PRINCIPLES OF MEMORY.

MEMORY PRINCIPLE WHEN TO DO THIS WHY THIS PRINCIPLEIS IMPORTANT 1. Intend to remember/learn.Before beginning study Your intention is crucial. If you don’t activelyplantoremember something, you won’tremember it very well. 2. Get an "overview" of the task.Whenever you begin a new learning project Getting a preview of the whole process you’re trying to learn will help you later as you read, practice, etc. You’ll be able to fill in details of each part if youstart with a simplified version of the whole task first. 3. Review immediately after learning.At the end of each study session Most forgetting takes place immediately after learning occurs--not two hours or twodays later. Therefore, review immediately, even if just for a few minutes. 4. Learnactively.Always Most learning time should be actively self-testing andpractice rather than passively re-reading. Expose as many sensesas possible to the material--read it, hear it, visualize it, etc. 5. Use an hour or two.When you’re trying toread a whole chapter Complex learning such as understanding new relationships learning how to solve aproblem requires longer periodsof time for efficient learning. 6. Use two to five minutes.When you have a simple mechanical task or rote-memorization Simple tasks and especially anything you have to memorize task are better learned in short, frequent practice sessions ratherthan an hour or two. 7. Practice what you have learned.In between the time youfirst learn something andthe time you’re tested onit Most forgetting takes place because people haven’t periodically practiced or reviewedwhat they learned. 8. Learn in an organized way.Always You’ll remember much more when you have asystematic, orderly view of whatyou have learned. If you havestudied facts as isolated eventswithout seeing relationshipsbetween them, then you will forget more quickly. 9. Set and understand the goals/objectives for your study session.At the beginning of any learning or retrieving session This gives you a purpose and acomplete overview of each studysession, and it will help youbecome a more systematic andorganized learner.