We never forget!

Do you believe that?

Memory Exercise
TNZIGEYCAEBIORMTNUERFAYANMEHIYG
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You can remember anything if you
organize it.

Understanding Memory

Storing information properly:

The brains information retrieval

system:
association, repetition,
rehearsal &

mnemonic devices
Without rehearsal or use, information
is forgotten

3 Types of Memory
1. Sensory memory: gathered from 5 senses

2. Short-term (working) memory: limited to 5

9 separate facts
3. Long-term memory: you can store & retrieve
anything.

The true art of

memory is
the art of attention.
Samuel Johnson

Get Organized
Get Active
Pace Yourself

Learn from the general to the specific

TOPIC

1
a

a
b

a
b

Look for relationships among ideas:

How does it relate to the key idea?
How does it relate to course goals?
How does it relate to my personal
goals?
Create associations:
What do I already know about .?

Get Organized
1.
2.
3.
4.

Get motivated
Reduce interference
Be selective
Intend to remember

Get Active
1. Move around in your environment
2. Use graphics:
Draw
Visualize
3. Use flash cards
4. Read, write, recite, review
5. ASC tutoring

The Benefits of Exercise:

Stimulates the senses

Releases stress

Improves sleep

Enhances digestion

Maintains strength

All of the above positively impact

memory.

The Benefits of Exercise: contd.

Some evidence suggests that exercise
is
particularly effective for short-term
memory.

20-minute daily walks may improve

memory performance.

Use graphic organizers:

http://www.graphic.org/concept.
html
Venn
Diagram

TOPI
C

Double Cell
Diagram

A
C

Which was the worst war in history?

Casualties
Vietnam

World War I

Cluster Diagram

World War II

Matr
ix

Damage to
Places

Long Term
Damage to
Society

Enhancing Memory Through Comprehension

SQ3R

Cornell System
Note-taking

MNEMONICS

COOP LEARNING

Surveying
Textbooks

Lecture
Notes

Lecture or
Textbook Notes

Studying With
Groups

SURVEY

RECORD

JINGLES

QUESTIONING

QUESTION

REVIEW

SENTENCES

COMPARING

READ

REDUCE

ACRONYMNS

DRILLING

RECITE

ASK
QUESTIONS

REVIEW

REVIEW

STORY LINES BRAINSTORM

SHARING

USING MNEMONIC DEVICES

(neh-mon-ick)
1. ACRONYMS:

LASER:
light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
NATO:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

SCUBA:
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

HOMES:
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior

Mnemonics (contd.)

Mediation:
A type of mnemonic device in which you
form associations.
Linking two items with a third:
Peso
money

pay-so One pays with

Mnemonics (contd.)
Forming unusual exaggerated
associations:

Flashbulb memories (where were you

when?)

Pace Yourself
1. Distribute learning
2. Overlearn
3. Use daylight
4. Got attitude?
5. Combine memory techniques
6. Avoid short-term memory
lapse
7. Review

Use It or Lose It!

REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW

PRINCIPLES OF
MEMORIZING
NEVER MEMORISE SOMETHING THAT YOU DONT
UNDERSTAND
ALWAYS TRY TO LINK NEW MATERIAL WITH WHAT
YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY LEARNT
SELECT THE IMPORTANT ITEMS TO REMEMBER
ORGANISE THE MATERIAL INTO A MEANINGFUL
SYSTEM

PRINCIPLES OF
MEMORIZING
ACTIVE REPETITION OR RECALL SUCH AS
RECITATION OR WRITING OUT AIDS
MEMORISING
THE SEQUENCE OF MEMORISING SHOULD
BE THE SAME AS THE LOGICAL SEQUENCE
OF THE MATERIAL
LONG PIECES SHOULD BE MEMORISED IN
SHORTER CHUNKS

MEMORY & LEARNING

OVER LEARN. DONT STOP WHEN
YOU
HAVE ONLY JUST LEARNT
SOMETHING
SELECT IMPORTANT POINTS TO
LEARN
ORGANISE SELECTED ITEMS
USE ACTIVE RECALL (RECITATION OR
WRITING) TO AID MEMORY

MEMORY & LEARNING

KEEP YOUR MATERIAL IN A LOGICAL
SEQUENCE
BREAK UP LONG PIECES INTO
MANAGEABLE CHUNKS
USE RHYTHM WHEN LEARNING BY
HEART

REVIEW
THE REVIEW STAGE IS THE CHECKING
WHICH FOLLOWS RECALL.
LOOK BACK OVER THE CHAPTER AND
CHECK THAT YOUR RECALL WAS
CORRECT.
MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF ANY
IMPORTANT POINTS WHICH YOU
FAILED TO RECALL, OR WHICH YOU
WRONGLY RECALLED.