Information Processing in Adolescents By: Audra Masters, Melissa Brand, Jordan Sloop, and Caitlyn Kopec

Metacognition

self-regulated learning allows children to motivate themselves

develop own strategic study skills

This video sums up metacognition and basic concpets of learning strategies

Memory Strategies

retrieval strategies move information from short-term to long-term memory

organizational strategies help adolescents develop outline skills

This is a good example of different memory stragies being used in adolescence

Attention Processes

Multi-tasking

Subtopic

Subtopic

attention on task-related information, not irrelevant information