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What is mnemonic memory
Ancient Greek scholar states “Memory is an admirable gift of
nature by which we recall past things, we embrace present things and we contemplate future
things through their likeness to past things”.
The Oxford dictionary defines a mnemonic as "of or designed to aid the
memory". The word is derived from the name of the Greek goddess of memory -
Mnemosyne. You see the Greeks thought so much of the ability to memorize that they
worshipped it in the form of a goddess. Sophisticated mnemonic
techniques elsewhere but each of the items below is a simple popular aid to memory that we
can all use straight away.
Mnemonic instruction refers to instructional or learning strategies designed
specifically to improve memory. In many cases, it refers to modifying or changing
to-be-learned information to link it directly to information the learner already knows.
Mnemonics is a scientific tested technique based on our knowledge of principals of
memory. There is the Link-word method to help memorize material, the peg word method,
chunking, associations (stories), ridiculous associations, and the use of acronyms and
acrostics. The famous ROY G BIV for learning the colors of the rainbow is an
example a mnemonic acronym as well as the not so famous RAVEN to remember when to
use “affect” VS “effect”-Remember, Affect, Verb, Effect,
Noun. Mnemonics strategies gathered from research articles has been used to learn
people’s names, foreign language, to learn the states and capitals, letters of the
alphabet and spelling words to name a few.
See also
http://soundnumbers.com/40.htm Try to memorize Pi.
Mnemonic peg system
Wikipedia Directory > Reference > Wikipedia Mnemonic peg system
A peg system is a mnemonic technique for memorizing lists. It works
by pre-memorizing a list of words that are easy to associate with the numbers they
represent(1 to 10, 1-100, 1-1000, etc). Those objects form the "pegs" of the system.
Then in the future, to rapidly memorize a list of arbitrary objects, each one is
associated with the appropriate peg. Generally, a peglist only has to be memorized
one time, and can then be used over and over every time a list of items needs to
be memorized.
The peglists are generated from words that are easy to associate with the numbers
(or letters). Peg lists created from letters of the alphabet or from rhymes are
very simple to learn, but are limited in the number of pegs they can produce. The
Major System is often used to create pegs. While it is more complicated to learn
than simple rhymes or alphabetic pegs, it is limitless in the number of pegs it
can produce.
Complex mnemonic techniques
A mnemonic technique is one of many memory aids that is used to create associations
among facts that make it easier to remember these facts. Popular mnemonic techniques
include mind mapping and peg lists. These techniques make use of the power of the
visual cortex to simplify the complexity of memories. Thus simpler memories can
be stored more efficiently. For example, a number can be remembered as a picture.
This makes it easier to retrieve it from memory. Mnemonic techniques should be used
in conjunction with active recall to actually be beneficial. For example, it is
not enough to look at a mind map; one needs to actively reconstruct it in one`s
memory.
Other methods for remembering arbitrary numbers or number sequences use numerological
(lit. number+word) systems such as the abjad, where each numeral is represented
by a consonant sound.
An example of a widely used system for memorizing numbers as words is the major
system.
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