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Module 6

Learn effective strategies to combat forgetting and improve your memory for test preparation. Discover mnemonic devices, study techniques, and ways to reduce test anxiety.

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Module 6

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  1. Module 6 • Boosting your memory and Preparing for tests Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  2. Five Theories of ForgettingMnemonic: A device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  3. Five Theories of Forgetting (Cont) Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  4. Five Theories of Forgetting (Cont) Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  5. Strategies to Combat Forgetting Due to Decay Be alert and ready to learn. Give your undivided attention. Make learning your intention. Set a learning goal. Begin thinking about, working with, or associating information. Hholdorf.worpress.com

  6. Strategies to Combat Forgetting Due to Displacement Slow down the intake process. Allow time to think. Use spaced practice. Avoid cramming. Pause between new pieces or chunks of information so your mind has time to consolidate and integrate information. Select an environment conducive to learning. Free up your working memory from anxiety or intrusive thoughts. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  7. Strategies to Combat Forgetting Due to Interference Take time to compare two or more items for similarities. Take time to compare two or more items for differences. Provide a break between studying difficult or complex topics. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  8. Strategies to Combat Forgetting Due to Incomplete Encoding Use elaborative rehearsal techniques. Avoid using rote memory: a memorization technique based on repetition. The idea is that one will be able to quickly recall the meaning of the material the more one repeats it. Use self-quizzing and feedback strategies. Strive to maintain your focus and have undivided attention when you rehearse. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  9. Strategies to Combat Forgetting Due to Retrieval Failure Create and practice associations. Use clear structures or formats to organize information in logical, meaningful ways. Use ongoing review to practice activating information Put yourself in retrieval mode. Reconstruct your learning situation (how, when, where). Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  10. Mnemonics Mnemonics are memory techniques or memory tricks that serve as a bridge to help you remember specific facts or details that for one reason or another are difficult for you to remember. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  11. Advantages to Using Mnemonics Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  12. Disadvantages to Using Mnemonics Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  13. Kinds of Mnemonics Associations Pictures Graphics Acronyms Rhythms Rhymes Jingles Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  14. Human Body Peg System Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  15. Rhyming Peg System Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  16. Number Shape Peg System Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  17. Essential Strategies for Test Preparation Review your course syllabus and class assignment sheets. Find out as much information as you can about the test. Use a five-day study plan to prepare for tests. Review study tools you created for factual information. Review procedural information by reworking steps or problems. Make summary notes of information you want to review for the day before the test. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  18. Essential Strategies for Test Preparation (Cont) Participate in review sessions. Create a study group if a review group is not available. Plan to review the night before a test and an hour or so on the day of the test. Predict test questions; write and answer practice test questions. Deal with sources of test anxiety before the day of the test. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  19. Preparing for Different Kinds of Questions 1. Find out about the test 2. Predict test questions 3. Write and answer practice test questions Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  20. Bloom's Taxonomy Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  21. Bloom's Taxonomy (Cont) Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  22. Bloom's Taxonomy (Cont) Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  23. Test Anxiety Stress is a reaction or response to events or situations that threaten to disrupt your normal pattern or routine. Anxiety is excessive stress that hinders performance. Test anxiety is anxiety that may occur before or during a test. Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  24. Symptoms of Test Anxiety Physical symptoms Emotional symptoms Behavioral symptoms Hholdorf.wordpress.com

  25. Sources of Test Anxiety How could you reduce test anxiety that stems from these sources? • Under preparedness • Past experiences • Fear of failure • Poor test-taking skills Hholdorf.wordpress.com

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