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 Developing
your memory
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students have problems remembering and using what they have
learned. Look at these comments from learners on memory and
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Learners'
experiences
"I've got a memory like a sieve! I can't remember
a thing! I was really relieved when I finally got to college
and the exam system changed to continuous assessment!"
Mohsina
Jilani, Pakistan
"I've
trained my memory! When I want to revise for an exam,
I visualise a long white tunnel with all the key topics
and vocabulary written on the side of it. During the exam,
in my mind, I walk down this corridor and can simply bring
up all the information I need to remember."
Michael
Tunde, Nigeria
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Learning Style Check!
We
all have problems with our memory from time to time. Work
out how you can improve yours by asking yourself the following
questions.
- How
do you like to learn and how do you remember new information
and ideas?
- Do
you think you have a good or a bad memory, and is
there any special reason for this?
- Have
you ever thought about what techniques - if any -
you use to help you actively remember?
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Learn
it! - 3 tips
- Make
clear, concise notes when you are listening in class or
to a lecture. Write down only what is important, interesting
or useful to you.
- Make
mind-maps or spidergrams - whatever will help clarify
the facts and make them easier to understand. To do this,
write the topic in the middle of the page, then draw lines
leading away from it around the page which point to sub-topics.
Draw lines off these to indicate further sub-topics, so
it begins to look like a spider's web. Rewriting the information
helps clarify and establish things in your mind.
- Write
condensed notes or cards and put them where you can see
them - on your kitchen cupboards or on your bedroom wall
- as looking at things over and over again will help you
remember them. Alternatively, you can write the words
you want to remember in a notebook and then look at these
whenever you have a spare moment.
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