Background
Research indicates that
- We remember 20% of what we hear;
- We remember 50% of what we read;
- We remember 75-80% of what we see and do
Using mnemonics helps people file information more effectively and makes it possible for them to retrieve the material more easily. It can be used as an instructional strategy to improve one’s memory to preserve important information. This technique connects new learning to prior knowledge through the use of visual and/or acoustic cues.
A Mnemonic (disambiguation) is a memory aide that helps to create or recall a knowledge-base using visual and audible representations. It helps memory retention or retrieval in the humman memory, often by associating the information with something that is easier to remember.
Mnemonic Devices
Learning technique that helps in remembering.
Word Associations
Word associations are jingles, rhymes, short songs, and raps that work as memory tools to recall information.
The following Turkish Mnemonic helps students remember Sulfuric Acid chemical name.
Hasan 2 Salak Osman 4
H₂SO₄
The Link & Story Method
Works by making associations between items in a list, linking them in a story, or a flowing image.
The counties of England: Avon, Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Surrey:
- An AVON (Avon) lady knocking on a heavy oak DOoR (Dorset)
- The DOoR opening to show a beautiful SuMmER landscape with a SETting sun (Somerset)
- Now the Devil feels soRRY (Surrey) he bothered her.
Picture Associations
Picture associations are visual suggestions to help you to easily remember and recall information.
