We never forget!

Do you believe that?

Memory Exercise

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You can remember anything if you organize it.

Understanding Memory

• Storing information properly:

• Without rehearsal or use, information is forgotten

• The brain’s information retrieval system:association, repetition,

rehearsal &

mnemonic devices

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

Get Organized

1. Get motivated

2. Reduce interference

3. Be selective

4. Intend to remember

5. Learn from the general to the specific

TOPIC

1 2 3

b

a b

b

a a

6. 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?

7. Create associations:

• What do I already know about …….?

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

• Stimulates the senses

• Releases stress

• Improves sleep

• Enhances digestion

• Maintains strength

All of the above positively impact memory.

The Benefits of Exercise:

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

• 20-minute daily walks may improve memory performance.

The Benefits of Exercise: contd.

http://www.mathpower.com/tips.htm

Use graphic organizers:http://www.graphic.org/concept.html

Which was the worst war in history?

 CasualtiesDamage to

Places

Long Term Damage to

Society

 Vietnam

   

 World War I

   

 World War II

   Cluster Diagram

Venn Diagram

Double Cell Diagram

Matrix

TOPIC

A B

C

A B

C

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

STORY LINES BRAINSTORM

REVIEW REVIEW SHARING

Enhancing Memory Through Comprehension

USING MNEMONIC DEVICES(neh-mon-ick)

1. ACRONYMS:

• SCUBA:

• NATO:

• LASER:

self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

• 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 “pay-so” One pays with money

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