California Polytechnic State University provides 10 tips to
help students memorize information better.
Here are some of my favorite tips:
Use all your senses. When we are learning, we should try not only to get a strong
impression but to obtain as many different kinds of impressions as possible.
Some people can remember colors distinctly, but have a poor memory for shapes.
But anyone, by putting together and using all of the impressions our sense
organs bring us about a thing, can remember it much more clearly than if we
rely on sight or sound alone. For example, try reading your lesson aloud. In
doing this, your eye takes in the appearance of the printed word, your ear
passes the sound of the words to your brain, and even the tension of the muscle
of your throat add their bit to the total impression which your mind is expected
to store away.
Intend to remember. The mere intention to remember puts the mind in a condition
to remember, and if you will make use of this fact in studying you will be able
to recall between 20 and 60 percent more of what you read and hear than you
would if you were not actively trying to remember.
Logical memory. One of the most important of all aids to the remembering
process is the habit of associating a new idea immediately with facts or ideas
that are already firmly lodged in the mind. This association revives and
strengthens the old memories and prevents the new one form slipping away by
anchoring it to the well-established framework of your mental world.
How much study? You should study more than enough to learn your assignment.
Experiments have proven that 50% more resulted in 50% better retention. After a
week had passed, it was found that extra work had salvaged six times as much of
the material as in the case when it was barely learned
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