Mnemonics - use them correctly and 80 more memory techniques
Basic mnemonics may be your first experience with memory techniques.
Good news - there are many more available! If you want to use memory
techniques to help you memorize information and learn faster, read on...
Memletics provides information on basic
mnemonics such as:
- A description of the basic techniques -
first letter (acronym) mnemonics, acrostic mnemonics, and combination
mnemonics.
- Examples of how to use mnemonics, including examples for photography,
flying and checklists.
Basic mnemonics are a simple association
technique though. Memletics
includes a detailed description of association as well as many more
association techniques, such as:
- Linked lists. Linking together lists of information. These can be more useful when
the information does not fall neatly into an acronym.
- Peg words. Link
information to specific placeholders in your memory. This is a more
powerful technique for remembering much more information as well as
numerical data.
- Mental journey or story. Instead of linking information to letters or words, link it
to a familiar journey or a "mental story." For skills and procedures,
these can often work better than mnemonics.
- Roman Rooms. Link information to a mental image of rooms in
your home or another building. Using this technique you can create
elaborate strutures to memorize large amounts of information.
This table is just part of the system that helps you
choose the right techniques to use. |
Memletics doesn't stop there. If you are
serious about using memory
techniques for your learning, you also need to know about the other 5
categories of memory techniques (all described in detail in Memletics).
These categories are visualize, verbalize, simulate, perform and repeat. For
example:
- Using visualization
you can significantly increase the effectiveness of mnemonics,
association and many other techniques.
- Assertions can help
you change behaviors and self-talk which may be interfering with your ability to
remember.
- Effective repetition techniques can significantly
improve your recall of mnemonics. For example, researchers can increase
memory retention in a simple experiment from 15 minutes to 21 days,
just by changing how repetition is used! Memletics shows you how to use
the sample principles in your own learning.
In total, there are over 80 memory and learning techniques described in detail
in Memletics. In addition, Memletics provides tools to help you choose the right
techniques for the material you are learning. For example, the technique
selection matrix, shown on the right, is just one part of the system.
Lastly, memory techniques are only part of what you need to help
accelerate your learning. Memletics provides four other major areas
(state, process, styles and approach) that are just as important as memory techniques for better
learning.
To see more specific information on Memletics and memory techniques,
see the Memory
Improvement Techniques page. Otherwise, explore more of Memletics using the links provided.
Where to go now...
- If want to learn more about the Memletics
Manual, the only reference for Memletic learning, go to the
Memletics Manual Home Page or
order now.
- If you'd like to explore Memletics further, use the links at the top
right of this page.
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