That is, the learning of information in the second class will interfere with the learning of information in the first class. Because of proactive and retroactive interference, block scheduling is a good alternative to traditional scheduling. With block scheduling, students have approximately four 90-minute classes each day. Proactive and retroactive interference also provide rationale for curricula that crosses different disciplines. Episodic and Semantic Memory Systems Episodic memory is the memory system that stores information about the events or episodes in our lives.
Semantic memory is the memory of knowledge and concepts.
Because individual differences exist in the effectiveness of both of these memory systems, teachers should use multiple, varied activities, such as projects, group work and field trips. Parents should also reinforce learning by exposing children to active learning experiences such as trips and tours. Perceptual and Conceptual Priming Perceptual priming refers to the phenomenon that prior perception of an object leads to easier subsequent perception of the same object. Priming occurs on a conceptual dimension as well. Subsequently, the previously neutral stimulus simply by its association with the original stimulus comes to elicit a similar response called the conditioned response.