The Importance Of Memory On Memory

How encoding influences a student’s learning behavior Memory, helps us humans to store information. Memories can be seen similar to file folders. In each file we have sub categories of events and experiences. Some memories are memorable, others are not. Our file folder cabinet allows us to retrieve each file when we need it. There are various methods that help trigger memory in terms of remembering information. In this paper I will focus on encoding. The brain is a powerful tool of our body. Without the brain we would not have a place to keep our memory connections. These memory connections are a great source of information about past, present and future. According to Brown et al (2014), our brain is malleable and it can be used to build and develop learning: We come into the world endowed with raw material of our genes, but we become capable through the learning and development of mental models and neural pathways that enable us to reason, solve and create. (Brown et., al.2014, p.165)

Knowledge triggers information. There are two ways of describing knowledge. Declarative knowledge is described as “knowing what and why the knowledge of facts and concepts that can be stated or declared” (Ambrose et al., 2010 P?) School students use declarative knowledge in subjects such as chemistry. The mixing of chemicals can cause dangerous effects, if the students does not learn what chemicals should/should not be mixed together and why. A second type of knowledge is often referred to as procedural knowledge, because it involves knowing how and when to apply various procedures, methods, theories, styles, or approaches. (Ambrose et al., 2010). A student applies procedural knowledge in a subject such as math, when they explain how they got to their answer by showing their work step by