A Summary Of Elaborative Rehearsal

Elaborative rehearsal involves processing information at deeper levels by making a connection between the object or information to be remembered and something a person already remembers. Research has clearly demonstrated the elaborative rehear transfers much more information from the short-term store to the long-term store, produces more stable (more enduring) long-term memories and more accessible (easier to retrieve) long-term memories. Elaborative rehearsal, however, can be performed at a deep level, a shallow level, or anywhere in between. A shallow level of elaborative rehearsal might involve simply paraphrasing a dictionary definition of a concept; a deep level of elaborative rehearsal might involve visualizing and drawing the connections …show more content…
Laboratory studies have shown that simply intending to remember something is unlikely to be helpful, unless we translate that intention into an effective elaborative encoding. For example, when preparing for an exam, a good student may make a special effort to form meaningful mental associations among the study materials, whereas the same student may not bother engaging in such elaborative encoding if she is not going to be tested. (p. …show more content…
These activities also allow Jane to answer test questions that require the application of what they’ve learned to new situations, and to respond to various types of questions about the material (that is, multiple-choice, essay, matching, etc.).
Elaborative rehearsal is the most effective way of transferring information into long-term memory. It is the process of making connections between pieces of newly learned information and to old information. The more connections, the more likely you will remember and be able to retrieve the information on the next