Auditory Visual Applied Conceptual Spatial Verbal Social Independent Creative Pragmatic
Sketch the back of a $1 bill.
Why don’t we remember the $1? we don’t care about it we never really looked at it if we did look at it, we didn’t understand words or symbols on it PRINCIPLES OF MEMORY need INTENT to remember need MEANINFULLNESS to remember need REPETITION to remember need ALL THREE of these
Chapter 3 Why improve your learning and memory techniques?
LEARNING PRINCIPLE
Why Forgetting Occurs
2 Common Reasons Why Forgetting Occurs When something new you have learned prevents you from remembering something old When something you have already learned prevents you from learning something new
Ignore
Improving Concentration by Excluding Distractions (Exclude Competing Stimuli)
Strategies for Original Learning
What you know + What you will learn causes work bills Marie’s quizzes treatment STRESS results illness ulcers weight: loss/gain negativity
Strategies for Original Learning Discover how the material you are studying is connected. Look for similarities and differences. Look for sequences and for obvious divisions or breaking points within sequences.
CONCLUSION: Make order out of disorder.
Strategies for Original Learning Discover how the material you are studying is connected. Look for similarities and differences. Look for sequences and for obvious divisions or breaking points within sequences.
When to Review Review lecture notes as soon as possible after taking them. Review textbook notes as soon as you finish reading. Review all course materials at the end of each day.
How to Review ON Quiz
How to Review Mnemonics are memory tricks, or aids, that you can devise to help you remember information. Use the loci method where you select a familiar object and associate ideas to it.
Overview of the Learning & Memory Process
Homework: imagine the quiz for Chapter 3