Title: Lesson Four: Information Processing Model,
Course: EPS 201: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING (B)

Purpose of the topic/week/section:

The purpose of this topic is to introduce you to the information processing model, causes of forgetting and strategies that you may use to enhance memory of learners

Intended learning outcomes

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:

1. Describe the characteristics of different memory banks
2. Evaluate the strategies that enhance memory
3. Outline factors that cause forgetting

Over to you:

The information processing system deals with the ability of human brain to take in information (encode), store it in memory and retrieve the information from memory. The classroom experiences show that learners forget the information they learn. The explanation for this phenomenon is that between the time material is learned and the time its retrieval for use is needed, some information is lost through forgetting. In this topic we will learn why forgetting occurs as well as how memory can be improved.