The Learner’s Memory

One of Keith's publications is:

Taber, K. S. (2013). Modelling Learners and Learning in Science Education: Developing representations of concepts, conceptual structure and conceptual change to inform teaching and research. Dordrecht: Springer.

The previous chapter is The Learner’s Ideas

Chapter 5 is The Learner’s Memory

Contents:

  • Memory ‘Contents’
  • Memory as a Source of Our Ideas
  • The Physical, Functional and Mental Aspects of Memory
  • The Nature of the Learner’s Memory Store
  • Long-Term Memory
  • The Cortical Basis of Memory
  • Active Memory and Focus of Representation
  • Memory Is Reconstructive
  • False Memories
  • False Memories in Science Education Research:
  • An Example from the Literature
  • Forgetting
  • Significance of Forgetting for Science Education
  • A Case of Learning and Forgetting in Science Education
  • Regression in Learning
  • A Tendency to Integration
  • Memory Consolidation
  • Memory Enhancement?
  • Working Memory
  • Executive Function of WM
  • Models of WM
  • The Role of WM in the Cognitive System
  • WM Capacity
  • Visual Memory and Eidetic Imagery
  • Educational Significance of WM Capacity
  • Chunking
  • Memory Techniques
  • The Mnemonic
  • Overview: Modelling Memory.

The next Chapter is The Learner’s Understanding

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