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Getting Knowledge (World (Information is readily available around us and…
Getting Knowledge
World
Information is readily available around us and we create our environment to best suit our needs and memory #
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Reflection: I was talking with my son and he mentioned that they took the red test in his social studies class. This meant that there were certain questions that needed to be answered on the test itself and not on the answer key. I said that it sounded confusing. He said they had done it before so not really. This simple exchange made me think about the the examples given by Norman. My son had world knowledge and was able to recall the information. He could explain it through declarative knowledge. I, on the other hand, had no previous point of reference. I would have benefitted more from procedural knowledge as this test process seems confusing.
I really liked the examples in this chapter. There are certain ways that people behave. Thieves use it, and even those wanting to read your future do it. People are creatures of habit, and we like to group things in a way that makes sense (at least to us). This provides us a with better way to acquire knowledge and turn that knowledge into memory.
The quote I used from McNamara and O'Reilly is one I try to utilize when studying for an exam. The rituals help. But also trying to make the situation as similar as possible. Studying in a quiet place, and even chewing the same gum. I think this also helps because it takes pressure of the situation. If I am doing the same things, I have a better chance of relaxing. The more relaxed I am, the better I can recall information. The better I recall, the better I do on the test.
I think this is one of the reasons people are so resistant to change. Our world knowledge needs to change and so does the memory. Every time there is discussion about changing the way our paper money looks, there is backlash and debate. The numbers stay the same even if the color, texture, and pictures do not. But we need to change the way we process that information and update the knowledge. Now, I rally hear issues about blind people having trouble distinguishing the currency values, and watching a movie made even 10 years ago that uses the older format looks weird. Knowledge takes effort until it becomes memory.
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Norman, D. (2013). The design of everyday things: Revised and expanded edition. New York, NY: Basic Books.
McNamara, D. S., & O'Reilly, T. (2002). Learning: Knowledge representation, organization, and acquisition. The encyclopedia of education. New York, NY: Macmillan Reference.