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October 2000
Memorization Tips: More general tips
The following information was taken from the "Memory and related learning principles" page
posted by Intelegen Inc. This site contains information about memory and how it works:
"The Principle of Over learning."
"After you have recited a lesson long enough to say it perfectly, if you
continue reciting it a few times more, you will over learn it. A well known
psychologist and researcher, Ebbinghaus, has reported that each additional
recitation (after you really know the material) engraves the mental trace
deeper and deeper, thus establishing a base for long-term retention. For many
people over learning is difficult to practice because, by the time they achieve
bare mastery, there is little time left and they are eager to drop the subject
and go on to something else. But reciting the material even just one more time
significantly increases retention, so try to remember this and utilize the
technique when you can."
"The Principle of Recitation"
"There is no principle that is more important or more effective than
recitation for transferring material from the short-term memory to the
long-term memory. For one thing, you are obviously in the process of
repeating the information. Recitation can take several forms -- thinking
about it, writing it out, or saying it out loud. "Thinking about it" is
potentially the least effective because it gives us the least amount of
reinforcement since writing or speaking involve more electrical muscle
movement messages to the brain which are known to increase mental response
and recording. Vocal, "out loud" recitation is usually the most effective
single technique for review because it employs more of the senses than
any other review technique (utilizing both auditory and vocal senses.) If,
for example, when reviewing your notes immediately after class the
reviewing is done by vocal recitation, you will not only be consolidating
the new information but also strengthening the neural traces made to
your brain."
(Note: Reference to this site is being made simply to point out the information
contained there. SoftLore, LLC does not have an affiliation with this site, or
any other site that we refer to in our "Memorization Tips", nor does this
reference imply an endorsement of any products, services, or theories associated
with the site)
Do you have some favorite tips and techniques for memorizing? Please
feel free to share them with us.
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