20 memory techniques
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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.
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