MNEMONICS




MNEMONICS AID

MNEMONICS SYSTEM

MNEMONICS

MNEMONICS METHODS

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MNEMONICS
AID




A mnemonic is a memory aid,
and most serve an educational
purpose.

Mnemonics are often verbal,
something such as a very short
poem or word:

(which may be made up),
particularly lists.
Mnemonics rely not only on repetition
to remember facts, but also on the
associations between easy-to-remember
information and to be remembered
lists of data, based on the principle
that the human mind much more easily
remembers data attached to spatial,
personal, or otherwise meaningful
information than that occurring in
meaningless sequences.


The sequences must have
some connection to a
person's existing
semantic associations;

if a random mnemonic
is made up, it is not
necessarily a memory
aid.




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MNEMONIC
SYSTEMS




VISUAL
MNEMONIC



List of
visual
mnemonics


Visual mnemonics are very popular
in medicine as well as other fields.

In this technique, an image portrays
characters or objects whose name sounds
like the item that has to be memorized.

This object then interacts with other
similarly portrayed objects that in
turn represent associated information.

Mnemonic Techniques can also be strategies
for encoding information so that recall is
eaiser, if perhaps recall is necessary.




FIRST
LETTER
MNEMONIC



List of first
letter mnemonics:


One common mnemonic for
remembering lists consists
of an easily remembered word,
phrase, or rhyme whose first
letters are associated with
the list items.

The idea lends itself well
to memorizing hard-to-break
passwords as well.

Though easy to derive, they are
often not as powerful as the
classical systems because they
do not make use of visualization
techniques.




ANAMONICS
SCRABBLE




Many tournament Scrabble players
employ anamonics, a form of
initialization mnemonic, for the
purposes of learning and quickly
recalling sets of acceptable words.

An anamonic consists of a "stem"
(usually of six or seven letters),
paired with a semantically related
phrase, in which each letter of
the phrase can be added to the stem
and rearranged to form at least one
acceptable word.




OTHER
MNEMONIC
SYSTEMS




Mnemonic major system
Mnemonic dominic system
Mnemonic verses
List of mnemonics
Acronym System
Link System
Room System
Goroawase System
Journey method
Method of loci
Mnemonics for Latin study




List of mnemonics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mnemonics



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MNEMONICS




Mnemonic is
another word
for memory tool.



Mnemonics are techniques for
remembering information that
is otherwise quite difficult
to recall:
A very simple example is the
'30 days hath September'
rhyme for remembering the
number of days in each
calendar month.

The idea behind using mnemonics
is to encode difficult-to-remember
information in a way that is much
easier to remember.

Our brains evolved to code and
interpret complex stimuli such
as: images, colors, structures,
sounds, smells, tastes, touch,
positions, emotions and language.

We use these to make sophisticated
models of the world we live in. Our
memories store all of these very
effectively.




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MNEMONIC
METHODS




THE
LINK
AND
STORY
METHODS


Remembering
Simple List

The Link Method is one of the easiest
mnemonic techniques available.

You use it by making simple associations
between items in a list, linking them
with a vivid image containing the items.




THE
STORY
METHOD


The Story Method is very similar,
linking items together with a
memorable story featuring them.

The flow of the story and the
strength of the images give you
the cues for retrieval.




THE
NUMBER/RHYME
TECHNIQUE


The Number/Rhyme technique is a
very simple way of remembering
lists in order.

It is an example of a peg system
using - a system where information
is 'pegged' to a known sequence
(here the numbers one to ten) to
create pegwords.




THE
NUMBER/SHAPE
SYSTEM


The Number/Shape system
is very similar to the
Number/Rhyme system.

It is a very simple and effective
way of remembering a list in a
specific order.

It is another example of a peg
system based on oegword images.




THE
ALPHABET
SYSTEM


The Alphabet system is a peg
memory technique similar to,
but more sophisticated than,
the Number/Rhyme system.

It is a good method for remembering
longer lists of items in a specific
order, in such a way that you can
tell if items are missing.

It works by associating images
representing letters of the
alphabet with images you create
for the things to be remembered.




THE
JOURNEY
SYSTEM


Remembering
Long Lists


The journey method is a powerful,
flexible and effective mnemonic
based around the idea of
remembering landmarks on a
well-known journey.

It combines the narrative flow
of the Link Method and the
tructure and order of the Peg
Systems into one very powerful
system.




THE
ROMAN
ROOM
SYSTEM


Remembering
Grouped
Information


The Roman Room technique,
also known as the Method of Loci,
is an ancient and effective way
of remembering information where
its structure is not important.

As an example, it serves as the
basis of one of the powerful
mnemonic systems used to learn
languages.




THE
MAJOR
MEMORY
SYSTEM


The Major Memory System is one
of the most powerful memory
systems available.
It takes a lot of time to master,
but once learned is very powerful.

The technique often forms the basis
of some of the extraordinary, almost
magical, memory feats performed by
stage magicians and memory performers.

The system works by converting number
sequences into nouns, nouns into images,
and linking images into sequences.

These sequences can be very complex
and detailed.



Mind Tools
http://www.mindtools.com/



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MNEMONICS
LINKS




Access Center
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/

Aviation Mnemonics
For Pilots

http://www.aopa.org/pilot/mnemonics.html/

BETTER ENDINGS
http://www.betterendings.org/

BUILD YOUR MEMORY.COM
http://www.buildyourmemory.com/

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/

Fun-With-Words
http://www.fun-with-words.com/

Happy Child
http://www.happychild.org.uk/

Pharmacology
http://www.mediglyphics.com/public/Pharmacology/



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Mnemonics Collection
for Students

http://www.ict4us.com/mnemonics/

Mnemonic-device.com
http://www.mnemonic-device.com/

Mnemonic Dictionary
http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/

Mnemonics Guide
http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm/

Medical Mnemonics .com
http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/

MEMORY KEY
http://www.memory-key.com/

School of
Phenomenal Memory

http://www.pmemory.com/memory_book.html

Teaching Ideas
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/

Using English.com
http://www.usingenglish.com/



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