Staff meeting 24thNov Retrieval

Which of the following may create the illusion that something has been 'learnt' when in reality it has not?

• Tasks have been completed

• Low stakes quizzes

• A focus on cramming lots of content to pass a test

• Pupils are engaged with activities

How many seconds on average can we hold info in our short term memory?

• 15-30 seconds

• 5-10 seconds

• 10-20 seconds

• 30 - 60 seconds

Which of the following can affect attention span, and impact on our short term memory?

• age

• difficulty of task

• motivation

• whether the info being presented fits with something we have some knowledge of

Which of the following explain how our working memory works?

• we can only hold info in our working memory for up to 30 seconds

• where we do our thinking, decision making, problem solving and reasoning

• where we hold info from our short term memory and manipulate it in some way

• uses both incoming sensory info and what we retrieve from long term memory

Which of the following would describe how long term memory works?

• Information is stored in interconnected networks or concepts

• Can be triggered by an individual word or picture

• Where we process incoming sensory information

• Can only hold something in long term memory for up to one month

Which of the following are true of cognitive load theory?

• certain teaching strategies can prevent cognitive overlaod

• everyone has a unique working memory capacity which can overflow

• working memory can become overloaded when we present pupils with too much information or present it in an unconnected way

• only certain people expereince congitive overload

What are the benefits of retrieval practice on the long term memory?

• retrieval practice only benefits short term memory

• you only need to retrieve a piece of information once for it to be committed to long term memory

• if we are not asked to retrieve information / knowledge then the memory of that information will fade

• each time you reacll a piece of information, you are making more commections in your memory

Write down 3 strategies / tools that can be used at the start of a new topic to support pupils to retrieve relevant previous taught information

Write down 3 tools / strategies that can be used in subsequent lessons within a topic (lesson 2 onwards) that support pupils to move information to their long term memory

What are your next steps in relation to enhancing your approach to retrieval practice for the pupils in your class?