Don’t Forget Your Memory Skills

Practice this technique by making up a sentence or rhyme that will help you remember the following classifications in the order they are used in biology: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. For a wide range of day-to-day techniques for remembering names and faces, visit http://www.markgiles.co.uk/index.html

5. Visualize what you want to remember by creating a story or situation around it. This method of using imagery is called loci from the Greek and Roman orators who wanted to memorize long speeches. To remember the planets in order create a story about each one and mentally tie it to the layout of your house, for example. Then take a mental walk through your house picking up each planet as you go along.

These five techniques cannot work alone. They must be coupled with good notetaking, time management and selectivity. No one can remember everything, so you must be selective and learn to capture the key points of your lectures and reading in easy-to-read notes. Then you must plan your time wisely so that you can distribute your studying over time. By following these ideas you control what you remember insuring yourself a place among successful college students.

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