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 brains 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?
Casualties
Damage 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