LEARNING PREFERENCES AND STRATEGIES 1
Chapter Outline Overview Memory Sensory Memory Short-Term Memory Long-Term Memory Sensory Learning Preferences Visual Learning Auditory Learning Verbal Learning Kinesthetic Learning
Other Preferences Social Learning
Solitary Learning Global Learning Analytical Learning Express Yourself Learning Medical Terminology Study Skills Note Taking Learning Strategies Chapter Practice Exercises
Overview
Did you know your brain has the ability to adapt and change in response to learning new things? This is known as structural neuroplasticity. Your senses receive information, or input, from the environment, which is encoded and transmitted to various areas of the brain. Your brain creates a number of path- ways to retrieve the information, depending upon factors such as the type of input received by your senses. When the new pathways connect to previous knowledge, the pathways become stronger. Using the pathways regularly makes them faster, while pathways seldom used may disappear. Think of your brain as a busy city. As you drive, is there only one way to reach your destination, or are there multiple routes to choose from? If the road is blocked, do you know an alternate route? Are there connected side streets that could speed up your travel time? Is the road well maintained or difficult to travel? Your brain works simi- larly to traveling in the busy city as you try to remember something. The more pathways to the information, the more likely you will be able to retrieve it. If the pathways are well maintained and used often, you’ll be able to retrieve the infor- mation faster. In time, retrieving the information will be automatic and nearly effortless, just like traveling a road you’ve been on hundreds of times. In this chapter, we discuss how memory works, the role of your senses in learning, and specific learning strategies to facilitate structural neuroplasticity, allowing you to more easily retrieve information from long-term memory.
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