[Athen] Memory aid

[shelleyhaven techpotential.net]

I generally refer to such test-taking memory aids as cue cards to distinguish them from note cards, as the latter might be misinterpreted by an instructor.  A “notecard" is presumed to contain a reduced version of information that could be used on a test – e.g., terms and definitions, examples of how to use formulas, important names and dates, specific facts, etc.  A "cue card", though, prompts retrieval of information from memory but does not contain usable information – it generally only makes sense to the person who created it.  In short, it triggers memory rather than serving as a substitute for memory.

Depending on what is being tested, a proper cue card might have things like:

  *   Mnemonics (e.g., "Old People From Texas Eat Spiders" to prompt recall of the cranial bones: Occipital, Parietal, Frontal, Temporal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid)
  *   Easily-referenced equation (e.g., quadratic formula) without showing how it's used
  *   Color-coded diagram or picture with no labels
  *   Simple mindmap

I’ve referred to the following guides in the past when deciding what’s OK and what’s not, or when explaining memory aids/cue cards to others (especially faculty).  Obviously, the specific permissible content will depend on what is being tested.

https://www.utrgv.edu/accessibility/_files/documents/memory-aid-faculty-guide.pdf
https://inside.sou.edu/assets/dr/docs/Memory_aids_1.pdf
http://www.disabilityissues.ca/english/Link_docs/Carren%20Tatton%20&%20Jacinda%20Frazer-%20Memory%20Aid%20Sheets.pdf

- Shelley

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On ThursdayApr 21, at 12:57 PM, Kluesner, Bryon <Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu<mailto:Bryon-Kluesner at utc.edu>> wrote:

If you have allowed a memory aid/note card for use on exams, what is the information allowed on the memory aid/note card?

Thanks,

Bryon

Bryon Kluesner RhD, ATAC
Adaptive Technology Coordinator
Disability Resource Center
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Ave., Dept. 2953
Chattanooga, TN 37403
423-425-5251

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