|  | | | |  Developing your memory
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| | Many students have problems remembering and using what they have learned. Look at these comments from learners on memory and how to improve it. |
| | Learners' experiences
"I've got a memory like a sieve! I can't remember a thing! I was really relieved when I finally got to college and the exam system changed to continuous assessment!"
Mohsina Jilani, Pakistan "I've trained my memory! When I want to revise for an exam, I visualise a long white tunnel with all the key topics and vocabulary written on the side of it. During the exam, in my mind, I walk down this corridor and can simply bring up all the information I need to remember."
Michael Tunde, Nigeria |
| Learning Style Check!
We all have problems with our memory from time to time. Work out how you can improve yours by asking yourself the following questions. - How do you like to learn and how do you remember new information and ideas?
- Do you think you have a good or a bad memory, and is there any special reason for this?
- Have you ever thought about what techniques - if any - you use to help you actively remember?
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| Learn it! - 3 tips - Make clear, concise notes when you are listening in class or to a lecture. Write down only what is important, interesting or useful to you.
- Make mind-maps or spidergrams - whatever will help clarify the facts and make them easier to understand. To do this, write the topic in the middle of the page, then draw lines leading away from it around the page which point to sub-topics. Draw lines off these to indicate further sub-topics, so it begins to look like a spider's web. Rewriting the information helps clarify and establish things in your mind.
- Write condensed notes or cards and put them where you can see them - on your kitchen cupboards or on your bedroom wall - as looking at things over and over again will help you remember them. Alternatively, you can write the words you want to remember in a notebook and then look at these whenever you have a spare moment.
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