Improving Memory

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Improving Memory

• Different Types of Memory Aid

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Recency rehearsal retrieval Primacy
effect encoding
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Memory Aids

• BATs
• Describe and use various strategies for improving
  memory (cues, mnemonics, imagery, mind maps) (D)
• Apply memory aids to real life situations
• (B/C)

Homework use at least one of the memory aids
you have learned about today to help you revise
for a test next lesson.
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Try an experiment
You will be given a number from 1-4
Daffodil Plum Nose Weather Copper Flowers Brass Fo
ot Tulips Pansy Sleet Orange Toe Snow Flute

• Procedure
• Learn word list for 11/2 minutes

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Try an experiment
Daffodil Plum Nose Weather Copper Flowers Brass Fo
ot Tulips Pansy Sleet Orange Toe Snow Flute

• Procedure
• Group 1- keep chewing
• Group 2 -remove your chewing gum
• Group 4 start chewing
• Now everyone write down as many words as possible
  (in any order)

How many did you get right?
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Analysing Data
Condition 1 Chew, chew Condition 2 Chew, no chew Condition 3 No chew, no chew Condition 4 No chew, chew
Number of words correct
mean
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Use of Cues

• Cues act as a trigger to help recall memory.
• Context The place or situation you are in.
• Baker et al (2004) Chewing gum expt,

What difference do you think it would make if you
did an exam in a different room to where you
learnt it? Does this have implications for Grange
results!!
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Use of Cues

• Cues act as a trigger to help recall memory.
• State
• Miles and Hardman (98),
• Goodwin (69) Alcohol and keys

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Using cues

• To improve recall ..
• Context and state cues need to be as similar as
  possible to the original learning situation.
• So to perform best in exams
• Context revise with a mascot or favourite pen
• State stay calm whilst revising and during exam
  (easier said than done!!)

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Verbal Mnemonics

• Acronyms E.g
• Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
• Good when remembering the order of something

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Verbal Mnemonics

• Rhymes E.g
• i before e except after c
• 30 days hath September ..

Also good when remembering the order of something
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Visual Imagery Mnemonics

• Method of Loci items put in locations in a
  familiar place

Good for visual learners!
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Visual Imagery Mnemonics

• Key word technique
• Associating a word with a picture
• E.g baguette
• french stick in a bag

Very good when learning another language
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Visual Imagery Mnemonics
Mind maps
Giving each page of revision notes an unique,
distinctive visual appearance
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Watch the film clip

• What Memory Improvement technique is used by Andy
  and Prof Winstone?

Method of Loci
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Plenary

• What advice would you give to the rest of year
  10 to help them with their revision for exams?

Lesson 2 is in the Bath Spa room in Science Meet
you there in 5 mins MAX
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Memory Aids 2
Pear Clarinet Hail Rain Rose Hand Iron Gold Harp P
iano Metal Apple Body Fruit instruments

• Are you up for a challenge?!
• Use one of the methods you have learnt today to
  learn this list of words
• The person who remembers the most in the correct
  order at the end of the lesson gets a prize!

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Memory Aids 2

• You will do activity 2.11 p28
• Extension - 2.12 p28 or design a test to see
  which memory aid is best see p28-29

Merit for all those who get onto an Extension
activity
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Plenary
Pear Clarinet Hail Rain Rose Hand Iron Gold Harp P
iano Metal Apple Body Fruit instruments

• Who can win the challenge
• Recall your words now!!
• How many?
• In the right order?

Homework use at least one of the memory aids
you have learned about today to help you revise
for a test next lesson.