Method of Memorizing

A. Effective memorizing.

Lots of the student could not memorize well. Their efforts require a lot of time and hard work, meanwhile what they have done easily erasable. Those are due to carelessness to the followings:

1. Intention.

a. Short term: pass the final exam and having good grade.

b. Long term: enhance the knowledge to have better future.

2. Comprehension.

This is the first step in memorizing. The student has to fully pay attention to the material during the input processes therefore the material will remain and steady

3. Interest

There must be something hard to understand in learning, thus we should try to understand the material by ourselves at first before memorizing. We can look at some reference in the library, hold discussion with our mate, ask to the assistant of lecturer etc. Don’t be hesitate to ask, asking does not reflect your lack but indicate your interest and desire to step forward

4. Intelligence quotation

Particular student has his own capacity to absorb and realize the lesson. Therefore we should not memorize all the material zip though a test, yet far beyond. Each student has to manage the time to memorize the material periodically and adjust the quantity as his own capacity.

B. How to improve the memory

Prof. Weinland suggested, when we attempt to memorize, it prefer done at night before go to bed and repeat it in the morning.

C. Method of memorizing

The best method depends on the material, the short list is as the following:

1. Memorizing through gaze of eyes.

The material needs deeply understanding. Hook each sentence into the other one meanwhile the brain is memorizing what about to see.

2. Memorizing through earning.

The material is a definition or main topic, which needs certain words. Here we have to read aloud, the voice is caught by ear, uttered in mind and then we can recall it in another time and correctly pronounce it

3. Memorizing through hands activation

The material is a chart, graphic, map, picture, formula, or anything unshaped of word. We can use pencil and sheet of paper therefore we can check the mistakes easily

4. Memorizing through uttering

We explain what we have learned to our friends. This is the most effective method to remain the memory.