Mnemonic Devices in CLSU
Mnemonic Devices in CLSU
Janrozl Campo
Mariel Moro
Central Luzon State University
March 18, 2014
Abstract
Memorization methods are often used in school especially in the collegiate level hence this study identified which of the methods are most used and effective for students. The research surveyed a total of 90 students from different colleges of the university. The method found to be most used and effective was Acronyms and Acrostics. Easier methods of memorization were widely used as opposed to those that needed listing, association and spatial cognition.
Mnemonic Devices in CLSU One important skill that students need today is the skill in mnemonic, a learning technique that aids information retention. Most if not all courses require the students to remember terms, ideas, theories, formulas, etc. to be able to understand lessons and be able to move. Some students may have been unknowingly using famous methods in memorization and some may have modified a method of their own. This point kindled the idea that students may be familiar to a particular mnemonic device.
The effectiveness of the use of mnemonic devices in memorization and information retrieval has been probe in many studies. One study showed a group that applied different mnemonic techniques in memorization outperformed control groups that applied contextual learning and free-learning styles (Levin & Nordwall, 1992). However, different mnemonic techniques’ effectiveness varies on different from different age groups (McAlum & Seay, 2010).
Various studies showed that mnemonic devices as a study technique can improve long-term memory retention (Legge, Madan, Ng & Caplan, 2012; Ng, Legge, & Caplan, 2010; Grin, n.d.). These methods have been used by Eight-time World Memory Champion, Dominic O 'Brien (“1997 World Memory Championships”, 2014). The 2006 World Memory Champion, Clemens Mayer from Germany, used a 300-point-long journey through his
Janrozl Campo
Mariel Moro
Central Luzon State University
March 18, 2014
Abstract
Memorization methods are often used in school especially in the collegiate level hence this study identified which of the methods are most used and effective for students. The research surveyed a total of 90 students from different colleges of the university. The method found to be most used and effective was Acronyms and Acrostics. Easier methods of memorization were widely used as opposed to those that needed listing, association and spatial cognition.
Mnemonic Devices in CLSU One important skill that students need today is the skill in mnemonic, a learning technique that aids information retention. Most if not all courses require the students to remember terms, ideas, theories, formulas, etc. to be able to understand lessons and be able to move. Some students may have been unknowingly using famous methods in memorization and some may have modified a method of their own. This point kindled the idea that students may be familiar to a particular mnemonic device.
The effectiveness of the use of mnemonic devices in memorization and information retrieval has been probe in many studies. One study showed a group that applied different mnemonic techniques in memorization outperformed control groups that applied contextual learning and free-learning styles (Levin & Nordwall, 1992). However, different mnemonic techniques’ effectiveness varies on different from different age groups (McAlum & Seay, 2010).
Various studies showed that mnemonic devices as a study technique can improve long-term memory retention (Legge, Madan, Ng & Caplan, 2012; Ng, Legge, & Caplan, 2010; Grin, n.d.). These methods have been used by Eight-time World Memory Champion, Dominic O 'Brien (“1997 World Memory Championships”, 2014). The 2006 World Memory Champion, Clemens Mayer from Germany, used a 300-point-long journey through his
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