Memory, Concentration and
- 1. Memory, Concentration And Effective Note Taking
- 2. Team Heisenberg Mischka Alli Emma Smith Aisleen Floyd Ryan Smith
- 3. Aims • Understand importance of good memory • Familiar with new effective study methods • Improve concentration skills • Study smarter not harder
- 4. Memory Memory is the ability to store and retrieve information.
- 5. Storing Memory • There are 3 ways: Sensory memory: Brief and essential Short-term memory: 30 seconds Long-term memory: permanently stored
- 6. What Affects Memory? • Sleep- Adults need 8 hours • Smoking- decline in brain function, affecting memory • Stress- can cause short term memory loss
- 7. How To Improve Memory • Exercises encourages brain to function at best • No distractions- takes longer, makes you forgetful • Sleep- 66% more likely to forget things from lack of sleep • Challenge yourself- Play games like Sudoku
- 8. Memory Aids • Acronyms • Visualizations • Rhymes • Summaries
- 10. Well… • Members of the MIT Blackjack Team • Needed money for college tuition • Used memory techniques to make millions • Techniques such as shuffle tracking etc
- 11. Concentration Defined as "the ability to direct one's thinking in whatever direction one would intend“
- 12. Factors Concentration Depends On: • Commitment • Skill and enthusiasm for the task • Our psychological, emotional and physical state • Our environment
- 13. Factors Affecting Concentration: • Day dreaming • Negative thinking and self doubt • Feeling overwhelmed • Loud environment
- 14. Methods To Improve Concentration: • Concentration span, breaks and rewards • Ensure your environment aids concentration • Rank your tasks • Stimulants e.g. coffee
- 16. Memory/Concentration Game Book Desk Arrow Axel Bear Bag Best Clock Cuff Corn Lamp Deep Deck Phone Case Door Deal Rain Drool Soup Pen Shore Dove Salt Harsh Grass Peat Hell Hawk Able
- 19. Memory/Concentration Game Chair Hills Hold Coat West Sulk Idol Colour Jump Jug Tent Hero Queen Hen Lard Female Mint Oak Board None Look Suck Eyes Jelly Fish Onto Oven Paint Party White
- 21. Your Results • Everyone is different • Majority will do better the second time • Music is quite a big distraction • Your concentration improves without this distraction
- 22. Effective Note Taking • Extremely important • Reduces work load • Study Smarter not harder
- 23. Tips • Be Prepared • Improve your listening • Find a note taking method for you • Review and edit your notes
- 24. Note Taking methods The Cornell Method
- 25. Note Taking Methods Mind Maps
- 26. Note Taking Methods Chart Method
- 27. Good Notes Vs Bad Notes •Bad notes have: A messy, unorganised structure Too much information Too much highlighted info
- 28. Good Notes Vs Bad Notes • Good notes have: Clear and organised structure Only essential information Only important info highlighted Aesthetically pleasing
- 29. Fun Facts • Chewing gum can help with memory • Most numbers a person remembers is 7 • Smells can trigger past memories • Having naps can boost your memory
- 30. Fun Facts • Smelling and eating chocolate releases antioxidants • Smelling Rosemary improves memory by 75% • Laugh!
- 31. Conclusion You have: • Clear understanding of memory and concentration • Gained important tips to help with future studies • Understanding to take notes more effectively