Study techniques

Mnemonic techniques
1. Concept
  1. Are used for information that needs to be memorized, but not necessarily understood. A general rule for any type of mnemonic device is that it must be simple, clear and vivid. We tend to remember the unusual, the funny, or the personal.
2. Tips
  1. Visual Association
    1. Association involves linking two ideas. When you are memorizing lists of words, you can link words by using images.
  2. Acronyms and Acrostics
    1. Use acronyms to help you remember lists of words. The first letter from each word in a list forms a key word, name, or sentence.
      1. One example is in music, "every good boy does fine" are the lines on the treble clef (EGBDF). FACE stands for the spaces on the treble clef. Acronyms are now part of our language. Consider IBM, AT&T, CIA, MGM, USU, and FBI.
  3. Rhymes
    1. Set what you need to remember to a common rhyme.
      1. One example is: "In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue."
  4. Grouping
    1. Classify lists on the basis of some common characteristic. Remembering the key element of the group is a key to remembering all the items. An example would be grouping minerals by metals or stones.
3. App
  1. http://spacefem.com/mnemonics/
Mind maps
1. Concept
  1. A mind map uses a non-linear graphical layout that allows the user to build an intuitive framework around a central concept-
  2. A mind map is a diagram for representing tasks, words, concepts, or items linked to and arranged around a central concept or subject.
  3. . A mind map can turn long list of monotonous information into a colorful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.
2. Tips
  1. Use questions and concepts
  2. try to connect concepts each others
  3. try to use colors and pictures to catch our atenttion
3. App
  1. https://www.mindmeister.com/es
Create schedules
1. as a basic time-management tool, consists of a list of times at which possible tasks, events, or actions are intended to take place, or of a sequence of events in the chronological order in which such things are intended to take place
  1. tips
    1. We look at a blank seven or eight hours and think we can cram them full – when the reality is that we never can
    2. We’re optimistic, even unrealistic, about how much work we can really fit into a day
    3. Plan for Interruptions
      1. Don’t schedule every single minute – allow a “spare” hour or so each day as a bucket for any tasks which have to be delayed or deferred.
    4. Don’t Over-Plan
  2. App
    1. http://www2.asctimetables.com/?gclid=CIui59zB7soCFQqKaQodFPwAWQ
    2. http://schedulebuilder.org/
Note-Taking
1. Tips
  1. Leave spaces in your notes to fill in concepts or words that you did not write down during lecture.
  2. REVIEW your notes within 24 hours of taking them. This will help you retain up to 80% of information for a test
  3. Use different colored pens or highlighters to indicate important concepts.
  4. Incorporate different learning styles into notetaking such as walking while reading your notes, reading them aloud or to other people, and organizing words or concepts into charts or concept maps.
  5. Incorporate different learning styles into notetaking such as walking while reading your notes, reading them aloud or to other people, and organizing words or concepts into charts or concept maps.
2. Concept
  1. is the practice of recording information captured from another source. By taking notes, the writer records the essence of the information, freeing their mind from having to recall everything

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