Memorization: Its Role and Significance as Applied to Talent Education
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1977-07Author
Nagel, Judith Anne
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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Purpose of the Investigation: In order to function in
any field of education, the educator should first have a
thorough understanding of all related concepts, for it is
basically the educator, working within the environment, who
determines the success of his students. "Any child is able
to display highly superior abilities if only the correct
methods are used in training." Relating this to memory
development, one must first understand the physiological and
psychological basis of memory, the influence individual mental
attitudes and attention spans have on memory, the causes of
forgetting, and how vital memory is to the individual functioning
in society, before one can effectively utilize methods
of memory training.
In the investigation, an attempt is made at clarifying,
for the reader, the mental faculty known as memory, so that
the reader may apply this understanding to his own field of
interest. The writer will provide an example of its application to a specific field of learning, showing how memory
development is a necessary part of Talent Education. To aid
in the reader's understanding, the basic philosophy providing
the foundation for Talent Education, its educational goals,
its method of training, and specific aids in developing
memory skills, will be discussed.