One of the most disappointing and angering situations to be in is forgetting something just studied on a test. Many people think that they have a bad memory; chances are that memory is not the issue just the way the information is studied.
One great way to remember something is to use the first letter of each important word in the phrase. For example, if comma rule nine is hard to remember [use the comma to set off nonessential (nonrestrictive) prepositional, participle, infinitive and absolute phrases] just remember PPIA. This will jog memory and help whole definition com back.
One great way to remember a name or word is to make a joke or rhyme about it. Or, associate the word or name with something funny or odd. A great technique for spelling definitions is to visualize what the word means. For example, for the word vile, think of something disgusting; think of that word and the visualization as the same thing.
Cody Spero, a sophomore at Platte Canyon, thinks that the best way to memorize something is to say the information a few times out loud, wait 15 minutes and repeat. Spero also reads the information multiple times or looks over it for a long time to help memorize it.
Spero said, “Cramming never works out for me, I always forget what I cram.” Spero also said that the names in world history were one of the hardest things he had to memorize. Spero thinks a faster way to learn the names is to only learn the last names.
Brandon McAllister said, “When I am taking a test and need to remember info I memorized, I think back to when and where I studied the info which helps me remember it.
McAllister thought that the pre-calc identities were one of the hardest things he had to memorize. He said, “I memorized them one at a time which ended up working pretty well.”
Corey Todd said that studying before bed and memorizing in parts helps when remembering information. Todd believes that memorizing information in small increments works best.
Todd thinks that the one of the hardest things he had to memorize were the long comma and semicolon rules in English 9. He memorized them by reading them over and over.
These techniques have been proven to help memorization, so try them out, they may be a surprise.