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11 Cards in this Set
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Verbal Mnemonics |
1.Acronyms 2.Acrostics 3.Rhymes 4.Chunking |
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Visual Imagery Mnemonic |
1.Loci 2.Keyword Method 3.Spider Diagrams and Mind Maps |
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Verbal Mnemonics |
Gruneberg(1973) = Found 30% of students used mnemonics. Gidden et al(1983) = Verbal mnemonics were effective with teaching children with disabilities, although some children didn't recall after 12 months. |
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Acronyms |
Where a word or sentence is formed from the initial letters of other words. For example ROYGBIV (Roy G. Biv) is used to remember the colors of the rainbow. |
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Acrostics |
An acrostic is a poem or sentence where the first letter in each line or word forms the item to be remembered. For example, the planet 'rhyme' is an acrostic. |
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Rhymes |
Groups of words with identity or rhythm. For example, using the 'twinkle twinkle' tune helps children to remember the alphabet. |
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Chunking |
Changing a long string of numbers or letters into 'chunks' to make the information easier to remember. |
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Loci |
'Loci' is Greek for 'places' and is a basic method for visual mnemonics. The learner associates parts of the material to be related to different places of a location. |
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The Keyword Method |
Atkinson and Raugh (1975) Used for associating two pieces of information. For instance, it could be an image which links to a word in two languages. |
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Spider Diagrams and Mind Maps |
Causing a visual image should aid the triggering or recall of the information. These techniques use visual imagery to remember paths between information and facts. |
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Limitations of Mnemonics |
Most experiments have been done in lab conditions. Studies from actual revi |
