{"id":81,"date":"2024-06-18T14:59:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/?post_type=chapter&p=81"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T17:01:38","slug":"memory-aid","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/chapter\/memory-aid\/","title":{"raw":"Memory Aid","rendered":"Memory Aid"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"A memory aid is a single sheet of paper that students with significant memory deficits use to prompt information recall.\r\n

Who is this for?<\/h2>\r\nA memory aid is an accommodation for students with a documented medical condition, learning disability, or neurological impairment that impacts spontaneous retrieval of information from long-term memory. Only students with a significant memory deficit, verified by specific medical documentation, are considered for a memory aid accommodation.\r\n
\r\n

This accommodation supports students to:<\/h3>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Equitably demonstrate knowledge of course material by helping to prompt and guide the student\u2019s memory.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Use an alternative method of effectively accessing previously learned information.<\/li>\r\n \t
  • Retrieve information from memory they have already learned, studied, and understood, but which they may have difficulty accessing.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
    \r\n
    \r\n

    What it is<\/h2>\r\nA memory aid is a single sheet of paper created by the student and approved in advanced by the instructor<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nA handwritten or typed document including:\r\n
      \r\n \t
    • Acronyms<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Acrostics<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Categories<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Diagrams<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Drawings<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Formulae<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Mind Maps<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Mnemonics<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Pictures<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Rhymes<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe contents of a memory aid are cues to assist student\u2019s recollection of previously learned information.\r\n\r\nA formula sheet may contain symbols, figures, and equations. Formula sheets may be permitted when assessing the application, as opposed to recollection, of formula.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
      \r\n

      What it's not<\/h2>\r\nA memory aid is not:\r\n
        \r\n \t
      • A substitute for studying or exemption from learning course material<\/li>\r\n \t
      • An answer sheet<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Course notes or copies of course material<\/li>\r\n \t
      • List(s) of facts, details, definitions, or concepts<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Instructions, steps, or specific examples<\/li>\r\n \t
      • A list of conversions<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Specific examples of how formulas are used<\/li>\r\n \t
      • Pre-conceived answers to potential questions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIf a learner does not know the course material, a memory aid will not help them.\r\n\r\nA memory aid does not alter academic requirements or standards by which performance is assessed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
        <\/div>\r\n

        How can I support this in my classroom?<\/h2>\r\nInstructors are within their right to disallow a student the use of a memory aid, or specific content within a memory aid, that presents any risk to academic integrity or if they were not given sufficient time for review.","rendered":"

        \"\"A memory aid is a single sheet of paper that students with significant memory deficits use to prompt information recall.<\/p>\n

        Who is this for?<\/h2>\n

        A memory aid is an accommodation for students with a documented medical condition, learning disability, or neurological impairment that impacts spontaneous retrieval of information from long-term memory. Only students with a significant memory deficit, verified by specific medical documentation, are considered for a memory aid accommodation.<\/p>\n

        \n

        This accommodation supports students to:<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • Equitably demonstrate knowledge of course material by helping to prompt and guide the student\u2019s memory.<\/li>\n
        • Use an alternative method of effectively accessing previously learned information.<\/li>\n
        • Retrieve information from memory they have already learned, studied, and understood, but which they may have difficulty accessing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
          \n
          \n

          What it is<\/h2>\n

          A memory aid is a single sheet of paper created by the student and approved in advanced by the instructor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

          A handwritten or typed document including:<\/p>\n

            \n
          • Acronyms<\/li>\n
          • Acrostics<\/li>\n
          • Categories<\/li>\n
          • Diagrams<\/li>\n
          • Drawings<\/li>\n
          • Formulae<\/li>\n
          • Mind Maps<\/li>\n
          • Mnemonics<\/li>\n
          • Pictures<\/li>\n
          • Rhymes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            The contents of a memory aid are cues to assist student\u2019s recollection of previously learned information.<\/p>\n

            A formula sheet may contain symbols, figures, and equations. Formula sheets may be permitted when assessing the application, as opposed to recollection, of formula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

            \n

            What it’s not<\/h2>\n

            A memory aid is not:<\/p>\n

              \n
            • A substitute for studying or exemption from learning course material<\/li>\n
            • An answer sheet<\/li>\n
            • Course notes or copies of course material<\/li>\n
            • List(s) of facts, details, definitions, or concepts<\/li>\n
            • Instructions, steps, or specific examples<\/li>\n
            • A list of conversions<\/li>\n
            • Specific examples of how formulas are used<\/li>\n
            • Pre-conceived answers to potential questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              If a learner does not know the course material, a memory aid will not help them.<\/p>\n

              A memory aid does not alter academic requirements or standards by which performance is assessed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

              <\/div>\n

              How can I support this in my classroom?<\/h2>\n

              Instructors are within their right to disallow a student the use of a memory aid, or specific content within a memory aid, that presents any risk to academic integrity or if they were not given sufficient time for review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1655,"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-81","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1655"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":634,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/revisions\/634"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/81\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/accommodationguides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}