabled the learner when greater perspective is needed to create personal connections and make relevance. She describes memorization as "...a strategy to taking in material that has no
S states that there are four phases to the human memory. He suggests that using a filing cabinet approach to learning things help with memorization. “Human memory is a four - stage process: input, encoding, rehearsal, and retrieval. A problem at any stage affects memory and learning”, (S, 2013). The author goes on to discuss how each process works within his system of learning and memorizing. Inputting information into the filing cabinet is through sensory. We are using taste, smell, sight, hearing and touching at this point just to organize and get the information into the brain but not memorizing or learning anything yet. This phase is the same as the first step in “Tips from the Science of Memory-for Studying and for Life”. Arranging the information in a way that it gives the best structure for remembering it. Next, we encode the information with short term memory, only knowing that the information is there but it is not yet fully understood or committed to long term memory. After that we will rehearse and practice the information that is organized and filed neatly in the filing cabinet because now we know where to go to look for the correct information when we need it for retrieval, the final step of the process. We need to know where to look for the things we have rehearsed and practiced over and over, this information is now committed to long term memory and the only way to keep what we have learned in long term memory is to rehearse it continuously. The author gave some tips on how to maximize our memory capabilities such as studying in a well-lit area, be organized with study material and have everything you need before beginning, get 6-8 hours of sleep every night, and take planned breaks during studying
In conjunction with the previous example of pleasantries carried out between people we see this exemplified by Ned’s interactions with other women as they mindlessly brush him off. In an essay by Ellen Langer, “Mindfulness and Mindlessness”, we see that women as general social group are trapped by categories that we as people and members of society place others in through processes like naming and framing. We become so trapped by these labels that we react in the same pre-established way every time without having to consciously make the decision to do so. As Langer explains “ordinary people also engage in a great deal of complex behavior without consciously paying attention to it” to convey this very idea that, in this case women, make complex reactive decisions to a man, Ned, approaching them for any reason whatsoever in a way that is more often than not, defensive (Langer n.d.: 84). Much of the examples that Vincent collects and presents to us during the course of the novel can be seen as examples of this mindlessness and much of the internalized social agreements that people acquire over the course of their lifetimes becomes so ingrained within themselves that the responses that are given to the prescribed stimuli are effortless and carried out unconsciously.
1. I will be the first to admit that I am NOT an accomplished writer nor will I ever be. I also have to say that I have learned a lot from my very short time in these classes that have guided me in preparing a better paper. In the past, I never even knew about the 5 paragraph essay format. I have always looked at thing that I have written and thought that I could have written it different. I didn't have to turn anything in, either for school or work purposes so there was absolutely no need to revise. I am not sure if Nancy Sommer's article changed much about what I have done in the past. I know that my College English Professor did. I took what has been taught to me and I incorporate it as much as I can into what I am doing. I read aloud to
The wording of this essay was easy to follow; she for the most part keeps on track with her thoughts. She transitions from one example to another very well and breaks her different thoughts into separate parts. The sentences are well written they were not long, but were long enough to get the point across. The
That type of memorization and stress destroys true intellectuals once they enter the school systems. Those pressures make learning a near impossibility. Ben Orlin took the same stance that I have on the matter. Ben Orlin, who has been a teacher himself admits that memorization plays a role in a young scholar 's life in his article “When Memorization Gets in the Way of Learning.”
Each person who follows this process can learn new things, by linking them to familiar association’s people or experiences. We all chunk to remember to utilise
Thirteen responses mentioned that repetition is one of the best ways to enhance learning. “If you listen more than once it sticks in your head and therefore you remember it better.” This comment describes how repetition can assist in enhancing the amount of information learnt. Many people related the research question to music and mentioned that the repetition of the chorus is why it’s the most commonly remembered part of a song.
Through the years my mathematics and science classes are the subjects where rote memorization has been used the most. These subjects require the memorization of math facts or remembering where each element is located in the periodic table. If there is a topic I do not understand, then memorizing does not help me to grasp the concept any further because it not deep my understanding of concepts not understood. When I need to make the necessary connections between new and learned information, I have to practice that skill in different situations and then receive feedback in order to deepen understanding.
The general argument made by the AVID Center in their work, “The Curve of Forgetting”, is that if you review the material you’ve learned within 24 hours everyday, it will be hard to forget the information because of how much you’ve reviewed it. More specifically, the AVID Center argues that our brains are not reliable to keep information of a certain lecture you learned that day because our brain collects so much unnecessary information, it dumps the important information along with the unimportant. They write,” Our brains are constantly recording information on a temporary basis... Because the information isn't necessary and it doesn't come up again, our brains dump it all off, along with what was learned in the lecture... Within 24 hours of getting the information-spend 10 minutes reviewing and you will raise the curve almost to 100% again...
Mindfulness practitioners and teachers have been coming forth with the consequences of teachers with minimal training. Some National Health Service (NHS) trusts have been persuading health professionals to teach mindfulness after only going through one round, 8-weeks, of these Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy practices. Lokhadi Lloyd, for example, is an experienced psychotherapist and mindfulness meditation teacher in London and has brought up these problems. Generally, when some people practice, things can get undesirable before desired outcomes surface. With less training being required of a teacher, they are not as prone to help those practicing under them in a beneficial way. Dr. Farias also agrees
Disillusioned Latin students, who cringe at the thought of repeatedly scribbling their grammar, are often told by their teachers, "Per repitio nos studiare," which translates to "through repetition we learn." Though this may seem hard to believe as their hands begin to cramp, it bears a certain amount of truth. As my grandfather once told me, "Experience is often the best teacher." Truly gaining an understanding of something often comes from repeated involvement.
The purpose of this study is to inform the reader of the role that mindfulness training plays in the workplace. The study begins by defining mindfulness, reviews and summarizes the research material that has been done on mindfulness in the workplace and the benefits received from mindfulness training. Then, the focus turns to social mindfulness and empathy awareness, border theory and cultural intelligence theory as well as scales used in measuring mindfulness.
In the journal article, The Influence of a Brief Mindfulness Exercise on Encoding of Novel Words in Female College Students, published in Mindfulness, Bonamo, Legerski, & Thomas (2015) designed a study to see if the cognitive benefits associated with mindfulness training found by previous research would lead to increased performance on a learning task. To support the purpose of the study, the researchers used the existing literature on mindfulness that shows converging evidence for mindfulness training’s capacity to improve attention, working memory, and self-regulation (Beauchemin, Hutchins, Patterson, 2008; Chan & Woollacott, 2007; Hölzel et al. 2011). However, most previous research has evaluated the effects of extensive mindfulness
Information in working memory is delicate and easily disappears, in order to be retained it needs to be kept activated. However, if new information does not receive an appropriate amount of attention, activation will quickly diminish. One strategy to help keep information activated in working memory for longer than 20 seconds, a person can review the information mentally (Dingfelder, 2005). Teachers can and do help students perform this review of information during classroom lessons. Once the teacher stops the lesson to ask students if they have any questions, they are giving students a few seconds to contemplate and mentally review the information they have just learned. Another method that teachers can use to assist students with retaining
Courtier you are here, for a while you have lived without privileges and that has made you strong, you have been long veiled in subservience,this has been your jewel and instructor. belle you attended, mistress you lingered. Now times call for reliable clarity, long have you been veiled within the confines of your domains content with subservience. Observing the greats as they serve from the zeniths, walking among them as they rest and rule prodigiously. Run through the court yards of your mind, stir your feminine body and use the scepter of your spirituality. This is the age where you are to sit, and stand with the queens. Cease the light talks, the wardrobes of pastimes, recede your embroidery of idleness and erupt