Abstract:
The study examined the effects of meaningful learning and consolidation practice on increasing long-term memory by researcher designed. The thirty voluntary students in grade 3 from Indhapanya Municipality primary school were divided in to groups and each group had 15 subjects following; control group used the word memorization by rote learning method, while experimental group used the word memorization by meaningful learning and consolidation method. The research instruments were word planning, meaningful learning and consolidation practice and word memorization test. Data were analyzed using Dependent t-test and Pearsons correlation. The result showed that the scores and time for word memorization after meaningful learning and consolidation practice in experimental group were more than control group significantly (p<.01). The N400-effect at F3, F4, F7, Fz, C3, T3, C4, Cz, and Pz electrode sites after meaningful learning and consolidation practice in experimental group were more than before significantly (p<.05). The score, time and N400-effect for word meaningful learning and consolidation practice were significantly (p<.01) on electrodes T3 and C3. This data suggest that the word memorization by meaningful learning and consolidation practice increate long-term memory.