Transcription of A Classroom Guide - MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
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Understanding working MemoryA Classroom GuideProfessor Susan E. Gathercole&Dr Tracy Packiam Alloway2????Copyright 2007 by S. E. Gathercole and T. P. AllowayAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any informationstorage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the by Harcourt Assessment, Procter House, 1 Procter Street, London WC1V and printed in the United 08 09 10 A B C DVisit our website booklet provides an introduction toworking memory and the role it plays ineveryday life, especially in supporting learning in school.
(e.g. rub in 50g of margarine and 100g of flour, and then add 75g of sugar) when you have just read the recipe but are no longer looking at the page. You may notice from these examples that we typically use working memory as a sort of mental jotting pad in situations when there is no other external record such as written notes or a calculator.
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