| Memory |
| There
are many ways to remember or to keep from forgetting. How many
do you know? Take the quiz below to evaluate your skills. Remember
that you can also treat each question as a strategy for improving
your skills. When you complete the survey, select Evaluate
my score and read the advice included in Your Evaluation.
To continue, select one or more of the options provided at the
bottom of the page. |
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| 1. When studying
material to be remembered, do you try to summarize it or put it
in your own words? |
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| 2. When trying
to commit a list to memory, do you use mnemonics or acronyms? |
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| 3. Do you
review your notes after each class to reinforce the information
covered? |
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| 4. Do you
review vocabulary and important concepts from a chapter or section
at least once during each study session? |
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| 5. Do you
study in short spurts (less than an hour), rather than long periods? |
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| 6. Do you
use "chunking" strategies, i.e., grouping smaller bits
of related information into larger chunks that can be memorized
together? |
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| 7. Do you
use more than one modality to input information that you are trying
to learn, i.e., reading (visual), verbally reciting (auditory)
and writing or drawing (tactile)? |
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| 8. Do you
make use of examples from your text or lecture to illustrate difficult
concepts that you need to remember? |
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| 9. Do you
create your own examples to aid you in remembering difficult concepts? |
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| 10. Do you
relate the information that you are trying to remember to your
real life experiences? |
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| 11. Do you
use any of the following techniques to increase your memory: visualization,
association, repetition or concept maps? |
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| 12. Do you
review and rehearse until you overlearn the material? |
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Your
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For more information on how you can improve your memory skills,
check out these web sites:
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