chunking

Examples of chunking in the following topics:

• Introduction to Memory Encoding

  • Chunking and mnemonics (discussed below) aid in semantic encoding; sometimes, deep processing and optimal retrieval occurs.
  • The process of encoding memories in the brain can be optimized in a variety of ways, including mnemonics, chunking, and state-dependent learning.
  • Chunking is the process of organizing parts of objects into meaningful wholes.
  • Examples of chunking include remembering phone numbers (a series of individual numbers separated by dashes) or words (a series of individual letters).

• Metallurgy

  • In order to dissolve an ore in an aqueous solution, it is often necessary to break the large chunks into smaller pieces, thereby increasing the surface area and the rate of dissolution.
  • It is further possible to break up only ores that are easily crushed, thus allowing them to be dissolved at a much faster rate than those remaining in large chunks.

• Causes of Global Climate Change

  • Another source of methane is the melting of clathrates: frozen chunks of ice and methane found at the bottom of the ocean.
  • When water warms, these chunks of ice melt, releasing methane.

• Short-Term and Working Memory

  • Chunking of information can also lead to an increase in short-term memory capacity.
  • For example, it is easier to remember a hyphenated phone number than a single long number because it is broken into three chunks instead of existing as ten digits.

• Steps to Smooth Organizational Change: Kotter

  • Create short-term wins: Managers must set aims that are easy to achieve in manageable chunks.

• Wood

  • If making a carving, the artisan begins by selecting a chunk of wood the approximate size and shape of the figure he or she wishes to create.

• Other Steps

  • Some strategies used in semantic encoding include chunking and mnemonics.

• Strengths

  • After this stage, learners enter a stage of conceptualization and hypothesis formation in which they attempt to piece the information gathered thus far concerning the experience into logical chunks.

• Early Farm Policy

  • During the colonial period of America's history, the British Crown carved land up into huge chunks, which it granted to private companies or individuals.

• Structural Points of Arrival

  • Fragmentation – Breaking the melody into smaller chunks (for example, following two-bar basic ideas with one-bar fragments of the same melodic material).