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Getting Students toUse Their Brains
TLC Webinar 2015
Brenda MattisonTri-County Technical College, Pendleton, SC
Tracie Miller-Nobles, CPAAustin Community College, Austin, TX
What is NOT in today’s session• Scientific explanations of how the brain works
What IS in today’s session:• Research findings related to how the brain learns• Some sample activities• Suggestions for teachers• Suggestions for students
Getting Students to Use Their Brains
3 Brain Rules to Remember
Rule #4 – Attention•We don’t pay attention to boring things.
Rule #5 – Short-term Memory•Repeat to Remember
Rule #6 – Long-term Memory•Remember to Repeat
Hydration
Exercise
Oxygen
Nutrition• More fruits and vegetables, less junk food
Sleep• Optimizes the consolidation of newly acquired
information in memory• People who nap after learning a new task remember
it better than those who don’t
5 Things the Brain Needs
The Most Important?Exercise!
How can we increase our students’ movement while learning?
5 Things the Brain Needs
Q1: What are the five things that the brain needs?
A. Exercise, Oxygen, Caffeine, Sleep, HydrationB. Sleep, Hydration, Nutrition, Accounting,
OxygenC. Hydration, Exercise, Oxygen, Nutrition, SleepD. Oxygen, Sleep, Laughter, Hydration, Nutrition
Left….Left….Left, Right, Left….Debit….Debit….Debit, Credit, Debit…
Let’s March!
• If you have a card with a(an):– Asset account, go to the Left side of the room– Liability account, go to the Middle of the room– Equity account, go to the Right side of the room
• If you have a card with a:– Permanent account, go to the Left side of the room– Temporary account, go to the Right side of the room
Index Cards
• Classified Balance Sheet Exercise– If you have a card with and Asset account, go to the
Front of the room– Line up in order (left to right) as the accounts would
appear on a classified balance sheet
• Human Bank Reconciliation– Create cards that have reconciling items, have
students put cards in correct order
Index Cards
Rule #4 - Attention
So how do we get their attention?
•Create interest
•Using alerts
•Emotions
Q2: What are some ways you get your students’ attention? (Select all that apply)a. Tell a funny storyb. Say, “This is going to be on the test!”c. Have them work in teamsd. Share a news article that relates to the topice. Show a video that relates to the topic
The 10-minute Lecture Outline
1st – Explain the lecture plan at the beginning, with liberal repetitions of “where we are”
2nd – Cover a single core concept
3rd – Bait the hook!• Tell a relevant story• Show a relevant video• Do a relevant activity
The Brain Needs a Break
“They (teachers) seemed to forget that the
information was brand new to us, and that we
(students) needed the time to digest it, which meant a
need for consistent breaks.”
Multitasking
Do you
multitask?
Are you good at it?
Do your students multitask?
Are they
good at
it?
“Studies show that a person
who is interrupted takes 50% longer to
accomplish a task.”
And…. Makes more than 50% more errors!
Rule #5 – Short-term Memory
People usually forget 90% of what they learn in class
within 30 days.
The majority of this forgetting occurs within the first few hours after
class.
Hermann Ebbinghaus
We can increase the life span of a memory by
repeating the information in
timed intervals!
Q3: What is the best way that we can increase the life span of a memory?a. Repeat the information right before the examb. Take study breaks oftenc. Meditated. Repeat the information in timed intervals
Our senses work together, not in isolation
Teaching to All the Senses
• Audio/visual• Integrate images• Use interactive websites
How to present information using multiple senses:
“Memory is enhanced by
creating associations
between concepts.”
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Do You See the Pattern?
• NRANBCCMTFBICBS• NRA NBC CMT FBI CBS
Do You See the Pattern?
• Teach students to look for patterns
• Use demonstrations that reveal how course material
is ordered and organized
Patterns
• Statement of Cash Flows (reversed alphabetical)
• Operating Activities• Investing Activities• Financing Activities
• Depreciation rules
Alphabetical Order & Mnemonics
Straight–LineSubtractSalvage Value
Double–Declining BalanceDon’t
• How does the transaction affect the financial statements?
• What can we do to increase the current ratio?
• Types of transactions
Cause and Effect
Assets = Claims
+ +
– –
+/–
+/–
• Explaining concepts in their own language helps students retain information
• One reason study groups are so effective
Own Language
Rule #6 – Long-term Memory
What you learn in first grade is not completely formed
until your sophomore year in high school!
Re-exposure to the basic facts is important!
•The more detailed elaboration the better
•Thinking or talking about the information enhances long-term memory
•Spaced intervals over a longer period of time are better
“If you have only 1 week to study, and only 10 times to hit
the subject, it is better to space out the 10 times than to
squeeze them all together.”
Blocking – information is stored but cannot be retrieved (test anxiety)
Misattribution – memory is attributed to wrong situation or source (taking several similar courses)
Transience – memory is lost over time
Stress – inhibits learning and memory
Why Students Forget:
• Teach students to space their practice
• Cumulative tests and/or homework
• Have students spend time in reflection• During class• After exams
• Ask students to explain what they have learned in their own words
• Use as much visualization as possible
Teaching for Long-Term Recall
TestingThe context of the study environment should match the context of the testing environment.
Using the same environment, memory could improve by as
much as 40%!
1. Focus – no multitasking
2. Don’t cram
3. Structure and organize information
4. Mnemonic devices can help
5. Elaborate and rehearse information
6. Relate new information to prior knowledge
7. Visualize concepts
8. Teach new concepts to another person
9. Pay extra attention to information in the middle of class
10. Vary your study routine
Study Suggestions for Students
Brenda MattisonTri-County Technical [email protected]
Thank you!
Tracie Miller-Nobles, CPAAustin Community [email protected]