1 / 14

Applying the self in learning

Sheila J. Cunningham University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland David J. Turk University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Applying the self in learning. European Research Council. The self and memory. The self and memory. Information encoded about self is more likely to be remembered.

ceciliab
Télécharger la présentation

Applying the self in learning

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sheila J. Cunningham University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland David J. Turk University of Aberdeen, Scotland Applying the self in learning European Research Council

  2. The self and memory

  3. The self and memory • Information encoded about self is more likely to be remembered. • ‘Self-reference effect’ (SRE) on memory(Rogers et al., 1977; Symons & Johnston, 1997) ‘Are you creative?’ v. ‘Is Brad Pitt modest?’

  4. SRE explanations • Self-knowledge > other-knowledge (e.g., Klein & Loftus, 1986, Symons & Johnson, 1997) • Self-cues attract attention (e.g., Bargh, 1982; Turk et al., 2008, 2011)

  5. Research questions: • Can the self be a useful learning tool in the classroom? • But first, do children even show an SRE?

  6. SRE in childhood • Trait evaluation paradigm: SRE develops between 7 – 10 years (e.g., Halpin et al., 1985; Ray et al., 2009)

  7. Study 1 N = 56, age range = 4 – 6 years

  8. p < .01 p < .05 p < .05 Results: item memory Referent

  9. Applications

  10. Study 2: Alien Task

  11. N = 45, age range: 7-8 years Write each alien’s name twice. Write sentences about the aliens. Two conditions: 1) Other-referent 2) Self-referent Spelling and free recall test Study 2: Alien Task

  12. p < .05 p > .05 Results • Words at encoding - Self: 40.4, Other: 28.5 (p < .05)

  13. Children can show self-reference effects, if age-appropriate tasks are used. Applying the self during learning can: Increase task engagement Enhance memory Conclusions me! me! me!

  14. Thank you. s.cunningham@abertay.ac.uk

More Related