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LEARNING & MEMORY MINIMISE DISTRACTIONS R educe the amount of distractions including mobile phones, social media and television. Avoid multitasking as it can impair both long-term and working memory (short-term) memory. EDUCATORS Set rules about the use of technology in the classroom; encourage students to focus on one task at a time. USE ACTIVE TESTING OR RECALL D oing quizzes or forcing yourself to actively recall information is linked to deeper memory formation than when you passively review notes. EDUCATORS Make quizzes or assessment tools available to students. SPREAD OUT LEARNING F or long-term retention, spacing study sessions apart is far more eﬀective than when information is learned en masse in one long session. Revise regularly, whether it is done weekly or each day. EDUCATORS Periodically review topics throughout a term. MIX THINGS UP M ixing up the practice of several interrelated skills can boost performance in the long run. Known as ‘interleaving’—this method can improve motor learning. EDUCATORS Intermix step-by-step worked solutions with problem-solving exercises, or provide students with revision material that combines practice questions about multiple topics. COMBINE SPOKEN WORD WITH IMAGES R esearch has found that processing images and spoken words simultaneously has no negative eﬀect on how well we remember them. EDUCATORS Use relevant non-text images as teaching aids, in the form of large presentation visuals or image-based handouts. USE STORIES R emembering an abstract concept can be improved by concrete examples or stories. Mnemonics, or memory aids, and stories help you form associations between the content you want to remember. EDUCATORS Provide context, real-world examples, or stories for concepts being taught. BOOST YOUR LEARNING USE THESE SIX TIPS TO HELP IMPROVE THE POWER OF YOUR BRAIN Brought to you by the Queensland Brain Institute at The University of Queensland, and the Science of Learning Research Centre. qbi.uq.edu.au/learning and slrc.org.au CRICOS Provider Number 00025B

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Page 1: BOOST YOUR LEARNING - Queensland Brain Institute · memory aids, and stories help you form associations between the content you want to remember. EDUCATORS Provide context, real-world

LEARNING & MEMORY

MINIMISE DISTRACTIONS

Reduce the amount of distractions including

mobile phones, social media and television. Avoid multitasking as it can impair both long-term and working memory (short-term) memory.

EDUCATORSSet rules about the use of technology in the classroom; encourage students to focus on one task at a time.

USE ACTIVE TESTING OR RECALL

Doing quizzes or forcing yourself to actively

recall information is linked to deeper memory formation than when you passively review notes.

EDUCATORSMake quizzes or assessment tools available to students.

SPREAD OUT LEARNING

For long-term retention, spacing study sessions

apart is far more effective than when information is learned en masse in one long session. Revise regularly, whether it is done weekly or each day.

EDUCATORSPeriodically review topics throughout a term.

MIX THINGS UP

Mixing up the practice of several

interrelated skills can boost performance in the long run. Known as ‘interleaving’—this method can improve motor learning.

EDUCATORSIntermix step-by-step worked solutions with problem-solving exercises, or provide students with revision material that combines practice questions about multiple topics.

COMBINE SPOKEN WORD WITH IMAGES

Research has found that processing

images and spoken words simultaneously has no negative effect on how well we remember them.

EDUCATORSUse relevant non-text images as teaching aids, in the form of large presentation visuals or image-based handouts.

USE STORIES

Remembering an abstract concept

can be improved by concrete examples or stories. Mnemonics, or memory aids, and stories help you form associations between the content you want to remember.

EDUCATORSProvide context, real-world examples, or stories for concepts being taught.

BOOST YOUR LEARNINGUSE THESE SIX TIPS TO HELP IMPROVE THE POWER OF YOUR BRAIN

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