Friday, December 30, 2005
a small break
friends i am taking a small breakkkkk till jan5th.
have some exams to pass
have some exams to pass
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Association
Association has a greatest role in memorizing things,instances or anything like that.
From my personal experience i have found out that it is very true.
We learn a new idea by associating that idea with an old idea that we have earlier learned.If a child learns a new word eg:apple he first associates the apple with the color red,whenever he thinks of apple something red comes to his mind.
We can apply this principle while learning also.
1.Remembering names
A good number of people have difficulty in remembering names.This problem can be solved very easily,associate associate associate....
Associate his/her facial appearance to something very funny or worth remembering so that whenever you think of that person,that funny incident will come to your mind...
2.Remembering grocery lists
Make some funny association between 1st object and 2nd object,2nd and 3rd and so on...now try to remember everything in sequence,it will work out sure
eg:ginger,fish,milk,onion,rice
make some funny association like this:
A fish looking like a ginger with soily scales all over the body to clean its body the shopkeeper is pouring some milk over it(instead of using water!!!)accidentally he gets into a heap of onion and begins crying at that same instance rice begins falling from the roof making a very funny scene.
Did you benefit anything from this post????just leave me a comment on how i can improve the posts
From my personal experience i have found out that it is very true.
We learn a new idea by associating that idea with an old idea that we have earlier learned.If a child learns a new word eg:apple he first associates the apple with the color red,whenever he thinks of apple something red comes to his mind.
We can apply this principle while learning also.
1.Remembering names
A good number of people have difficulty in remembering names.This problem can be solved very easily,associate associate associate....
Associate his/her facial appearance to something very funny or worth remembering so that whenever you think of that person,that funny incident will come to your mind...
2.Remembering grocery lists
Make some funny association between 1st object and 2nd object,2nd and 3rd and so on...now try to remember everything in sequence,it will work out sure
eg:ginger,fish,milk,onion,rice
make some funny association like this:
A fish looking like a ginger with soily scales all over the body to clean its body the shopkeeper is pouring some milk over it(instead of using water!!!)accidentally he gets into a heap of onion and begins crying at that same instance rice begins falling from the roof making a very funny scene.
Did you benefit anything from this post????just leave me a comment on how i can improve the posts
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Memory Principles
Making an Effort to Remember
1.Interest In order to remember something thoroughly, you must be interested in it. You must have a reason to learn it.
2.Intent to remember
A key factor to remembering is having a positive attitude that you will remember.You should have the attitude that you will learn this now,not wait until later.
3.Basic Background
Your understanding of new materials depends to a great degree on how much you already know about the subject. The more you increase your basic knowledge, the easier it is to build new knowledge on this background.
Controlling the Amount and Form
1.Selectivity
You must determine what is most important and select those parts to study and learn.
Here are some tips in choosing what's important.
a.Look for clues when reading a textbook assignment.Study the summary and review questions before and after you read.
b.During a lecture, listen for verbal clues such as emphasis and repetition. Pay attention to non-verbal clues such as the lecturer's body language
c.Constantly ask yourself,"If I were giving a test on this material, what would I ask?"
2.Meaningful Organization
You can learn and remember better if you can group ideas into some sort of meaningful categories or groups.
We usually remember only five to seven items as a time.If you can organize 25 items into five groups of five you will find it much easier to manage.
Here are some tips when the categories are not obvious.
a.Search the information for something that is personally meaningful to you.
b.Alphabetize the list.
c.Use a mnemonic device. Take the first letter of each item and spell a word or make a sentence. For example to remember the 7 colors of rainbow,use VIBGYOR.
d.If at all possible, do not have more than seven items in any one category.
Strengthening Neural Connections
1.Recitation Saying ideas aloud in your own words is probably the most powerful tool you have to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory.
Recitation works for several reasons:
First, when you know you are going to recite something in your own words, you pay more attention. It forces you to employ the principle of intent to remember.
Second, you get immediate feedback. You know if you are able to explain something in your own words out loud. You understand it.
Third, when you hear something, you have used an entirely different part of the brain.
2.Mental Visualization
Another powerful memory principle is making a mental picture of what needs to be remembered. By visualizing, you use an entirely different part of the brain than you did by reading or listening.
3.Association
Memory is increased when facts to be learned are associated with something familiar to you.
By recalling something you already know and making a link to the "brain file" that contains that information, you should be able to remember new information more efficiently.
Giving Time For Connections to Set
1.Consolidation Your brain must have time for new information to soak in. When you make a list or review your notes right after class, you are using the principle of consolidation.
a.Taking notes in class
b.Asking questions in class
c.Reviewing Notes
d.Stopping after each paragraph you read and writing a question in the margin which identifies what the paragraph is about
e.Visualizing
f.Reciting
g.Designing practice tests
2.Distributed Practice
A series of shorter study sessions distributed over several days is preferable to fewer but longer study sessions.
a.Take 10 minute breaks after each hour of study and review what you just learned before you begin again
b.Have a scheduled time to study each subject.
c.Make use of daylight hours and time that you normally waste.
d.Mark each paragraph of your text book with a question or label.(This way you can read bits and pieces and put them together when you've finished.)
e.Study immediately before and after classes .
Next article on types of memory and how they work
1.Interest In order to remember something thoroughly, you must be interested in it. You must have a reason to learn it.
2.Intent to remember
A key factor to remembering is having a positive attitude that you will remember.You should have the attitude that you will learn this now,not wait until later.
3.Basic Background
Your understanding of new materials depends to a great degree on how much you already know about the subject. The more you increase your basic knowledge, the easier it is to build new knowledge on this background.
Controlling the Amount and Form
1.Selectivity
You must determine what is most important and select those parts to study and learn.
Here are some tips in choosing what's important.
a.Look for clues when reading a textbook assignment.Study the summary and review questions before and after you read.
b.During a lecture, listen for verbal clues such as emphasis and repetition. Pay attention to non-verbal clues such as the lecturer's body language
c.Constantly ask yourself,"If I were giving a test on this material, what would I ask?"
2.Meaningful Organization
You can learn and remember better if you can group ideas into some sort of meaningful categories or groups.
We usually remember only five to seven items as a time.If you can organize 25 items into five groups of five you will find it much easier to manage.
Here are some tips when the categories are not obvious.
a.Search the information for something that is personally meaningful to you.
b.Alphabetize the list.
c.Use a mnemonic device. Take the first letter of each item and spell a word or make a sentence. For example to remember the 7 colors of rainbow,use VIBGYOR.
d.If at all possible, do not have more than seven items in any one category.
Strengthening Neural Connections
1.Recitation Saying ideas aloud in your own words is probably the most powerful tool you have to transfer information from short-term to long-term memory.
Recitation works for several reasons:
First, when you know you are going to recite something in your own words, you pay more attention. It forces you to employ the principle of intent to remember.
Second, you get immediate feedback. You know if you are able to explain something in your own words out loud. You understand it.
Third, when you hear something, you have used an entirely different part of the brain.
2.Mental Visualization
Another powerful memory principle is making a mental picture of what needs to be remembered. By visualizing, you use an entirely different part of the brain than you did by reading or listening.
3.Association
Memory is increased when facts to be learned are associated with something familiar to you.
By recalling something you already know and making a link to the "brain file" that contains that information, you should be able to remember new information more efficiently.
Giving Time For Connections to Set
1.Consolidation Your brain must have time for new information to soak in. When you make a list or review your notes right after class, you are using the principle of consolidation.
a.Taking notes in class
b.Asking questions in class
c.Reviewing Notes
d.Stopping after each paragraph you read and writing a question in the margin which identifies what the paragraph is about
e.Visualizing
f.Reciting
g.Designing practice tests
2.Distributed Practice
A series of shorter study sessions distributed over several days is preferable to fewer but longer study sessions.
a.Take 10 minute breaks after each hour of study and review what you just learned before you begin again
b.Have a scheduled time to study each subject.
c.Make use of daylight hours and time that you normally waste.
d.Mark each paragraph of your text book with a question or label.(This way you can read bits and pieces and put them together when you've finished.)
e.Study immediately before and after classes .
Next article on types of memory and how they work
Relevent anatomy
Brain is concerned with all types of memory and memory related problems
Our brain is divided into cerebrum,cerebellum,medulla and pons.
Out of these parts only cerebrum is associated with memory.
The cerebrum has two hemispheres right and the left connected by corpus callosum .
The right part of the brain controlls the left part of the body and vice versa.
Right and the left hemispheres have their own functions which can be co-ordinated by the information super highway, corpus callosum
Our brain is divided into cerebrum,cerebellum,medulla and pons.
Out of these parts only cerebrum is associated with memory.
The cerebrum has two hemispheres right and the left connected by corpus callosum .
The right part of the brain controlls the left part of the body and vice versa.
Right and the left hemispheres have their own functions which can be co-ordinated by the information super highway, corpus callosum
Inroduction
I was more than astonished when i saw our pre exam counsellor remembered a set of 100 words without much effort.I was desperate to learn how he did it...I stacked books and surfed net regularly to get to his level...
At last it paid off and now I am sure i can remember much more than those 100 words...I can remember phone numbers,years of historic events and also perform some marvellous feats with cards.
I share my ideas here...Please leave some comments and share your ideas about the topic.
At last it paid off and now I am sure i can remember much more than those 100 words...I can remember phone numbers,years of historic events and also perform some marvellous feats with cards.
I share my ideas here...Please leave some comments and share your ideas about the topic.
