topic 5 : MEMORY, LEARNING AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

Memory, improving concentration and reading system

In this topic, memory, concentration and reading system are focusing to.

MEMORY AND LEARNING

In exam, students need is effective study plan, study strategies and a good memory. Information is learned and understand the needs of using various kinds of active learning, retaining, and using the information and hence, indicates how one learns, remembers, forgets. That things students need to understand how it works.

Information processing have three things.

1. Sensory memory

It`s also known as the sensory registers. All of our senses are really busy for all time. All of that are hundreds of stimuli each moments and most of the moments are not important and easy for being forgotten.

2. Short-term memory

In this memory, it has two components: immediate memory and working memory. 

Immediate memory is related to the concept of consciousness. Immediate memory is like an small desk, in one hour study session you may work on several tasks at your desk. Your desk is very small and you will put another things on your desk away. It just same like immediate memory.

Working memory is the place for the information to hold on and get it into your long-term.

3. Long-term

Once material has been processed in working memory. It can be moved into long-term memory. Long-term memory has an almost unlimited capacity.

MEMORY STRATEGIES

Retrieval and forgetting

1. Never really learned it

2. Not understand the information

3. Cramming

4. Stored with too few cues

5. Interference

6. Test anxiety

     General memory strategies

1. Spaced practice

2. Break task down

3. Repetition

4. Overlearning

Specific memory strategies

1. Rehearsal strategies

2. Elaboration strategies

-associations: acronyms or catchwords

How to create catchwords

 Example:

1. Actual remains

2. Petrified

3. Imprint

4. Molds and casts

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED CONCENTRATION

1.  Lack of attention

2.  Lack of interest

3.  Lack of motivation

4.  Distraction from others

5.  Uncomfortable environment

6.  Physiological matters – illness, tiredness

7.  Psychological matters – personal problems, worries, anxieties

READING SYSTEM

-SQ3R

1. survey

2. questions

3. read

4. recite

5. review