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Learn to Remember

Learn to Remember. Mrs. Sheppard Study Skills. Memory. What is memory? According to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, m emory is: In other words, memory is being able to retrieve information stored in your brain at a later time for you to use.

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Learn to Remember

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  1. Learn to Remember Mrs. Sheppard Study Skills

  2. Memory • What is memory? According to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, memory is: In other words, memory is being able to retrieve information stored in your brain at a later time for you to use. the store of things learned and retained from an organism's activity or experience as evidenced by modification of structure or behavior or by recall and recognition

  3. Humans have to do three things to remember information • First – Get it. • Second – Store it. • Third – Retrieve it. Your brain is similar to a computer. You enter information into a computer, you save it in named files and you retrieve it when you need it again.

  4. Two types of memory The brain stores information in two ways in short-term and long-term memory. • Short Term Memory • Short term memory retains information briefly, especially if the information isn’t very important to you. • Example – looking up a telephone number • Long Term Memory • Long term information holds information for months, years, even permanently . Your brain transfers the information from short-term (forgetable) memory into a place where you can remember it whenever you need it. • The goal with school work is to move it from short-term memory to long-term memory.

  5. Mnemonic Devices or Memory Techniques • You can use memory devices to help you move school-related information into long term memory. These techniques will help you retrieve the information whenever you need it. • Acronyms • Acrostics • Imaging • Visualization • Association • Rehearsal

  6. Acronyms • An acronym is a work or phrase created by shortening a much longer phrase. • They are often created by using the first initial of each work in a phrase and are short and easy to remember. • Acronyms can be used for names, dates, formulas, or whatever. Examples: • NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization • NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration • NFCC – North Fulton Community Charities • HOMES – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (an acronym for the 5 great lakes)

  7. Imaging • Visual images create familiar pictures that you then associate with information you need to recall. You will be surprised by how easy it is to remember even unrelated things if you make these connecting images in your mind. Example: • If you were trying to remember that Sacramento is the capital of California, you could picture the state of California being stuffed into a sack, One you had the hint of “sack” it’s likely you would remember the entire word “Sacramento.”

  8. acrostics • Acrostics uses the first letter of each word to make a sentence . Example: • Music students need to remember the notes, E, G, B, D, F, on the lines of the treble clef by saying. “Every Good Boy Does Fine.” • Order of the planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto by saying “My Very Educated Mother, Just Served Us Nine Pizza’s.”

  9. Visualization • Visualization can help you remember main points, facts, ideas, formulas, and vocabulary words. Example: • “Miasma” means “noxious fumes from decaying organic matter,” or “swamp gas.” To remember the definition, you might picture someone with asthma choking next to a swamp gasping “My asthma!” Using part of the word that looks or sound familiar ( in this case –asma=asthma) is a good way to create a memorable image.

  10. Association • Like visualization, this technique associates separate facts. • The association can be a phrase, rhyme, or sentence. • It doesn’t have to be a mental picture. Example: • If you are trying to remember cumulonimbus clouds bring rain, you might say, “It is raining anvils,” because a cumulonimbus cloud is shaped like an anvil.

  11. Rehearsal • Rehearsal is practicing what you have learned in front of someone (like a dress rehearsal in front of your audience). • Give the listener your notes or textbook so he or she can ask questions, offer hints, and correct mistakes. This is the time to clarify any doubts, you have about the material.

  12. Summary • You have learned the following • Your brain stores information into two ways: • Short-term memory • Long-term memory • There are several memory techniques or mnemonic devices you can use to remember material. • Acronyms • Acrostics • Imaging • Visualization • Association • Rehearsal

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