Memory & Attention

"There is no new learning without some form of memory and some form of attention," Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (2018)

Memory

​Articles

• Young, J. (2020). Want to learn more effectively? Take more breaks, research suggests. EdSurge.

• Karpicke, J. D. (2016). A powerful way to improve learning and memory. American Psychological Association.

• Vogel, S., Schwabe, L. (2016). Learning and memory under stress: implications for the classroom. NPJ: Science Learn 1, 16011

• ​Paas, F., & Ayres, P. (2014). Cognitive load theory: A broader view on the role of memory in learning and education. Educational Psychology Review, 26(2), 191-195. Available through institutional libraries.

• Cowan, N. (2014). Working memory underpins cognitive development, learning, and education. Educational psychology review, 26(2), 197-223.

• Baddley, A. (2010). Working memory. Current Biology, 20(4), R136-140.

• Cowan, N. (2008). What are the differences between long-term, short-term, and working memory? Progress in brain research, 169, 323-338. ​

• Baddeley, A. (1992). Working memory. Science 255(5044), 556-559. doi:10.1126/science.1736359  

• Baddeley, A., Papagno, C., & Vallar, G. (1988). When long-term learning depends on short-term storage. Journal of Memory and Language, 27(5), 586-595.

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Books

• Gathercole, S., & Alloway, T. P. (2008). Working memory and learning: A practical guide for teachers. Sage.

• Gluck, M. A., Mercado, E., & Myers, C. E. (2016). Learning and memory. Worth Publishers.

• Miller, M. (2014). Minds online, Harvard University Press. 

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Resources

• How Memory Works
  (Video by Antonio Damasio, Big Think)​

• Storage Strength vs. Retrieval Strength
  (Video by Robert Bjork, GoCognitive)​​​

• Greshko, M. (2019). Human memory: How we make, remember, and forget memories. National Geographic.​

• Learning and Memory
  (UC Davis Center for Neuroscience)

• Decorative Neuroscience
  (Dr. Michelle Miller)