Active ListeningActive Listening

April: Week 2April: Week 2

INPUTINPUT::TAKING IN INFORMATIONTAKING IN INFORMATION

Reading textReading text

Taking notes during lectures or Taking notes during lectures or while reading bookswhile reading books

STORAGESTORAGE::KEEPING THE INFORMATIONKEEPING THE INFORMATION

Regular ReviewsRegular Reviews

– Right Right afterafter class – the sooner the better! class – the sooner the better!

– Before bed!Before bed!

– Weekly!Weekly!

– Getting ready for the testGetting ready for the test

For storage to occur, information must For storage to occur, information must be organized in some kind of be organized in some kind of meaningfulmeaningful way.way.

OUTPUTOUTPUT::RETRIEVING THE INFORMATIONRETRIEVING THE INFORMATION

Self-quizzingSelf-quizzing

Participating in class discussions Participating in class discussions and study groupsand study groups

Answering questions in class and Answering questions in class and during reading of textbooksduring reading of textbooks

Quizzes and testsQuizzes and tests

MnemonicsMnemonics

MnemonicsMnemonics are are Memory AidsMemory Aids

– Rhymes, Rules, Raps, Phrases, Rhymes, Rules, Raps, Phrases, Diagrams, Acronyms, etc.Diagrams, Acronyms, etc.

– All are intended to help students All are intended to help students RECALLRECALL INFORMATIONINFORMATION such as such as names, dates, facts and figures.names, dates, facts and figures.

– There are There are 9 types9 types of Mnemonics! of Mnemonics!

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: MusicMusic

Make a song, rap, or jingle using Make a song, rap, or jingle using any type of music to remember a any type of music to remember a list of items.list of items.

– ABC song helps you remember your ABC song helps you remember your ABCs.ABCs.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: NamesNames

The 1The 1stst letter of each word in a list letter of each word in a list is used to make up a name of a is used to make up a name of a person or thing.person or thing.

– Roy G. Biv = the colors of the Roy G. Biv = the colors of the rainbow!rainbow!

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: ExpressionExpression or or WordWord

The 1The 1stst letter of each item is letter of each item is arranged to form a word or phrase.arranged to form a word or phrase.

EEvery very GGood ood BBird ird CCan an FFly.ly.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: OdeOde & & RhymeRhyme

Puts the information to be Puts the information to be remembered in a remembered in a poempoem..

30 days hath September,

April, June, and

November.

All the rest have 31

but February’s the

shortest one

With 28 days most of the

time,

until Leap Year gives us

29.

30 days hath September,

April, June, and

November.

All the rest have 31

but February’s the

shortest one

With 28 days most of the

time,

until Leap Year gives us

29.

In fourteen hundred ninety-

two

Columbus sailed the ocean

blue.

In fourteen hundred ninety-

two

Columbus sailed the ocean

blue.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: ImageImage

The information is constructed in The information is constructed in the form of a mental picture that the form of a mental picture that promotes recall of information.promotes recall of information.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: ConnectionConnection

The new information is connected The new information is connected to something already known.to something already known.

Longitude & Latitude

•On a globe, N & S are long, which coincides with LONGitude.

•There is an N in LoNgitude and an E for East in LatitudE.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: SpellingSpelling

Use the spelling of a word to help Use the spelling of a word to help you remember.you remember.

– A A PrinciPALPrinciPAL at school is a pal. at school is a pal.

– A princiA princiPLEPLE you believe or follow is a you believe or follow is a rule.rule.

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: Note OrganizationNote Organization

The way textbook or lecture notes The way textbook or lecture notes are organized can are organized can inhibitinhibit learning & learning & recall or recall or promotepromote it. it.

– NotecardsNotecards

– Flash cardsFlash cards

– OutliningOutlining

– Cornell SystemCornell System

Mnemonics: Mnemonics: ModelModel

Some type of representation is constructed to Some type of representation is constructed to help with understanding and recalling help with understanding and recalling information.information.

Questions?Questions?