Case Study
1. I think students will remember that they got to dress up and go camping as Civil War soldiers. They will probably remember the re-enactment of the battles. I don't think that they will remember any facts, date, and maybe even people in the war. I think that this activity will help remember a lot more than they ever would if they read just from a textbook.
2. The students are probably all having a good time. They get to spend a whole day together as a class. The are acting as soldier so they are using their emotions. The students are all probably very excited not to be spending this time in class. Whenever emotion is involved you remember it. For example you can probably remember all the times you were in a lot of pain. If you could encourage emotions when students are learning they are more likely to remember what they have learned.
3. I think it would be effective to have a oral test where the teacher can ask the whole class about the information they learn during the re-enactment. That way the teacher can see if the class remember and really understands what they learned. Then in few months I would bring it up again to ensure long term memory.
Case Study #2
4. With Mr. Dunkin's class the students probably don't retain the information very well. The information would go into short term memory and then it would become lost because there is no emotion or anything to help you to keep remembering it. Mr. Richards on the other hand would probably have more effect teaching techniques. Since his class engages in role playing and makes video and stuff like that he is using RAD teaching. The students are using their emotions to help them remember the material.
5. I think in the long term Mr. Dunkins class would forget the material. They might do okay in short run because they are learning the material. Mr. Richard's class will more likely remember things years from now because the students were really getting involved in what they were learning.
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Tie your idea in #3 back to dual-coding theory. Why is that an appropriate example?
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