🔤 Acronyms and Acrostics
Through inventive acronyms, memorable abbreviations are created using the first letters of the information.
For example: The acronym HOMES represents Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior).
🏛️ Method of Loci
This method consists of associating the information with the locations in our spatial memory that are most familiar to us.
We can then mentally walk through those spaces placing the items to be remembered at specific landmarks for their retrieval.
🖼️ Visual Imagery
The process of turning intangible notions into lively, even exaggerated mental pictures.
The use of strange or emotionally charged images facilitates encoding and hence the retention of long-term memory.
🔗 Chunking Information
The practice of dividing extensive information into smaller but meaningful groups.
For example, chunking reduces cognitive load in remembering phone numbers and credit card numbers.
📖 Storytelling Method
The method consists of integrating unrelated items into narratives that are easy to follow.
The reason for this is that stories form logical links between isolated facts, making them easier to recall in order.
🔄 Keyword Technique
This technique involves linking the new words to the sounds or images that are already familiar.
It is particularly effective for language learning since it creates both acoustic and visual bridges to the meaning.