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Poster ID #283
Abstract
Students want to learn what is on the test, but professors want students to learn all the curriculum, tested or not. One compromise is through non-target incidental memory, which acts like peripheral vision, so that even though some material is emphasized, surrounding material is also processed and learned. The current study found a significant amount of incidental memory that did not vary with year in school or sex. Therefore, “teaching to the test” does not necessarily block all learning of other material: some of it is automatically learned as well.
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The Annual Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Research Conference showcases some of the best student research from the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. The mentored learning program encourages undergraduate students to participate in hands-on and practical research under the direction of a faculty member. Students create these posters as an aide in presenting the results of their research to the public, faculty, and their peers.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Peterson, Sean and Bigler, Erin D., "Non-target Incidental Memory and Associated Factors" (2010). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 193.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/193
Publication Date
2010-04-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2209
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Psychology
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© 2010, Sean Peterson, et al.;
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