Productive Failure

3Activation

What if there was a simple trick or a hack to help us all remember things better? Indeed there is, but to illustrate and appreciate it better, here is a memory challenge comprising nine statements. Each statement is about someone doing something. Your challenge is to commit all of them to memory in about 20 seconds. Ready? Go.

1. Shourav wrote a play
2. Jean made a discovery
3. Lara ate an apple
4. Carol pressed the light switch
5. Ken set for sail
6. Vivek made a movie
7. Petra sang a song
8. Clarence played football
9. Karen performed a dance

Now, without looking at the list, try to recall who did what. Write down your answers, and then compare how many you could successfully recall.

1. Who wrote a play?
2. Who made a discovery?
3. Who ate an apple?
4. Who pressed ...