LIFE SKILLS 21 The Memory System We all have a memory system and we can all learn to remember well The memory system works in three ways Sensory memory also known as immediate memory ID: 931213
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MEMORY
PLPMODULE 2 UNIT 2LIFE SKILLS
Slide22.1 The Memory System
We all have a memory system and we can all learn to remember well.
The memory system works in three ways:
Sensory memory
(also known as
immediate memory
): Immediate means what
you remember now.
The sensory memory keeps information we get from our senses (what we see, hear,
taste, smell and touch, but only for a few seconds.
E.g. cars, people, smells that you passed this morning
Short-tern memory (also known as working memory):
your short term memory can only
seven “chunks "or (bits) of information before your memory becomes overloaded and
you forget
.
You forget information in your short term memory quickly.
E.g. Cell phone can be chunked into four parts 078 225 16 02
Slide3Long-term memory
: these are things that you remember for a very long time.Things that are in your short-term memory can move into your long-term memory.
E.g. your long-term memory is like a library. You can keep memories like you would
keep books in a library.
Slide4This is what our memory system looks like and how it works:
Sensory Memory Short Term Memory Long Term Memory
New information from five senses
See
Hear
Touch
TasteSmell
You store information that you need right now, but if you don’t use it you forget it
You store information like you store books in a library, to fetch and use when you need it.
Everything that happens around us
Record
Store
Fetch
When you study you store information you can fetch and use it in a test
You remember what you need to and let go the rest
Slide52.2 Why do we forget?
The most important reason for forgetting something is that you did not learn enough.
To remember something, you must first learn it so that you can store it in your long-term
memory.
Reasons we forget:
Lack of understanding (It may be hard to remember information if you did not understand)
Stress
Slide62.3 How to remember better
Attitude: if you are feeling positive it is easier to learn. You have to decide that you want to remember. 2.
Stay focused
: pay attention and focus on one thing at a time. Work on the more difficult
modules first
3.
Songs: Making rhythms and songs will also help to remember some of your module’s content. Create your own recordings and listen to it while travelling to college. Video to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SwaOvWD-PY
4. Acronyms: Take the first letter of a group of words you need to memorize and create a catchy new word. Then, practice the individual words so you know what each of the letters mean. For example:
S P E C I A L M A G I C I N L I V I N G
E V E R Y D A Yif you think of “SMILE” you will remember that there is “Special Magic in Living Everyday
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Acrostics: Acrostics are similar to acronyms, but the first letters from the words in a sentence. This is a good way to remember something in a specific order. For example:Order of solving mathematical equations:
P
lease
E
xcuse
My Dear Aunt SallyP
arenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition,
SubtractionRemember the sentence to make sure its easy.6. Visualisation: it simply means seeing a picture in your head. A cros
(s)
Tic(k)
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Flashcards: A flashcard is just a little card you write information to study.You can use many ways to help you memorise on your flashcards- use songs andRhymes, acronyms, acrostics and pictures (visualisation) to make them.
ACTIVITY: WORKBOOK, ACTIVITY 2.3.1