How to Memorize

Short Term Memory

Long Term Memory

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The Learning Pyramid.

Lecture

Reading

Audio/Visual

Demonstration

Discussion Group

50%

30%

20%

10%

5%

Practice by Doing

Teach Others

Knowledge Retention Rates

75%

90%

PassiveLearning

ParticipatoryLearning

3

4

7

6

2

5

Dont Jump to Memorization

Know your Subext

Write it Out

Read it Out Loud

Record Yourself

Role Play with Partner

Mind Palace

how to memorize

1

7 steps

Art of Recollection

20-20-20 Rule

Practice Before Sleep

Rehearsal Enviornment

Movement

The Rule of 7 (chunking)

Test Yourself

Prescribes going over the details of a presentation for 20 minutes, then repeating the same material twice more. If material is not repeated within 30 minutes, it is not encoded into long-term memory

Multiple studies show that studying before bedtime is the best for effective recall. It seems the close proximity between acquisition and consolidation of information is what makes this so efficient

Rehearse at different times of the day, with different noise levels, temperatures, rooms, etc.

Exercise increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that is often described as fertilizer for the brain. This gives the brain the ability to absorb, process, and remember information.

The testing effect suggests long-term memory is increased when part of the learning period is devoted to retrieving information from memory.

At any given time, the working memory can hold about 7 bits of information, give or take.