Memorize
from general to specific
Study the big picture, then learn the details. Learning and
memorization are like a funnel,
the process is not very effective when the small end is at
the top.
Cramming
does not work!
Cramming for an exam only commits the information to your short
term memory. You will
forget what you never really learned.
Four
basic reasons why we forget pieces of information
1. Don't use the information
2. Confuse it with other information
3. Decide the information does not match what you already believe
4. Never really learned the information in the first place
Keys
to remembering
1. Be interested. Pay attention. Consciously choose to remember.
Establish need to remember.
2. Visualize. Picture in your mind what you wish to remember.
3. Relate. Relate and form associations between the new ideas
and information you wish t o remember and information, ideas,
persons, things, etc. that you already know.
4. Repeat. Even though something is initially learned it will
more than likely be forgotten if not over learned. Be sure to
repeat information in your own words.
