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Improving Your Memory. Freshmen Studies. A Memory Game. d-h-r-c-w-j-v. A Memory Game. 2. r-l-s-v-q-i-x-a-g. A Memory Game. 3. f-m-z-u-g-q-k-s-a-p-n-r-l. A Memory Game. 4. t-k-q-d-y-a-f. A Memory Game. 5. a-b-c-d-l-m-n-o-v-w-x-y-z. A Memory Game. 6. g-t-j-x-k-r-d-n-a-q-l-i-c. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Improving Your MemoryFreshmen Studies
A Memory Game
1.d-h-r-c-w-j-v
A Memory Game
2. r-l-s-v-q-i-x-a-g
A Memory Game
3. f-m-z-u-g-q-k-s-a-p-n-r-l
A Memory Game
4. t-k-q-d-y-a-f
A Memory Game
5. a-b-c-d-l-m-n-o-v-w-x-y-z
A Memory Game
6. g-t-j-x-k-r-d-n-a-q-l-i-c
Aaah, Memories…There are two levels of memories:
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
Short-Term MemoryCan usually hold 5-9 different items
Most people can’t remember 10 or more random items
Easy to remember “chunked” digits/lettersPhone numbers (###-####)Social Security Number (###-##-####)
Long-Term MemoryThings you can bring to mind whenever you
choose
With review, can always be recalled
Another Memory Exercise…Read the following list twice:Spruce HeatGas BakeryOak ElmOffice FrictionDensity TheaterFir MapleRestaurant HotelPharmacy
Another Memory Game…How many words could you recall?Spruce HeatGas BakeryOak ElmOffice FrictionDensity TheaterFir MapleRestaurant HotelPharmacy
Try Again…
Robin Gym OrbitSparrow Park ForceHawk Rink ConservationEagle Pool PhaseCrow Field Element
Ways to RememberGrouping
Visualizing
Repeating
Choosing to remember
GroupingTo organize info so that details are brought
together under one main idea
Items that are grouped with similar items are easier to remember.
Robin Gym OrbitSparrow Park ForceHawk Rink ConservationEagle Pool PhaseCrow Field Element
GroupingOrganize ideas/info into groups that make
sense to you
When trying to recall an item, remembering one will often trigger your memory of the others.
VisualizingTo see an image or picture in your mind’s
eye.
A test...
VisualizingWorks well with “mapping” notes
A skill you can practice
RepeatingSounds simple…but it’s effective
Get into the habit of repeating important info in your head
Say it out loudIt’s ok to talk to yourself…
Choosing to RememberSounds simple…
Involves a choice to pay attention…
Must stay “plugged in”….
Make a conscious decision to remember certain items.
Tools for the Future…Mnemonic Devices
Memory/learning aid, often a poem“Thirty days has September, April, June and November”
AcronymsA word made by taking the first letter of each word that you
want to remember and making a new wordH.O.M.E.S. or Roy G. Biv
AcrosticsA sentence made by taking the first letter of each word you
want to remember and inserting another word beginning with the same letter
King Phillip cried “Oh for Goodness Sake”Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally