MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION - BY MISS NURUL INFAZA TALALAH BINTI RAMLI

J UNDERSTANDING MEMORY PROCESS J

☆WHAT IS MEMORY?☆

- Ability of an individual to encode, store and retrieve information

☆WHAT IS BRAIN?☆

- An organ is human or animal body that serves as the central nervous system

- More than 100billion that communicate with trillions of connections called synapses

Do you know how much of the information that we could get when we do these?

Lecturesà 5%

Readingà 10%Audio visualà 20%

Demonstrationà 30%

Discussionà 50%

Practiceà 75%

Teaching othersà 90%

There are 3 types of memory :-

☆SENSORY MEMORY☆

-Sensory memory is the shortest-term element of memory. It is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

☆SHORT TERM MEMORY☆

- Short term memory is the capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. 

☆LONG TERM MEMORY☆

- Long term memory is the type of memory responsible for the storage of information for an extended period of time.

ACTUALLY, WHY DO WE FORGET ?

• ·         Distraction
• ·         Focus
• ·         Time factor

HOW TO ENSURE US TO EASILY REMEMBER ?

•            Repetition

          (read the books or article that contains the information many times)

•    Rehearsal

          (do exercises or handouts given by the teachers or lecturers after we have done reading all the information. Past year questions are also recommended)

J MEMORY STRATEGIES J

There are many ways of how we want to remember or memorise any information such as :-

o   Storytelling / Discussion

o   Acronyms

o   Pocket notes

o   Flash cards

o   Mind-mapping

o   Songs / Poem

☆HOW TO IMPROVE STRATEGY?☆

1. MASSED PRACTICE

- compressed everything at one time

- not recommendable as students wont have enough time to understand, stressful

- example: last-minute study

2. SPACED PRACTICE

- involves space time over some period of time for studying

- allows enough time for information to consolidate in Long Term Memory

- recommendable and the most effective

3. REHEARSAL STRATEGIES

- practicing material

- example: handouts, exercise, past year question

- involves repetition

4. ELABORATION STRATEGIES

-there are many ways such as:-

a. acronyms or catchphrase

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word

b. acrostics

a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.

c.mnemonic

a system such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something

d. images

use images that contains info and uses a colourful image to enhance memories

☆CAUSES OF POOR CONCENTRATION☆

. Lack of attention

. Lack in motivation

. Lack of interest

. Distraction from others

. Uncomfortable environment

. Psychological matters (personal, worries, anxiety)

. Physiological matters (illness, tiredness)

. Uncomfortable environment (heat, cold)

USE SQ3R. BUT, WHAT IS SQ3R THOUGH?

SURVEY  : browse through

QUESTION : make questions for your own

READ : read back in details

RECITE : read again while making notes

REVIEW :  remember the important information