Study Smarter: A lecturer's inside guide to boost your grades by Fergus Suzanne

Author:Fergus, Suzanne [Fergus, Suzanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pearse Publishing
Published: 2020-10-25T00:00:00+00:00

“What do you connect to without lots of mental effort?”

Let’s say you want to remember the elements of the periodic table, starting with hydrogen. What do you first think of when you think of hydrogen? For me, it’s a hydrogen balloon. So, I take a huge red hydrogen balloon and tie it to my bedside drawer. In my image, I’ve exaggerated the size of the balloon and the red colour is strong and vivid. Then I can see the drawer lift up. It need not be scientific! Starting with my bedside drawer, I can see the huge red hydrogen balloon and it is easy for me to remember hydrogen. You can do this for any concept, word, idea that you must remember. Think about the association for you, what does your brain connect that concept, word, idea to? What do you connect to without lots of mental effort? The first thing is usually a good option. Then create an image. It might just be the word if that is what you can see, or it might be an actual picture. Go with what works for you. If you can make it funny, rude, add sounds then do that, as that will help your memory. Have fun with this learning. I can then move around the bedroom to another location for the next association. For me, it’s the wardrobe and I can use that for the second element of the periodic table, Helium.

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