Improving

Improving

1. Mnemonics

   • Visual
     • Method of Loci
       • Ancient Greeks
       • unfamiliar items
         • familiar locations
     • Mind Maps
       • Buzan 1993
   • Verbal
     • Acronym
       • first letter
         • string of words
           • MRS GREN
     • Accrostic
       • first letter
         • Memorable items
           • ROYGBIV

2. How they work...

   • Organisation
     • Bower et al 1969
       • 2-3 times better
   • Elaborative Rehearsal
     • nature and amount

3. Do they work?

   • Verbal
     • Grunenburg 1973
       • 30% students use
     • Glidden et al 1983
       • learning disabilities
   • Visual
     • O'Hara et al 2007
       • LTM benefits for adults
   • Real World
     • Broadly & Mcdonald 1993
       • Down Syndrome Children
         • training in memory skills
   • lab expt
     • lack realism
       • cannot generalise
         • Slavn (2005)