Memeory powerpoint

Preparation for exams

Today’s learning objective is:Today’s learning objective is:

To enable you to understand how your To enable you to understand how your memory works in order to help you revise memory works in order to help you revise

for the exams. for the exams.

Today… You are going to learn how to use your memory. You are going to learn how to use your memory.

70% of what you learn in a day is gone within 24 70% of what you learn in a day is gone within 24 hours unless you intend to remember and practise hours unless you intend to remember and practise it. it.

To improve your memory you need to create To improve your memory you need to create associations between things and stronger pathways associations between things and stronger pathways from your senses to the information that you need from your senses to the information that you need to remember. to remember.

The 3 types of memory Immediate MemoryImmediate Memory This holds information for a few This holds information for a few

seconds and passes it to your short term memory.seconds and passes it to your short term memory. Short Term (or Working Memory)Short Term (or Working Memory) This can hold about 7 This can hold about 7

items at a time. If information is not rehearsed immediately items at a time. If information is not rehearsed immediately or seen in your head, it will be forgotten in 30 seconds. It or seen in your head, it will be forgotten in 30 seconds. It sifts, rejects and selects information to go into the long term sifts, rejects and selects information to go into the long term memory.memory.

Long Term Memory Long Term Memory This is the storage system which holds This is the storage system which holds millions of pieces of data. You have several long term millions of pieces of data. You have several long term memories – including a visual memory for what you see, an memories – including a visual memory for what you see, an auditory memory for what you hear and a motor memory for auditory memory for what you hear and a motor memory for what you do.what you do.

Testing the memory types. What was the last word on the previous slide?What was the last word on the previous slide? What was the last word that you wrote in your book, What was the last word that you wrote in your book,

(without looking!)(without looking!) What was the last sound that you heard before you left What was the last sound that you heard before you left

the house this morning?the house this morning? What colour is your front door?What colour is your front door? What does your mother look like?What does your mother look like? What is your favourite song at the moment and how What is your favourite song at the moment and how

does it go?does it go? How do you brush your teeth? Mime the process. How do you brush your teeth? Mime the process.

How you learn

As you know, people learn in different As you know, people learn in different ways. Some of you are:ways. Some of you are:

VisualVisual

AuditoryAuditory

KinaestheticKinaesthetic

VAK

Do you know how you learn best?Do you know how you learn best?

The visual test…

You have 45 seconds to study the following You have 45 seconds to study the following images, you will then have a further 45 images, you will then have a further 45 seconds to write down as many as you can seconds to write down as many as you can remember. Good luck!…..remember. Good luck!…..

Go!

How many did you get right? ArmchairArmchair KettleKettle SwanSwan CheeseCheese WatermelonWatermelon Football bootFootball boot ScissorsScissors DiceDice SunshineSunshine Baby’s bottleBaby’s bottle TableTable LionLion HeartHeart ButterflyButterfly TelephoneTelephone ScalesScales ChurchChurch Question markQuestion mark DinosaurDinosaur StaplerStapler Dog in kennelDog in kennel GuitarGuitar PencilPencil Frog Frog Theatre masksTheatre masks Moon & starsMoon & stars FlowerFlower BananasBananas

What could you do to improve how you What could you do to improve how you remember things?remember things?

Some ways of remembering…

Link items together to form a story. The Link items together to form a story. The more bizarre the story, the better chance more bizarre the story, the better chance you have of remembering it! For example, you have of remembering it! For example, “Once upon a time there was a SWAN who “Once upon a time there was a SWAN who lived in a CHURCH and ate nothing but lived in a CHURCH and ate nothing but BANANAS and CHEESE. He liked to play BANANAS and CHEESE. He liked to play a PINK GUITAR to his friend THE LION a PINK GUITAR to his friend THE LION who lived on the MOON. who lived on the MOON.


If you are a kinaesthetic learner you could If you are a kinaesthetic learner you could remember items as a journey. E.g. I left B remember items as a journey. E.g. I left B block and met a LION who was eating a block and met a LION who was eating a BANANA. When I got to A block there BANANA. When I got to A block there was a PINK GUITAR hanging in the was a PINK GUITAR hanging in the doorway. I sped past the BIG GREEN doorway. I sped past the BIG GREEN ARMCHAIR and climbed the stairs to A12, ARMCHAIR and climbed the stairs to A12, nearly hitting the SUN and MOON.nearly hitting the SUN and MOON.


Imagine that you are holding Imagine that you are holding items/information all over your body. items/information all over your body.


Sort items into categories. E.g. Sort items into categories. E.g. AnimalsAnimals Food & DrinkFood & DrinkLionLion BananasBananasSwanSwan TeaTeaButterfly Butterfly WatermelonWatermelonFrogFrog CheeseCheeseDinosaurDinosaur


Use mnemonics. This is when you make a Use mnemonics. This is when you make a word or phrase out of things that you have word or phrase out of things that you have to remember: e.g to remember: e.g

Richard Of York Gave Battle In VainRichard Of York Gave Battle In Vain


Use mind maps!! The best way to Use mind maps!! The best way to remember and set out lots of information is remember and set out lots of information is by drawing it! Make your map colourful by drawing it! Make your map colourful and bold and stick it somewhere you will and bold and stick it somewhere you will see it a lot. (The back of the toilet door is a see it a lot. (The back of the toilet door is a good place!) good place!)

So now…

We need to think of some topics that you We need to think of some topics that you need to revise for the SATs. E.g. the plot of need to revise for the SATs. E.g. the plot of Macbeth or the writing triplets. Macbeth or the writing triplets.

In your groups…

Use the pens and A3 paper to begin revising Use the pens and A3 paper to begin revising a topic. Use mind maps, acronyms, stories, a topic. Use mind maps, acronyms, stories, journeys etc. journeys etc.

Make them colourful and bold. Make them colourful and bold. There will be logbook stickers for the best There will be logbook stickers for the best

groups’ work!groups’ work! Go!Go!

To sum up and REALLY test your memory… How may different types of memory are How may different types of memory are

there?there? Can you name them?Can you name them? How many different ways of remembering How many different ways of remembering

can you remember?can you remember?

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