Chapter 7

 

 

 

 

Retrieval means finding information stored in memory and making it conscious so it can be used.

The key to successful recall is to learn the material the right way.

Prepare: Remember the
Right Information

l    Look at the big picture

l    Don’t get lost in the details

 

 

l    Relate New Material to What You Already Know

 

l    Personalize information

 

l    Organize information by place

Memory Exercise

Prepare yourself now for an exercise. Watch carefully and try to remember each word that you see appear on the screen.

Organize Your Memory
Try to Remember….

l    Girl

l    Heart

l    Robin

l    Purple

l    Finger

l    Flute

l    Blue

l    Piano

 

l    Organ

l    Man

l    Hawk

l    Green

l    Lung

l    Eagle

l    Child

 

Now take a piece of paper and write down as many words as you can remember

Turn over your list and watch the following words closely

l    Green

l    Blue

l    Purple

l    Man

l    Girl

l    Child

l    Piano

l    Flute

 

    

l    Organ

l    Heart

l    Lung

l    Finger

l    Eagle

l    Hawk

l    Robin

Write down as many words as you can remember

 

l    Both lists are identical

l    Did you remember more the second time?  Why?

   The answer is because you organized the words into groups that had something in common. The way you group your information affects your ability to remember it.

Work: Using Proven Strategies to Memorize New Material

l    Rehearsal

l    Mnemonics (neh MON ix)

    Acronyms

   Phrases formed by first letter

   P.O.W.E.R. is an acronym

    Acrostics

   Sentence in which first letters are reminders

l    Rhymes and jingles

    Thirty days hath September, April, June and November

Recalling Sequences and Lists

l    Method of loci (low-sigh)-Ancient Greek orators used this method

    Latin for “places”

    Information is divided into sequences

    Information can be partitioned like rooms of a house

l    Peg Method: a series of keywords tied to numbers to help you recall numeric information

    Example:  “one-two, buckle my shoe” / “three-four, shut the door”

      

l    Involve multiple senses to help you memorize

   Write it down

   Think out loud

   Draw or diagram

   Visualize

   Think positively

Overlearning consists of studying and rehearsing material past the point of initial mastery:  like learning the multiplication tables

Evaluate

l    Use Review questions and tests to test your recall

l    Take a practice test

l    Study with a friend

Rethink: Consolidate Memories

l    The physical links between brain cells that represent memory in the brain need TIME to become fixed and stable

l    Cramming is not a good idea-memory will not last

Memory Exercise

Pay attention to the next several slides

 

Try to remember as many of them as possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write down as many pictures as you can remember

Chunking-Grouping Pictures

l    Did you remember to organize the pictures in groups?

l    What about these groups?

   Transportation

   Seasons of the Year

   Animals

   Famous Buildings

How Did you Do?

Check your list as we review the pictures

Transportation

Seasons of the Year

Animals

Famous Buildings

Evaluate

l    Test Your Recall of New Information

l    Review Questions

l    Test Yourself

Rethink

l    Memory Consolidation

   Physical links between brain cells that represent memory in the brain need time to become fixed and stable

   Explains reason why information is not suddenly and permanently established in memory the first time

   Process may take days or even years

 

Career Connections

Resources

Web Links

l    www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/map_ho.html

l    www.mindtools.com/memory.html

 

 

Net Assignment

Practice the rehearsal techniques for storing information in memory.

    Click on “regional” and “U.S. states” and “government” and “elected officials” to find names of your state’s U.S. Senators.

    Repeat names several times.

    After five minutes, write down names and see how many you can remember.

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