TOPIC 4 : MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

• ” study smart not hard ”  i bet each and everyone of you must heard about this even for once . Many people thought study is all about go to the library and reading some books and stay focus in class ( this is important too ! don’t get me wrong) but i know it might gets boring and your concentration won’t last long ( depends on people) but well let me share a few tips on memory learning and how to improve your concentration based on what i’ve learned for this topic .

1. LEARNING PYRAMID

The diagram above shows different learning methods and everyone has their own learning styles so make sure to know which one is yours .

2. Do you know why brain humans are the greatest?

→ human’s brain is one of the largest &                      most complex organ

→ it is made up of more than 100 billions                     nerves that communicate in trillions                     of connection called synapes.

 

 

 

 human brains are divided by two and both of them has different functions :

1.  LEFT BRAIN 
2. RIGHT BRAIN

are you more to left brain or right brain types of people?

3. THE ANALOGY OF HUMAN BRAIN ARE LIKE A COMPUTER

what we watch , learn and remember , we’ll encode and retrieve the information that we see just like a computer’s components . WHY?  let’s see how far this statement is true !

• Encoding / input  ⇒ computer : keyboard , camera

                                          ⇒ human : 5 senses ( skin, eyes, nose, mouth, ears)

• Storage ⇒ computer : hard disk, pendrive/thumbdrive

                         ⇒ human : 3 types of memory ( Sensory memory , short-term memory,                                                                                              long-term memory)     

• Retrieval / output  ⇒ computer : printer , computer screen

                                           ⇒ human :  talking and writing

4. THE STORAGE ( RETAIN INFORMATION)

• SHORT-TERM MEMORY 

    –  very restricted storage. some information must be repeated in order to remember              it or else it will be forgotten. a process that allows information to be received and              stored within a short period of 30 seconds to 24 hours

• LONG-TERM MEMORY

– the memory of the information is a long period. if the information is not being                      used , forgetting may be occur but depends on someone’s capability to recall that               information 

• SENSORY MEMORY ( lost unattended information)

 -is temporary . memory that related to storage . 

5. MEMORY STRATEGIES 

1. Massed practise (bad) – cramming , involves studying all materials at one time
2. Space practise ( good) – involves some space time over some period for studying.                                                    taking breaks between learning sessions and allow you to                                                  think and organize the information.
3. Break reading material down – no cramming for some period of time. for instance,                                                              2 chapters per day
4. Rehearsal – it involves repetition and practicing the materials until it is learned
5. Elaboration strategies  – acronyms, catchwords, catchphrases, acrostics
6. Mind map
7. mnemonics
8. Imagery ( visualize the image )
9. organizational strategies

6 .CAUSES OF POOR CONCENTRATION

• Lack of attention
• lack of interest
• lack of motivation
• distraction from others ( couples, playing games)
• uncomfortable environment 
• physiological matters ( illness, tiredness )
• psychological matters ( personal problems, worries, anxiety)

7.  READING/ STUDY SYSTEM ( SQ3R)