First Year Experience UWG 1101 Chapter Ten Understand Reading Quiz List and briefly define the 5 steps to the memory technique defined in the book as VCR3 Briefly explain the bizarreness effect ID: 225419
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Cornerstone:First Year ExperienceUWG 1101
Chapter
Ten:
UnderstandSlide2
Reading QuizList and briefly define the 5 steps to the memory technique defined in the book as VCR3.
Briefly explain the
bizarreness effect
.Slide3
Being Old“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”
- Henry FordSlide4
Chapter GoalsLearn how to study, how to increase your memory capacity, and how to take assessments (tests) more effectively
Understand how your memory works and how to make it work better
Learn the difference between short-term and long term memory, and how to commit things to long term memory.
Use mnemonics to help you remember information
Identify three different study strategies that can be applied to all of your classes
Identify the cause of test anxiety, and how to reduce it.Slide5
“The existence of forgetting has never been proved; we only know that some things don’t come to mind when we want them”“God is dead” – Nietzche
– 1882
“
Nietzche
is dead”
– God - 1901
Friedrick
Nietzsche (1844-1900)Slide6
Did You Know…If your brain was fed ten new pieces of information every second for the rest of your life, you would not even fill half of your memory capacity?
… so how do we tap into
our memories
?Slide7
Three Types of MemorySensory memoryShort term (working) memoryLong term memorySlide8
Sensory MemoryInformation gathered from five senses (taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight)
Huge capacity
Short duration – 1 to 3
seconds
Caveat – the information is of utmost importance forces an effort to transfer to long-term.
Hot stove
Alarm
Electrical SmokeSlide9
Short-term MemoryAlso called “working memory”Holds information for short period of time
Holds limited amount of information
Five to nine separate pieces or facts
Rehearing information in
short term memory
will move it to your long-term
memory.Slide10
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Other Examples:
Phone Numbers (836-5309)
Social Security (555-25-7584)Slide11
Long-Term MemoryHuge capacity:Information
you have heard or seen often
Information
you use often
Information
you have deemed necessary or important
Like a computer disk with many files
Effort and memory techniques will help you store anything you want to rememberSlide12
Facts about Memory
Everyone remembers and forgets
information.
Your senses take in
information.
With little effort you can remember some
information.
With rehearsal (study) you can remember
more.
Without use,
information
is
forgotten.
Filing incoming
information
correctly will help retain
it.
Stored
information
must have a retrieval method
Mnemonics, repetition, association, and rehearsal will help with storage and retrievalSlide13
VCR3 Memory TechniqueV – VisualizingC – Concentrating
R – Relating
R – Repeating
R –
Reviewing
People forget 81% of what they ready in a textbook after 28 days.Slide14
Memorizing v. Knowing Memorizing something is short-lived.
Knowing is making a commitment to
owning
the information, to making it a part of your
life.
How badly you need to retain the information will deeply influence your level of commitment.Slide15
MnemonicsMnemosyne – Greek Goddess of MemoryMemory techniques or
tricks to help you put information into long-term memory.
Quadratic Equation?
All States in the US?
“bizarreness effect”
- we remember bizarre information more rapidly than mundane every day facts.
Unusual information and events trigger heightened levels of attention.Slide16
Types of MnemonicsJingles/rhymesABC’s
Sentences
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
Words
HOMESSlide17
Types of MnemonicsStory linesWeave details into a creative story
Acronyms
SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
)
MARTA
NASCAR
Pegging
Attaching new
information
to old pegsSlide18
General Studying AdviceAvoid
Cramming!
Study
each day to avoid last-minute stress
Form a study group with motivated students
Keep up with daily reading and homeworkSlide19
Studying in a Crunch
Depressurize – Don’t pretend cramming is going to save you.
Know the
score – Know what to focus on.
Read it quick – H2FLIB
Make
connections – Can I relate this to something else I already know?
Use your syllabus/study
guide – If a professor provides this, it’s a great place to start.
See
it –
Vizualize
! – Mapping, diagrams, photos, drawings, outlines….
Check your
notes – Look for things you highlighted as important.
Choose
wisely – You can’t do it all – make wise decisions about what to study first.Slide20
ReducingTest AnxietyControl negative self-talk – stay positive
Study daily and
overlearn
the material
Arrive early and prepared for test
Jot down your mnemonics right away
Read instructions and entire test carefully
Answer questions you know firstSlide21
Be Testwise! – Quiz your instructor
What types and how many questions?
What chapters/sections will be covered?
Is there a time limit?
Are there any special instructions?
Is there a study sheet?
Is there a review session?
What is the grade value of the test
?
What chapters or section will be covered?Slide22
Types of ResponsesQuick-time response: you immediately know the answer, so
respond.
Pitfall – read the entire question, be sure you answer based on the wording of the question.
Lag-time response:
don’t get nervous, move
on and the answer may come to you later
No response:
move
on and make an intelligent guess laterSlide23
Common Question TypesMatching
Read each column before starting
Match what you know first
Look for logics clues
True-False
Look for double negatives
Be mindful of the use of words like “often,” “rarely,” “always,” “never,” etc
Multiple-Choice
Try to answer the question before looking at the options
Eliminate obviously wrong answers
Read all options before answeringSlide24
Common Question TypesShort Answer
Read each statement/question before answering.
Be brief.
Length of a blank has nothing to do with length of the answer.
Look for key words
Go with your gut.
Essay
More is not always better. Be concise.
Pay close attention to the action word in the question:
Discuss, Compare, Contrast, Summarize, Analyze, Justify, Prove…..
Be sure to answer all, not just some of the question.
Summarize your main ideasSlide25
Chapter ReflectionsStudy hardest material first
Review lecture and textbook notes frequently
Use mnemonics
Learn using a variety of techniques
Be testwise
Review entire test before beginning
Ignore pace of classmates
Be aware of the time while testingSlide26Slide27
WednesdayChapter 11 – “Inform” pages 232-254Journal Entry Due – “Alcohol Awareness”