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:

The brains information retrieval system:

association, repetition, rehearsal &
mnemonic devices

Without rehearsal or use, information is forgotten

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

2 3
1

a b a b a b
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
The Benefits of Exercise:

Stimulates the senses

Releases stress
Improves sleep
Enhances digestion
Maintains strength

All of the above positively impact memory.

The Benefits of Exercise: contd.

Some evidence suggests that exercise is

particularly effective for short-term memory.

20-minute daily walks may improve

memory performance.
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Use graphic organizers: A B

http://www.graphic.org/concept.html
TOPIC

Venn Diagram Double Cell Diagram C

A B

C
Which was the worst war in history?
Long Term
Damage to
Casualties Damage to
Places Society

Vietnam

World War I

World War

Cluster Diagram II

Matrix
Enhancing Memory Through Comprehension

SQ3R Cornell System MNEMONICS COOP LEARNING

Note-taking

Surveying Lecture Lecture or Studying With

Textbooks Notes Textbook Notes Groups
SURVEY RECORD JINGLES QUESTIONING

QUESTION REVIEW SENTENCES COMPARING

READ REDUCE ACRONYMNS DRILLING

RECITE ASK STORY LINES BRAINSTORM

QUESTIONS
REVIEW REVIEW SHARING
USING MNEMONIC DEVICES
(neh-mon-ick)

1. ACRONYMS:

LASER:
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

NATO:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization

SCUBA:
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

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