Maintenance Rehearsal
Using Rote Memorization Tactics
- "Drill and Kill" tactics (Times Tables)
- Repeating a word or phrase multiple times
- Writing words down repeatedly (vocabulary)
Information is kept in working memory, but will be lost when attention is focused elsewhere.
Elaborative Rehearsal
Attaching meaning to new information
Information is more likely to transfer from working memory to long-term memory.
Other Examples Include:
Other Examples Include:
- Making songs
- Drawing diagrams
- Vocabulary Matrices