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The Lecture on Effective Memory Strategies lists useful elements for improving memory.  Which one do you think will be most helpful?  Why?


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Memory Strategies Overview: Tips and Techniques for strengthening your memory Is your memory challenged? Do you forget where you left your car keys or forget information you have studied for tests? Here are top tips for understanding and strengthening your memory. These tips are based on cognitive psychology and work to improve information retention, recall and memory. You can improve your memory! Focus your attention on the materials you are studying The Four R’s are Review, Reread, Recite and Rewrite:  Review any class notes taken that pertain to the information on your topic.  Reread any initial reading from textbooks, handouts and other information gathered on your topic.  Recite important information and specific facts from the class notes and reading  Rewrite the specific information that is key to the information you are studying. The key to the Four R’s is exposing the brain to multiple ways of delivering the same information and that allows the brain to process and store the information in multiple areas. Six exposures is optimal and using this technique to study can fulfill this exposure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Initial exposure in class lecture Review notes of the lecture materials and reading Reread the initial information from class and readings Recite important information and facts from materials Rewrite key points about specific information Taking the test This helps the information to be set into your long term memory! Build mental muscles by training with regular study sessions  Cramming leads to short term memory storage and may not be enough to carry you through longer term studies or permanent information mastery.  By maintaining regular study times, you are allowing enough processing time for your brain and this can strengthen your memory for remembering information and mastering recall. Much like working out your body, working out your brain can strengthen it. What are you doing daily for your brain and memory? Organize the information into structure clusters for memory recall Information that is stored in the brain is stored in structures called clusters.  Extend this idea into your studying by using this concepts to organize the information you are studying  Experiment with grouping similar terms and concepts together into clusters  Try condensing information into an outline of the lecture notes and reading clusters. Can you visualize your brain clusters? Recall information using mnemonic devices  This technique aids in recalling information by assigning simplified linked words in a memorable sequence.  When you recall this sequence, you have full access to this information  Strong mnemonics use positive imagery, humor or novelty  Experiment with a rhyme, song or joke to help recall specific information. An example of mnemonics is memorizing the whole notes on the Bass Scale for piano in sequence: A, C, E, G by remembering “All Cows Eat Grass”. Can you think of a topic to remember and a mnemonic to represent it for recall? Elaborate rehearsal technique This technique encodes information into long term memory storage by approaching the information from multiple angles.  For instance, if you are studying a concept: read the definition of that concept, study the meaning of that definition, and follow that with a more detailed and deeper description of the concept.  Repeat the process multiple times (remember six times is the magic number!) and the memory will be encoded into your long term memory. How many creative ways can you think of to encode information? Connect new information to existing information  As you are studying information new to you, find ways to connect that new information.  Making these connections allows your brain to cluster the information together (new and familiar information) for storage and allow easier recall.  Thinking of the familiar information then brings up the new information from your memory storage What new information can you associate to information that is familiar to you? Use visualizations to enhance memory and recall Many people are visual learners and are able to enhance their memories and recall by tagging the information they are learning with visual cues.  Pay attention to any photographs, charts and other visuals in your studying.  If there are no visuals available in the information you are studying, create your own.  Draw charts or figures in the margins of your notes or use highlighters or pens in different colors to group related ideas in your written study materials. Do you doodle in class lectures? Make the doodles count! Teach new concepts to someone else  Studies show that teaching new concepts to others actually further enhances understanding and recall of these concepts, thereby strengthening memory and recall.  Try this technique by teaching concepts that you just learned to a friend or study partner and see how much this can enhance your recall. These tips can help students with ideas on how to strengthen their memories and aid in information recall for tests and projects, adding to their educational experience. Good Luck Strengthening Your Memory
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