Module 7

This video was very interesting and focused on a wide range of aspects related to memory. One of the most memorable things about the video is when the man on the video discusses the process of forgetting. He notes that the cause of forgetting is that there was "poor encoding" or "poor retrieval". After listening to the discussion about forgetting, I immediately thought about William James' chapter on memory in which he notes that in order for information to be retained, there must be associations made during the encoding process. When thinking about learning, it is pertinent that teachers are able to present materials in various ways so that students may make inferences (associations) with previous information that they have encoded.