MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

Assalamualaikum & " SALAM UITM DI HATIKU "

Hello to my fellow readers , its me again Azwan from UITM Raub , Pahang . This time i'm going to share about third lesson I got from my study skill lesson .

Before that , let me show you the syllabus content of all STUDY SKILL lesson we will learn in this interim's semester .

      SYLLABUS CONTENT

1.  Getting Ready To Learn
2.  Goal Setting
3.  Library & Campus Resources
4.  Time Management & Organizational Skills
5.  Memory Learning & Improving Concentration
6.  Taking Lecture Notes
7.  Academic Integrity & Performance 

For the third lesson , the subject is pretty fun because we will learn how to sharpened our memory and concentration .

FOR THIS DAY , I WILL SHARE ABOUT " MEMORY LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS " LESSON .

1. TO DO WELL IN STUDY , WE NEED THE ABILITY TO LEARN WELL THAT IS :

• Understand memory process
• Have a Memory Strategy
• Understand concentration
• Have a strategy to increase concentration
• Reading / Study system

2. LEARNING PYRAMID

Lecture - 5%
Reading - 10%
Audio visual - 20%
Demonstration - 30%
Discussion group - 50%
Practice by doing - 75%
Teach Others - 90%







3. MEMORY INFO

We have 3 flow in our memory which is :

• Encoding / Input - 5 sense

• Storage , 3 type of memory

          - Sensory memory

          - Short term memory : will last in between 30 second to 24 hours

          - Long term memory : will kept in your memory forever

• Retrieval / Output - talking , writing

4. REASON

How can someone have a low memory ?

- Distraction from many things

- Low concentration when study

- Don't know how to manage time

How can someone have a high memory ?

- They love the things they learn

- His choice of taking the action

- Repeat to read more
- Do a lot of exercise


5. TYPE OF PRACTISE WE ARE DOING , THEY ARE 2 TYPE OF IT

• Massed Practise - This practise is the practise we do in last minutes , really not recommended to all student because this type of practise will only went into a short term memory , and you will easily forget what you have learnt

• Space Practise - Relax when study , study everyday for at least 10 minutes to revise what have they learnt . No rush in this study . This type of practise really recommended for student . Things we learnt will be safely saved in our long term memory .

6. 4 EASY WAY TO REMEMBER SOMETHING

a) ACRONYMS

Take the front letter of the things to create something easy to remember .

For example :

Malaysia Airline System - MAS

University Technology Mara - UITM

b) ACROSTIC

This way is similar to acronyms but we create a sentences with the front letter

Example :  Rainbow colour ( In Malay )

- Merah , Jingga , Kuning , Hijau , Biru , Indigo , Unggu

we can create acrostic such as :

Michael Jackson Kill His Brother In University , take from the letter M , J , K , H , B , I , U

c) MNEMONIC

Its to trick our mind and make it funny so that we can easily understand and memorised the thing we studies . Normally someone will use funny acronyms or melody .

d) ELABORATION STRATERGY (MIND MAP )

• Drawing something so we can easily visual it
• Must know how to separate the point

7. STRATEGY TO INCRASE CONCENTRATION

- Motivational & organizational strategy

- Positive learning environment

- Deal with internal distraction

- Use active learning strategy

- Match your learning style

- Monitor your concentration

8. HOW TO STUDY STRATERGIC WITH ( SQ3R )


I) SURVEY - see the whole topic and subtopic before lecturer start the lesson

II) QUEASTION - ask a question from the topic and try to think of it

III) READ - read it and try to answer your question

IV) RECITE

• make it simpler
• do a small notes
• memorize important things
• exercise

V) REVIEW - see the notes back

Before I end this blog for this time , let me share to you my mind map about this topic

THAT IS WHAT I GOT FROM THIS STUDY SKILL SESSION .HOPE YOU ENJOY IT !  I WILL UPLOAD MORE STUDY SKILL TOPIC , SO STAY TUNED !