Strategy for students to remember the most from a learning experience with minimal study later.

1. The Three Critical
Time Points for
Remembering
What You Learn

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Dr. Bill: Memory Medic

3. These are narrow windows of time in which the
information needs to be protected from
distractions and unrelated thoughts.
The Three Most Important Times for Learning
Before During After

4. What Every Student
Should Do Just Before
and Just After Learning

5. Immediately Before
Bring “A
game” to
class
Choose to be
positive and
interested. Being
bored is a choice—
a self-defeating
choice.
Check your
foundation.
Come
prepared.
Expect to
remember.

6. During
Pay
Attention. Take good
Notes.
Ask
questions.
THINK!
LEARN IN
SMALL CHUNKS

7. Interference Theory
Uninterrupted rehearsal is required

8. (soon) After
Apply what
you just
learned
Quiet,
uninterrupted
reflection
Avoid interference
Self test

9. Study Tips
Don’t procrastinate
Don’t multi-task
Organize learning material
Associate the new with
what you already know

10. Convert images into
picture stories
Method of loci: use known
objects as pegs for images
Convert words to mental images

11. Recite out loud
Study in short periods
Take
“brain-dead”
breaks
Explain to others

12. Don’t cram study
Self Test. Don’t just look it over.

13. Taking Tests
Don’t panic.
Be cool.
Get enough sleep.
Close eyes to
help recall.
Believe
in
success.

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