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Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond Chapter 7 Improve Your Memory Skills Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Learning Outcomes § Apply the five-step memory process § Describe memory strategies, including mnemonic devices § Summarize, review, and reflect for better retention and recall Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Success Principle 7 Focus on the SUM, not the parts Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Memory Process 1. Intention 2. Attention 3. Association 4. Retention 5. Recall “An education isn’t about how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don’t. ” Anatole France Author Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Memory Strategies • Write it down • Go from the general to the specific • Reduce information • Eliminate distractions • Study in short sessions • Use all your senses Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Memory Strategies • Use mnemonic devices Ø Rhymes and rhythms Ø Acronyms Ø Acrostics Ø Association Ø Chunking Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Memory Strategies Ø Stacking technique Ø Method-of-place technique Mc. Graw-Hill • Use note cards • Recite • Practice, practice Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summarize, Review, And Reflect § Summarize in your own words as soon as possible § Carry note cards § Go beyond studying for tests. Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Overcome Obstacles Mc. Graw-Hill • Do I want to remember? • Do I have a positive attitude about the information? • Have I eliminated distractions? • Have I organized and grouped material? • Have I reviewed the information often? Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Overcome Obstacles • • • Mc. Graw-Hill Have I reviewed right after the lecture? Within 24 hours? Have I set up weekly reviews? Have I visualized what I want to remember? Have I used repetition? Have I summarized material in my own words? Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Overcome Obstacles • • Mc. Graw-Hill Have I used association and compared and contrasted new material with what I know? “No memory is ever alone; it’s at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations. ” Louis L’amour Author Have I used memory techniques to help associate key words? Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Peak Performance: Success In College And Beyond Chapter 7 Improve Your Memory Skills Mc. Graw-Hill Copyright © 2011 The Mc. Graw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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