The Secret to Elaborate Encoding . a.k.a How to study a.k.a How to study for your final

The Secret to Elaborate Encoding

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a.k.a

How to study

a.k.a

How to study for your final1

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuCuDCedvXM

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1. Pay attention to the stimulus

2. Create a meaningful connection

3. Transfer the information

4. Engage and repeat.

The Steps

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i. When you pay for something, you are giving something up—in exchange for getting something back.

ii. Really focus on the item. “Get back” something that was previously unseen.

Step 1: PAY ATTENTION

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i. Find a visual clue in the word itself.

ii. Think about things that remind you of the word and the definition

Step 2: Create a connection

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You have the move the item from: the SHORT-TERM MEMORY CHAMBER to the LONG-TERM MEMORY CHAMBER.i. Anchor it to something

you already know. ii. Put it inside a memory

you already have.iii. Assign it a duty, persona,

or symbol.

Step 3: Transfer

Step 4: EngageFind a way to engage with the information: rote vocalization is not engagement.

Engagement ideas:Creative/cognitive puzzles or rhymesKinesthetic “definitions”Pantomimed reviewArtistic/iconic cluing