The following is a case study of a lesson by Mr. Villanueva reviewing lessons on the planet Mars for an upcoming test. Mr. Villanueva uses many different ways of incorporating both semantic memory and episodic memory as well as the demonstration of long-term memory in his lesson. During the lesson, the importance of attention in memory and recall is seen throughout. This paper describes and inspects the Mars in Review case and what theories were incorporated into this lesson. It critically examines each aspect of this lesson and the correlation between behaviorist theories of learning. Mr. Villanueva begins the review by displaying a cardboard cutout that is folded in half and leaning against the side chalkboard and brings it over to display in front of the class. This board that represents the solar system in a 3-D way with the use of soft form is a perfect example of a visual reflection. Visual reflections make the classroom reflect the unit the teacher is teacher. Visual reflections also allow the students to be able to tie thoughts together through association. The visual reflection is also a …show more content…
Villanueva then begins to ask the students review questions. He initiates the classroom discussion by asking the students “What is the first planet in our solar system?” Although Todd hesitantly answers, I believe that this is an example of over-learned material. Being that the students are reviewing for a test, they have probably done a lot of work in this lesson to learn the different planets. Knowing the first planet should be something that is over-learned material because it should have been the first planet the students were introduced to and was probably reviewed every time before a new planet was learned. Students should be taught the necessity of “over-learning” new information. Often they practice only until they are able to perform one error-free repetition of the material. However, several error-free repetitions are needed to solidify the
In the section “Tips from the Science of Memory-for Studying and for Life”, found in our textbook, “Experience Psychology”, the Arthur Laura A. King discusses the importance of study habits. She addresses the skills needed to turn short-term memory into long-term memory through organizing, encoding, rehearsing and retrieving the information we study and memorize. “No matter what the model of memory you use, you can sharpen your memory by thinking deeply about the “material” of life and connecting the information to other things you know.” (King. 2013).
When the waves stop taking the lives of those innocent people, I will come. She couldn't write anything else, she, Sabina Mars, was speechless. She was writing a letter concerning the whereabouts of her to her family, who sent her to Germany to earn money for the family. Her parents thought it would be best for her to go because she is well with horses and it would be easy for her to find work. But she had not found any work, not yet anyway, but she could not tell her family that, all their hopes were on her shoulders and she was determined not to let them down.
Forrest Edward Mars Sr. was born in 1904 to Frank C Mars and Ethel G Kissack. Forrest first got his taste for the Mars company because his father made butter cream candy from their kitchen in the home in Tacoma, Washington. Frank expands his candy making to Minnesota and crafts what is called the Nougat House in which the candy then were called Patricia chocolates. From the Nougat house, the Milky Way candy bar is introduced and becomes an instant success, where full-time sales staff have to be hired. In 1929, the company becomes Mars Incorporated and Frank works hard enough to make the years amazing, with Forrest newly entering the business. Snickers are launched in 1930, while Forrest moves to the United Kingdom in hopes of working on his
Moreover, they are based on seeing positive and negative shapes and noting shape, proportion, angles, direction and sub-shapes (Dinham, 2015, p. 2). Any object can be used in an observational drawing, likewise anything that is of interest to the artist or the audience. A viewfinder, such as a piece of square cardboard with a postage stamp sized cut out may be used to help isolate sections of the object, thus aiding students’ “…understanding of spatial relationships” (Dinham, 2014, p. 374). An observational drawing demonstrates the process required to carefully view and draw an object. It highlights the importance of paying particular attention to recognise the leaves lines, shape, and edges and the need to take the time to draw meticulously. Observational drawings have a positive impact in the classroom because they allow students to explore the visual world using their senses, such as their sight, to express ideas and make meaning of these processes (Dinham, 2015, p. 1). Therefore, it is recommended that the processes of observational drawing should become a regular arts practice in the classroom and must be incorporated in the curriculum several times a
In 1932 Forrest Mars went to England to begin his own business. He was inspired by his father that had his very own business going. Mars had copied another company. Mars began his product (M&M’S) at a factory in Newark, New Jersey in 1941. After M&M’S started going into business Bruce Murrie and him decided to get together and work. (Mental Floss)
Scientists, philosophers, and the general population have attempted to answer what happens after death and what
The purpose of this study was to test context-dependent memory, which refers to a pattern where recall is improved when the environment of recall is the same as the environment of learning. To study context-dependent memory, psychologists conducted two experiments. One experiment required divers to learn a list of words either underwater or on land. These divers then had to recall the list of words either in the same environment or the alternative environment. The second experiment tested whether the disruption caused by changing environments influences recall. Two groups of divers learned a list of words on land, changed environments, and returned to land to recall the list of words. These results were compared to the results of two groups of divers who learned the list on land and recalled the list on land without interference.
The Mars One Company, is scamming its supporters millions of dollars into a fake mission! The Mars One project has remained for awhile as a legitimate company, but experts and scammed donors have found majour flaws in the Mars One Mission. Many of the experts have found several errors and discrepancies when they more closely examined the Company. This in turn has led many to conclude that Mars One is not a legitimate space agency, and people should not be investing time, resources, and money into this untrustworthy company.
In Alison Sargent's article, Life on Mars (Hill), she explains how faith and feminism do not easily coexist within a community in Seattle. There is a church known as "Mars Hill Church" in a city full of hipsters, and it is "…one of the hippest, fastest-growing, and most conservative evangelical churches in the nation" (Sargent). The founder of the church is Mark Driscoll, who is also the main pastor. In this church, there is a mixture of pop culture and a strict ideal set, regarding the Calvinist doctrine. This makes for a conservative Christian church with some contemporary and liberal values (Sargent). These liberal values are often "hip", for example the church might have religious services in a coffee shop, or they will have graffiti art
Mars is a very interesting planet it has many mysteries that we humans are trying to figure out. Mars is the 4th planet from the sun. It is further away than Earth, this means the years are longer because it takes a longer time to circle the sun. An Earth year is 365 days long. A Mars year is about twice that and is 687 years long. Mars is also way colder than Earth. This is caused by the distance away from the sun. The average temperature on Mars is about -80 Degrees Fahrenheit.
This study will attempt to replicate the findings of Godden and Baddeley (1975) by examining the importance of context in learning and recall. In addition, we will examine whether lack of perceptual cues in the environment affects recall.
Having the students work in small groups creating poems and phrases about the solar system would help them remember key or important facts. This activity would also increase individual student learning as the group shares their knowledge and facts about the solar system. The postcard activity in the expansion section would give students a chance to use their imaginations while including facts about the planet that they went to visit. Finally, the evaluation section will encourage the students to recall all the knowledge they learned throughout the
Mars a small, reddish planet that is the fourth in order from the Sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye. Mars is the second-smallest planet in the solar system only Mercury is smaller. In comparison to Earth, Mars is about half (53 percent) the size of Earth, but considering Mars is a desert planet, it has the same amount of dry land as Earth. Mars has a diameter of 4, 222 miles (6, 794 km), but from pole to pole the diameter would be 4,196 mile (6,752 km). Also, of course the radius of Mars would be half of the diameter. The circumference of Mars around the equator is approximately 13,000 miles (21, 342 km), but from pole-to-pole Mars is only 13,200 miles (21,144 km) around. This shape is called an oblate spheroid, an oblate
“We have the knowledge. We have the technology. We just need to get going.” - Ellen Stofan, NASA. As Americans, our first time landing on the moon with humans was in 1969,after 7 years of extreme advancement in technology. Since then, we have not sent humans any farther [nasa.gov]. Sure, we’ve sent rovers to Mars and those rovers are still there. We’ve attempted to reach Venus and Mercury but were incinerated on the surface. Plus Venus and Mercury are way too close so it’s a melting pot for anything that goes there. That leaves NASA with one more goal--Mars. NASA needs to get astronauts there so we can complete testing with the the weak radiation barrier that Mars has and the living conditions on the red planet. Overall, finally sending
Self-reflection: This artifact demonstrates growth with lesson planning due to the overall quality and thought put into the artifact. There are many strategies incorporated into the lesson which allows support for all students including students with IEP/504 plans and students with different learning styles. It also shows the creativity in the lesson which allows students to become engaged with the lesson and achieve the objective established.