Breaking the Cramming Cycle and Improving Memory

Keywords

cramming cycle, improving memory, understanding course material

Abstract

How much will students remember from your course tomorrow, next week, next month, next semester, or next year? Let’s be honest, in most cases, not as much as we would hope or as much as they should. What’s at the root of this problem? Students often get distracted during class, and they don’t listen well. They cram before exams, take the tests, and then promptly forget most of what they “learned.” But there is good news: teachers can use proven strategies that help students break this nonproductive pattern and learn course material more deeply.

Original Publication Citation

Griffin, Tyler J., Alford, Kenneth L., (2018), “Study Strategies: Breaking the Cramming Cycle and Improving Memory.” Book chapter in 2017 Teaching Professor Annual Collection. Magna Publications Inc. Madison, Wisconsin, 147-148.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2017-03-17

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6232

Publisher

The Teaching Professor

Language

English

College

Religious Education

Department

Ancient Scripture

University Standing at Time of Publication

Associate Professor

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