Memory / Study / Processing Notes

Various tools and strategies: preparing for exams; improving your memory; making better use of notes.

'Memories'  

Handout:
Memory / Mnemonics/ Exams: a practical introduction to memory.

 

Processing Your Notes

Handouts/OTs:
Personal Modules I - example (using Jakobson Model).           
Personal Modules II - creating 'Blocks'.

An easy and powerful way to build a reservoir of structured notes over the course of a degree. Develop 'modular' resources you can use effectively in a variety of situations.

 

Memory and Study

Handout/OT: 
'Strands of Study'.
Understanding the rhythms and structures of study. Memory, lectures, exams. Note-taking, reading, revision. How to time things for best results. Building to a climax.

Handout/OT:  
Memory and Revision: some reinforcements.
Sleep: Memory's Wheelbarrow.
The importance of sleep and of the quality of revision (not just the quantity). Managing memory: short-term, mid-term, long-term memory.

 

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