MEMORY IMPROVEMENT

Quote by Edison

"The average person's brain does not observe a thousandth part of what the eye observes."

--Edison

Memory• The concept of memory is difficult to define

• Memory is one of those abilities that we take for

• granted

• Certainly memory is related to learning.

• Memory:• Is the system or process by which the products• or results of learning are stored for future use.

What is Memory?

Memory is the process by which your mind receives information and either discards it or stores it for later use.

Class Exercise

• 1. If someone asked you what memory is (to define) memory, what would you say?

• 2. Are there different types / kinds of memory? If so, brainstorm some.

• 3. How important is the ability to remember? Why? Explain your thoughts?

• 4. Without our memory we would not survive. Agree or disagree, and explain your choice.

• 5. Without memories we would not know who we are. Agree or disagree, and explain your choice.

REMEMBER

How We Remember

Sensory Input

Sensory Data

Sensory Screening

Short-Term Memory

Long-Term Memory

Decay

Decay

Simple Truths about Memory

• Forgetting is normal.• You can improve your

memory.• Memory aids that have

helped others may work for you.

• Memory Techniques that you create or adapt for yourself that correspond to your learning style are the best.

The Three R’s of Memory

• Reception

• Retention

• Recall

Tips to improving your reception

• Pay attention: Stay alert . Focus on what you are learning.

• Engage as many senses as possible when receiving information. Take notes (tactile senses). Look and (visual senses) Listen the environment (auditory senses).

• Ask questions. You must understand the information to receive it.

Techniques to improve memory for study material or reports

• Attention and focus are key to memory! Tune out everything else.

• Elaboration (add visual, auditory and other information) helps cement idea

• Repetition helps strengthen the pathways• When studying, take breaks so facts won’t interfere with

one another• Engage your brain when you want to remember

something…Think of the spelling, a picture of the word, perhaps even pronounce it.

10 Techniques for Improving Memory:

Influential Factors:

1.Number of study sessions:- Generally the greater the number of sessions the better the learning and memory

2. Distribution of Study Sessions:- Sessions should be spread out. Spaced practice is more effective than massed practice

3. Meaningfulness of Material:- If you attach meaning you will learn better and remember longer

4. Similarity of items:- a group of items of the same general type will be learned better than a group of dissimilar items

5. Serial Positioning:- Items at the beginning and end of a study session or list will be learned better than items in the middle of the study session or list

6. Mnemonic Devices:- When you are not able to attach authentic meaning to information, creating associations to help you remember the material will increase memory

10 Techniques for Improving Memory:

7. Imagery:

- Creating mental images or pictures in your mind enhances recognition and recall of information

8. Grouping or Chunking:- grouping similar items together into categories helps to remember them better

9. Coding:- Creating special codes to help learn material that lack relevance

10. Exercise regularly – Both mind and body

10 Techniques for Improving Memory:

Tips to improving your Retention:(During Training)

• Be an active reader. Make notes while you are reading.• Review, Review, Review. The more you review the

information that you hope to learn, the longer it will stay in your memory.

• Recite, Recite, Recite. The more you repeat the information, the longer you will be able to remember the material. Use note cards and study guides.

• Practice, Practice, Practice. Do your practice; it helps you internalize the information.

• Motivate yourself to remember. Ask yourself how will this information or lack of it impact future goals? etc.

Memory Techniques1. Mnemonics

Mnemonics are tricks, games, or rhymes that help you remember something. Create a rhyme to help you remember a concept with multiple parts.

2. Use acronymsAn acronym is a word formed by the first letter of other word. Choose a key word that will help you remember each step. Then, using the letter of each key word, create your acronym

3. Associate to Remember Association is the process of connecting new information that you want to remember to something you already know.

4. The Peg System The Peg System uses numbers and letters to sequence information

Memory TechniquesMNEMONICS

Deep Observe

Observe

Look

Memory Techniques

Association

– Link System

– Peg System

The Peg System

• The PEG system will show you how to count with objects,

instead of numbers.

• DO NOT REVEAL THIS SECRET TO OTHERS!

STACKING AND PEGGING

REMEMBERING OBJECTS, IMAGES AND SUBJECTS

PEG NUMBERS:ONE : RUNTWO : ZOOTHREE : TREEFOUR: DOORFIVE : KNIFESIX : SICKSEVEN : HEAVENEIGHT : GATENINE : WINETEN : DEN

The Link System• Associate or Link the first item to the second item; then

second item to the third item and so on.• See the associations as pictures in your mind. …The association must be..

Illogical

Ridiculous

Out of Proportion

E.g.. Rat,Cheese,Trap

Simple Link System test

• Refrigerator• Chair• Table• Microwave oven• Television• Cup and Saucer• Window• Vessels• Electric Stove• Cupboard

Imagine Picture Like this…