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Verbal mnemonics

Acronym

Acrostic

Rhymes

Chunking

Where a word or sentence is formed from the initial letters of other words

E.g. LOL is 'Laugh out loud'

Poem or sentence where the first letter in each line forms a word to remember

E.g. Richard of york gave battle in vain

Groups of words with an identity and rhythm

E.g The days in a month rhyme

Involves dividing a long string of information into memorable chunks

E.g. chunking a telephone

Visual imagery mnemonics

Method of loci

Keyword method

Mind maps

Associate information with physical places in the order that they are to be recalled

Associating two pieces of information

Atkinson and Raugh (1975)

E.g. A french word with the equivalent english word

Evaluation

Mnemonics

Verbal

Visual imagery

Limitations

Gruneberg (1973)

Effective with children with disabilities

Effectiveness not evident after 12months

O'Hara et al (2007)

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