Talk:Elaborative encoding

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I'm planning on making some changes just to make the intro into this topic clearer. For example, the intro states that elaborative encoding is used when "relating new information," when really elaborative encoding is only used to relate to-be-remembered information to present knowledge. Also, the intro leaves out that elaborative encoding is a mnemonic device that makes the information more memorable and easier to recall in the future. Additionally, as a mnemonic device, there are many techniques that are used in order to remember information better, such as the method of loci, the link method, etc. Please let me know what you think.

Alex21golf (talk) 01:44, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Great - I look forward to seeing your changes. The paragraph is currently redundant. Examples would help. Elizareader (talk) 15:01, 23 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that this paragraph is confusing in its content as well as its phrasing. The goal of elaborative encoding is to make things easier for use to remember so referencing the importance of available, accessible, idiosyncratic, and distinctive retrieval cues would also be beneficial, particularly in reference to remembering things like names. Mmbradshaw12 (talk) 22:38, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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