Memory Improvement Techniques - 80 described in detail plus when to use them
Memletics makes use of more than 80 memory and learning techniques. Better yet,
it provides a system that shows you how and when to use each technique.
Here's how Memletics helps you use memory techniques more effectively for learning and memorizing information:
Techniques are organized into a system that
helps you use the right techniques for the material you are learning.
A unique feature is the technique
selection matrix. You can use this to match the material you are
learning to techniques that can help.
Rather than just a collection of tips and techniques, Memletics is an
integrated learning system. It shows you when and how to use each
strategy or technique. This is often the largest barrier with many
techniques - knowing when to use them as much as how to use them.
This is especially true for basic mnemonics, affirmations and
visualization.
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.
All the techniques are together in one manual, cross referenced with
an index so you can find them easily. It also includes information on what to do when
some techniques don't work as well as you expect.
Made available in 2003, Memletics incorporates research in human
performance and technology. You'll find some techniques you haven't seen before.
Techniques included
Below you'll gain an idea of just how many techniques
Memletics includes. Rather than just being a big collection of
techniques though, the techniques are arranged according to the appropriate
stage of learning. Even after using a few of these you'll see a definite improvement in your memory and learning skills. Let's take a look at the techniques included in Memletics.
Memletic State
Example relaxation techniques
Concentration techniques
Memletic Process
Locate Step
Intelligent note taking
Intelligent highlighting and marking
General exploration
High altitude view
Deeper level
Branch wider
Abstractions
Bottom up
Questions3
Visual exploration
Diagrams, graphs, and sketches
Mind maps
Systems diagrams
Visualization
Aural exploration
Sound focus
Record sounds
Verbal exploration
Lectures and discussions
Dramatic reading
Express and summarize aloud
Write and rewrite
Write articles
Write summaries
Record
Physical exploration
Walk about
Get hands-on
Role-playing
Index cards & Post-It notes
Tick it off
Logical exploration
Logic analysis - OSAID
Logic trees
Play with numbers
Social exploration
Group learning
Study buddy
Opposite view
Role-play
Involve others
Solitary exploration
Reaction notes
Learning journal or log
People exploration
Make up your own mind
Arrange Step
Knowledge type & use analysis
Technique Selection Matrix
Reinforce Step
Spaced repetition
Refresh review technique
Effective repetition tips
Enquire Step
Review log
Assertions list
Immediate feedback
Reduced immediate feedback
Lesson reviews, formal reviews, system reviews
Five Whys (and Five W's)
This table is just part of the system that helps you choose the right techniques to use.
Memletic Techniques
Associate
General association
First letter mnemonics
Acrostic mnemonics
Linked lists
Peg words
Peg events
Mental journey or story
Roman Rooms
Chunking
Visualize
General visualization
Creative visualization
Mental rehearsal
Strengthening techniques
Verbalize
General verbalization
Assertions
Mental firewall
Scripting
Simulate
Basic simulation
PC simulation
Advanced simulation
Role-playing
Perform
Three stage skill learning
Part task training
Performance variation
Overlearning
Shunt
Anchoring
Repeat
Rote learning
Flashcards
Scheduled review
Programmed Repetition
Memletic Styles
This part provides information on each learning style, including a
summary of which techniques each style tends to use more often. You can use
this to help adapt your choice of styles (and explore new ones too - it's
all good for the brain!).
There's also a learning styles questionnaire to help you determine your
dominant and secondary learning styles.
Memletic Approach Chapter
This part has less focus on techniques and more focus on activities to
help you set and achieve your learning goals.
Challenges
The Memletics Manual includes a chapter on learning challenges. It includes these techniques:
Motivation checklist - with potential actions
Disassociation technique
Seventy by seven
Assumption buster
Summary
As you can see, there is a wide range of techniques in Memletics. It isn't
just a collection of various techniques though. It's an
organized and integrated system for achieving any learning goal. It provides
you with a clear understanding of the right time to use each of the
techniques. You'll also find techniques in Memletics that you've
never seen before.
Join the rest of us who are already using Memletics to learn faster
and more accurately than ever before - start using Memletics today.