Improving Memory and Reading

1. Improving Memory and Reading Chapter 7

2. How does the memory work? Three Stages: Sensory Register Short Term Memory (STM) Long Term Memory (LTM)

3. Sensory Register • Lasts less than a second • Records sensory experience • Allows the brain to process info • Helps us to focus on relevant info

4. The Sensory Register is like a quickly fading photo of your sensory experience

5. Short Term Memory • Lasts about a half a minute • Temporary and limited • Records what we see, hear, do, taste, touch • Purpose is to ponder significance and decide if it is important enough to remember

6. Magical Number 7 • It is easier to remember material grouped in chunks of seven (+ or –2)

7. Common 7’s • Telephone Number • License Plate • Days of the Week • Colors of the Rainbow • Deadly Sins • 7 Dwarfs (Snow White) • Can You Name Some Others?

8. Long Term Memory • Large capacity • Permanent storage • Use it to store important information for future use • Use it to store information for college success

9. How are long term memories formed? • Takes purposeful action • Repetition • Meaningful association • It must have survival value • Personal reasons • To pass a test

10. These Help Motivation • Interest or • Joy in learning

11. Is It True that We Never Forget? • We remember what is stored in Long Term Memory (LTM). • This is the goal of college study.

12. How Long Do We Remember? • Sensory Register less than one second • Short Term less than one minute • Long Term permanent

13. Summary

14. To Store Information in Long Term Memory • Requires rehearsal. • Apply memory techniques.

15. Rate of Forgetting (or losing access) • AFTER 20 MINUTES 47% • AFTER 1 DAY 62% • AFTER 2 DAYS 69% • AFTER 15 DAYS 75% • AFTER 31 DAYS 78% Hermann Ebbinghaus

16. When is the best time to review?

17. Review within 20 minutes.

18. Ready for a memory test?

19. How did you remember?

20. Memory Techniques

21. Meaningful Organization

22. Memory is like a library.

23. If you miss-file a book, You cannot find it. It is still there and you may stumble across it one day.

24. File your books correctly. Organize those thoughts!

25. Organize it. • Learn from thegeneralto the specific • Make it meaningful

26. Remember the Magical Number 7? Organize in Groups of 7 or Less

27. Visualization • Make a mental picture of what you want to remember • Commercials make gooduse of this technique

28. Recitation • One of the most powerful techniques • Memories exist in the form of a chemical neural trace • Some researchers think it takes 5 seconds to establish this trace • Repeat it 5 times or keep it in your mind for 5 seconds

29. READY FOR THE TEST AGAIN? YOU’LL DO BETTER THIS TIME

30. More Memory Techniques

31. Develop an Interest • We tend to remember what interests us

32. Can You Remember? • Music • Sports • Hobbies • Styles

33. Find Something Interesting in Your College Studies

34. See the Big Picture • Understand the main points first and the details second.

35. Imagine trying to see a painting one inch at a time! It is difficult to appreciate or understand.

36. “The essence of genius is knowing what to overlook.” William James

37. Intend to Remember Tell yourself that you are going to remember.

38. Example: Intend to remember where you put your keys!

39. Distribute the Practice • Learn small amounts at a time. • Review frequently.

40. EXAMPLE: SAFMEDS SAYALLFASTONE MINUTEEACHDAYSHUFFLE

41. Create a Basic Background • We remember by making connections to what we already know. • At first college is difficult because you are establishing the basic background.

42. Relax While Studying

43. You can’t remember if you are embarrassed.

44. Frustrated

45. Tired

46. Memory Tricks

47. Acrostics Creative rhymes, songs or poems Musical Notes: Every Good Boy Does Fine

48. Acronyms • Create New Words as Memory Aids NASA LASER SCUBA

49. Exercise: Practice with Mnemonics

50. Peg Systems One Bun Six Sticks Two Shoe Seven Heaven Three Tree Eight Gate Four Door Nine Wine Five Hive Ten Hen