1. CJ 100 Unit #3 Memory and Study Skills
Bill Forbes, Prof.

2. Unit #3
LASSI Assessment
Discussion – Memory
Quiz
Seminar

3. Question?
How have the expectations of others affected your decisions about your programs and education?

4. Motivation In a slump? Focus upon one goal; then set another
Actively search for inspiration
Get excited!
Build anticipation toward a future goal date
Advertise your goal

5. Motivation In a slump? Think about your goals daily
What progress have you made/are you making?
Find support systems
Realize there are ups and downs
Persist!
Build upon small successes
Positive thought

6. Question?
Have you ever learned from those with whom you work (or live with) like Mr. Peterson did? Who was the person and what did you learn?

8. Positive Influences People Places Things Be positive to others!
Avoid the negative people, seek out the positive ones
Places
Consider studying in an environment you enjoy
Things
Read positive news sources
Be positive to others!
Control your own thoughts and actions
Don’t be a victim

9. Why is it important to celebrate your success?
Question?
Why is it important to celebrate your success?

10. Celebrating your success
Benefits
• Builds loyalty to the outcome of your goal or desire • Increases your positive motivation • Pumps up inner confidence and develops a hopeful attitude • Nurtures a growing belief that you can have what you most want • Reinforces your desired behaviors • Helps you stay positively focused despite short-term setbacks • Allows you time to review what got you to
where you are now Source:

11. Question?
What is your favorite “study environment”, if you have one (if not, what is your ideal study environment?)? Why does it work well for you?

12. IMPORTANT FACT…
Your unique study environment needs are important to your success when studying!

13. Study Environments Very individualized Type “A” Type “B”
Requires complete quiet
No internal distractions (hunger, daydreaming, pain, etc.)
No external distractions (noise, t.v., radio, children)
Type “B”
Benefits from external noise
Music (with or without lyrics?)
NOTE: still requires no internal distractions

14. Now, about MEMORY Everyone remembers AND forgets information
The senses help us take in information
With very little effort, you can remember some information
With rehearsal (study), you can remember a great deal of information

15. Now, about MEMORY Without use, information is forgotten
Information needs to be “filed”
Information must have a retrieval system
Mnemonic devices, repetition, association, and rehearsal help with storage and retrieval

16. Question?
How does visualizing help solidify information into long-term memory? What is an example of how can incorporate visualization into your studies?

17. Visual-Spatial Learners
Visual-spatial learners think in pictures rather than in words. They learn better visually than auditorally. They learn all-at-once, and when the light bulb goes on, the learning is permanent.
They do not learn from repetition and drill. They are whole-part learners who need to see the big picture first before they learn the details.
Source:

18. Tips for Visual Learners
May actually learn better through computer screens (more dynamic, colorful)
Remember pictures better (find pictures that fit, or form or create your own [doodle])
Paraphrase your readings (helps stimulate visualization)
Seek video material
Search YouTube, Google Video, TeacherTube,

19. VCR3 AND MEMORY V… Visualizing C… Concentrating R… Relating
R… Repeating
R… Reviewing

20. Question?
What is the difference between “knowing” and “memorizing”?

21. STAGES OF MEMORY
Sensory
Working
(or Short-Term)
Long-Term

22. SENSORY MEMORY Stores information from the five senses
Lasts 1–3 seconds only
Very large capacity
Concentrating on information moves it to short-term memory

23. WORKING OR SHORT-TERM MEMORY
Short duration
Holds 5–9 pieces of information
Rehearsing information moves it to long-term memory

24. LONG-TERM MEMORY Stores a large amount of information
Like files on a computer disk
Consists of information you have:
Heard often
Used often
Deemed necessary

25. MEMORY HELPERS Proper sleep Proper nutrition / diet Exercise
Mental exercises such as crossword puzzles, brain teasers, name games, etc…
A positive mindset
The proper environment
Scheduled study breaks
Repetition and visualization

26. MEMORY HINDRANCES Internal and external distractions Alcohol Drugs
Stress
Closed mindedness (tuning out things you don’t like)
Inability to distinguish important facts from unimportant facts

27. KNOWING VS. MEMORIZING Knowing Memorizing Making a personal commitment
Energy and a positive attitude
You “own” the information
Memorizing
Rote rehearsal
Quickly lost or forgotten

28. OWNING THE MATERIAL Can I relate x to y?
Can I illustrate how x does y?
Can I compare and contrast x to y?
Can I apply x to y in the real world?
Can I distinguish x from y?

29. OWNING THE MATERIAL Can I define, identify, name, and describe x?
Can I solve the problem of x?
Can I rearrange x to make it work with y?
Can I support the theory of x and y?
Can I defend my knowledge of x or y?

30. Question?
Which of the mnemonic devices listed in the Ready, Set, Go section of Chapter 7 have you found to be most helpful in your studying, and why (provide an example if you can)?

31. MEMORY STRATEGIES SQ3R reading technique Mnemonic devices
Cooperative learning

32. SQ3R METHOD S—Scan the chapter Q—Develop questions from headings
R—Read the chapter
R—Recite the information read
R—Review the chapter

33. MNEMONICS
Jingles or rhymes
Sentences
Words
Story lines
Acronyms
Pegs

34. Acronyms HOMES BRASS NEWS ROY G. BIV
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior (Great Lakes)
BRASS
Breath, Relax, Aim, Sight, Squeeze (how to shoot a rifle)
NEWS
North, East, West, South (compass points)
ROY G. BIV
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet (colors of the spectrum)

35. Character Illustration by Christian O’Brien

36. COOPERATIVE LEARNING Questioning Comparing Drilling Brainstorming
Sharing
Mapping

37. CHAPTER REFLECTION Study the hardest material first
Review your class and text notes
Use mnemonics
Take short breaks every 30 minutes
Study in a bright and cool setting
Have a healthy snack
Approach the material several ways

38. Unit #4 Seminar (Next Week)
Next week we’ll discuss research and the KU Library
Any questions?
If you don’t have any questions, I’m wrapping up seminar, so feel free to depart
Thank you very much for your input into the seminar!
Have a wonderful week!