PsyPanacea - Oct 2012

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Kristen Pereira

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Dear Panacea,

I've always had terrible memory. I really want to do well at school, can you suggest ways to improve my memory?

-Missing Memory

Dear Missing Memory,

Students always use different memory techniques to help them get through school life. A student might find one technique better than the other, so I would suggest trying them all. You might have heard before that we are all different kinds of learners. We are all eitheraudio, visual or kinesthetic learners (there are other categories), and some students are a combination of these too. Consequently, there are different memory techniques more suited for audio, visual kinesthetic learners.

Audio:

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• Say it aloud
• Do your homework over a phone
• Discuss with other students in groups
• Ask questions so you can hear the answers
• If you can, use cassettes or voice recordings and listen to them (for extra effect, try using the dominant ear)
• Tape your lessons for later playback
• Talk and walk while studying
• Try rhyming or turning your notes into songs
• Say your mnemonics out loud
• Listen without taking notes first, you can copy from others lately
• Use background music to help you study

Visual:

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• Write in a revision notebook. Write it over and over again
• Write keywords or make charts or cue cards. You could even hang these over your room so you can frequently review them
• Try drawing your ideas out
• Write in different colours. Make your notes visually appealing. The extra time it takes, will definitelypay off
• Keep your notes neat. Use tables, graphs, chart, photos, etc
• Colour coders!
• Mnemonics- write them out
• If you can’t concentrate, create background visual distractors (working in front of the TV, etc)

Kinesthetic:

• Experience what you’re learning by creating real life situations
• Use a hands-on approach to learning
• Underline or highlight your keywords
• Copy your notes over and over, make them neat
• Take notes during class to help you concentrate
• Doodles!
• Walk and talk / talk and exercise/ walk and read to help you study
• Make a rhythm with your hands/ feet while studying
• Make charts, diagrams etc, more than one time
• Trace and re-trace keywords with your finger or a highlighter

You can use this base and do more research or take a genuine test to find out what kind of learner you are first. Hope these help!

References :
Overview of learning styles. (n.d.). Learning Styles Online.com - including a free inventory. Retrieved September 30, 2012, from http://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/ Geography Internet . (n.d.). Staffordshite Learning Net. Retrieved September 29, 2012, from http://www.sln.org.uk/geography/