Learning to Learn

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Understand some of the major theories of memory
• Evaluate the evidence for those major theories of memory
• Communicate effectively by written, verbal, and visual means.
• Evaluate experimental evidence for the effectiveness of different study strategies on memory

Introduction to the Module

Metacognitive illusions and desirable difficulties

Backward testing effect

Forward testing effect & mindwandering

Pretesting, hypercorrection, and learning from errors

Spacing and interleaving

Context reinstatement and encoding variability

Multiple-choice testing

Technology, gamification, and rewards in education

Revision strategies

Teaching and learning methods

The module will consist primarily of weekly lectures during Semester 1. The lectures will include demonstrations of the basic methods used by cognitive psychologists to study human learning and memory. You will be provided with weekly readings and VeVox quizzes for each topic to aid your learning and understanding of the lectures. All module materials will be available via a dedicated Blackboard page.

Resources & Reading list

Journal Articles

Various.

Assessment strategy

Final Exam – students must pass final exam to pass the course. Students who fail to do so can resit the exam in August as is typical at the University of Southampton (77.5%).

A group presentation assignment makes up the coursework (20%).

Research Participation is worth 2.5%..

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.