Contents introduction chapter I investigating effects of working memory training on foreign language development

Strategy 3. Encouraging the use of memory aids

The use and creation of visual posters for commonly used words was the main objective of this strategy. It sought to give instructions through written material and have learners create their own.

Students were required to create posters of words important for them to and then write as many sentences as they can, including the word. They had to also include images or drawings.
The results are shown in graph 7.
Graph 7. Strategy 3. Encouraging the Use of Memory Aids

The results obtained from applying this strategy of posters describe that 86% of could develop the activity as expected by choosing a pertinent word, by writing sentences correctly and by giving a logical and appropriate explanation of their poster to the whole class. Nevertheless, only a 14% were able to select a pertinent word and create correct sentences out of it and the words chosen were not even studied in the class. The criteria for successful performance in this task are as follows:

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   Students are able to choose an appropriate word from the class to create their posters.
   
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   Students can come up with grammatically correct sentences using the word chosen.
   
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   Students are able to present to the class their poster with easiness.
   

Strategy 4. Reinforcing learning preferences

This strategy was intended to encourage self-reflection for the teacher and the student and determine what actually worked for them. Socrative and Kahoot are classroom technology-based techniques through which teachers can observe students’ level of comprehension and understanding of a certain grammar component or any other class objective by means of a different way. Most students normally feel embarrassed when providing answers to the whole class even if they do know the correct answer; they feel on the spot where their anxiety increases rapidly. As the activity is done, the teacher has an idea of student understanding of the topics and content studied and revised. First, learners used their mobiles to answer a series of questions, projected onto a large screen, based on the lesson and then actively choose the correct answers.
Later on in class, the teacher provided feedback to the whole class on the activity. The results are shown in Graph 8.