We never forget!Do you believe that?

Memory Exercise TNZIGEYCAEBIORMTNUERFAYANMEHIYGOIYou can remember anything if you organize it.

Understanding Memory Storing information properly: Without rehearsal or use, information is forgotten The brains information retrieval system:association, repetition, rehearsal & mnemonic devices

3 Types of MemorySensory memory: gathered from 5 sensesShort-term (working) memory: limited to 5 9 separate factsLong-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

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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 OrganizedGet motivatedReduce interferenceBe selectiveIntend to remember

Get Active Move around in your environment Use graphics:Draw Visualize Use flash cards Read, write, recite, review 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.

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

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SQ3RCornell System Note-takingMNEMONICSCOOP LEARNING

Surveying TextbooksLectureNotesLecture or Textbook NotesStudying WithGroupsSURVEYRECORDJINGLESQUESTIONINGQUESTIONREVIEWSENTENCESCOMPARINGREADREDUCEACRONYMNSDRILLINGRECITEASK QUESTIONSSTORY LINESBRAINSTORMREVIEWREVIEWSHARING

Enhancing Memory Through Comprehension

USING MNEMONIC DEVICES(neh-mon-ick)ACRONYMS: SCUBA: NATO: LASER:self-contained underwater breathing apparatusNorth Atlantic Treaty Organizationlight 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:Pesopay-soOne pays with money

Mnemonics (contd.) Forming unusual exaggerated associations:Flashbulb memories (where were you when?)

Pace YourselfDistribute learningOverlearnUse daylightGot attitude?Combine memory techniquesAvoid short-term memory lapseReview

Use It or Lose It!REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW

PRINCIPLES OF MEMORIZINGNEVER MEMORISE SOMETHING THAT YOU DONT UNDERSTANDALWAYS TRY TO LINK NEW MATERIAL WITH WHAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY LEARNTSELECT THE IMPORTANT ITEMS TO REMEMBERORGANISE THE MATERIAL INTO A MEANINGFUL SYSTEM

PRINCIPLES OF MEMORIZINGACTIVE REPETITION OR RECALL SUCH AS RECITATION OR WRITING OUT AIDS MEMORISINGTHE SEQUENCE OF MEMORISING SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE MATERIALLONG PIECES SHOULD BE MEMORISED IN SHORTER CHUNKS

MEMORY & LEARNINGOVER LEARN. DONT STOP WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY JUST LEARNT SOMETHINGSELECT IMPORTANT POINTS TO LEARNORGANISE SELECTED ITEMSUSE ACTIVE RECALL (RECITATION OR WRITING) TO AID MEMORY

MEMORY & LEARNINGKEEP YOUR MATERIAL IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCEBREAK UP LONG PIECES INTO MANAGEABLE CHUNKSUSE RHYTHM WHEN LEARNING BY HEART

REVIEWTHE 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.