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1999 SESSION
HJ 678 Study; memory enhancement training.
Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Memory enhancement training. Requests the Department of Education to study age-appropriate techniques to improve the memory of students. In conducting the study, the Department is requested, among other things, to examine the need for strong reading, speed, and comprehension skills to master course work and curriculum content requirements; consider the medical and scientific foundation regarding the human capacity for memory; review information concerning the effectiveness of memory training enhancement and memory recall techniques on learning; and identify ways to help students improve their reading and comprehension skills, and to use their minds to comprehend, recall, and apply facts.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; memory enhancement training. Requests the Department of Education to study age-appropriate techniques to improve the memory of students. In conducting the study, the Department is requested, among other things, to examine the need for strong reading, speed, and comprehension skills to master course work and curriculum content requirements, consider the medical and scientific foundation regarding the human capacity for memory, review information concerning the effectiveness of memory training enhancement and memory recall techniques on learning, and identify ways to help students improve their reading and comprehension skills, and how to use their minds to comprehend, recall, and apply facts.