Educational Psychology / Unit 5 EDP 0430 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Chunking
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The idea
Chunking groups separate items into larger meaningful units, so working memory can hold more information within its limited capacity at any one time.
In practice
Remembering a phone number as three groups rather than ten digits.
Where people slip
Chunking can be taught, and training in it helps children with limited working memory.
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