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MORE MEMORY TIPS
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- FILL IN BLANKS
- Make your own flash cards by writing “ fill in the blank” statements on the front of index cards and answer on the back.
- Or do the same with a hand- held tape recorder: Make recorded questions, pauses for answers, then recorded answers.
- SEVEN IS THE MAGIC NUMBER. Repeat difficult information seven times a day for seven days. OR Create seven index cards with the word or fact written on them. Tape the cards in places where you go frequently (i.e., mirror, fridge, etc,), then forget about them. After two weeks you will subliminally absorb the information.
- REVEAL
- During review cover up the text below heading and try to remember what’s next.
- This method works well with your notes, outlines and Quick Study charts.
- KEY IDEAS
- Highlight them in your textbooks and outlines
- Give extra attention to words or phases in bold
- Make up acronyms or mnemonics to recall
(i.e. GIGO = garbage in; garbage out) or (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally = parentheses first, then exponents, then multiplication, division, addition and subtraction)
- MAPPING
- Make a mental image of your noted, outlines, color-coded Quick Study charts, etc. and where facts are located on them in relations to other topics. These images (fact maps) and their data can be recalled during tests.
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