Memory Rehearsal

In order to truly thrive in any class, one must be able understand and retain the information being presented. Luckily, there are numerous ways to improve ones natural abilities in converting the lessons to memory. The first and most important step is understanding the information. It is harder to remember something when the person can comprehend what they are learn. One of my favorite methods to test my understanding of a concept is story telling. After I have studied a particular section, I explain it to friend, boyfriend, or even my dog. If I feel confident relaying the information and con make someone else understand it, besides my dog of course, than I know I understand the concept. Chunking is a method were large sections information is broken down into smaller units. This method is extremely helpful …show more content…
Maintain rehearsal is a method used in our Mindtap program to help us student remember vocabulary word by repeating them over and over so that they remain in our short-term memory. Unfortunately, these methods only store the information in ones short term memory and is not the best for retaining mass amounts of information. In order to convert the short term memory into long term memory, a technique called elaborate rehearsal can be used. Pastorino and Doyle-Portillo in the General Psychology textbook defines elaborate rehearsal as a method that “ involves forming association, or mental connections, between the information in the short-term memory that you want to store and information you already have stored in your permanent long-term memory”. (276) Mnemonic like My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas (Pluto was still a planet when I learned it) helps many students remember information with the now eight planets in our solar system. Acronyms, like PEMDA to help remember the orders of operations can also be very