Memorization techniques

[MeghanMD]

Aside from pneumonics does anyone have a good memorization techniques. I need to get better at rote memorization

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[Dr. Biology]

Repetition, writing it (for me on a white board), flash cards if that works for you. You know how you learn better than we do

 

[Being]

Anki or Supermemo.

 

[MrLogan13]

There are few things better than forced retrieval.

 

[Kochanie]

How I get through purely memorization (Spanish/Psychology/terms/etc) is through relating it to something ridiculous. For example, Canberra is the capital of Australia, so I picture a bear in a can. It works for me, but lots of my friends don't agree haha.

I remember seeing something similar on TV. Some guy memorized a lot of random letters by creating a story in his head.

 

[Livin'_that_scribelife]

I started turning all of my notes/powerpoints into comprehensive study guides. I would turn the headings into questions and use my notes to answer the questions. I would then save a blank copy of all the questions. Then I would type up the answers over and over until I could answer them all nearly verbatim. I made straight A's throughout my final 2 years of undergrad using this technique.

 

[Psai]

1) Read it
2) Do questions
3) Reread the stuff you don't know well
4) ???
5) Get an A.

 

[LostinLift]

Aside from pneumonics does anyone have a good memorization techniques. I need to get better at rote memorization

🤣

Read Moonwalking with Einstein

 

[phunky]

It entirely depends on the person. I personally find pneumonics utterly useless. I have a very visual memory, so reading textbooks is a great way for me to learn material. I typically remember what the page looks like that the information is on, then where on the page it was, then what it said. Writing it down helps as well.