As part of a group project, you are assigned to research, write a short paper and explain to the class the events that occurred at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
Considering the model below, identify:
- How would you locate information about Appomattox Court House in the environment?
- How would the information enter your sensory register?
- How would you move the information to working memory?
- What learning activities would be most helpful in moving the information from working memory to long-term memory?
2) You are now in college and taking a required American History Course.
While discussing the American Civil War, your instructor mentions Appomattox Court House and asks someone in the class to recount the events of April 9, 1865.
Considering the model below, answer the following questions:
- Are you able to locate the information about Appomattox Court House in your long-term memory?
- If so, how do you locate the information and move it out of long-term memory back into working memory?
- If you are able to access the information in your long-term memory, why do you think you were able to do so when others could not?
