Study Strategies
What task can help trigger memory recall?
Chewing gum
What does the acronym PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction
To remember what Italy looks like they might remember a boot, what is this an example of?
Visualization
The continent that is also a country.
Australia
This technique involves reviewing material at increasing intervals over time to improve long-term memory retention
Spaced repetition
Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie
Is this an acrostic or an acronym?
(Double points if you know what this helps you remember)
Acrostic
Guitar strings (x2)
What is this an example of
Song
What came first sharks or trees?
Sharks
Creating a specific plan with designated study times for each subject is an example of this strategy that can improve focus and prevent last-minute cramming
Time blocking
A common acrostic is My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos. What does this acrostic help you remember.
The planets in the solar system - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
I before e, except after c is a mnemonic used to remember grammar. What specific mnemonic is this an example of?
This is a rhyme mnemonic
Is the line in Snow White
“Mirror, mirror, on the wall”
Or
“Magic, mirror, on wall”
“Magic, mirror, on wall”
This method involves tackling the most important or difficult tasks first, leaving simpler or less critical tasks for later in your study session.
Prioritization
What does the acronym HOMES help you remember?
(2x point if you can say what it stands for?)
Helps you remember the 5 Great Lakes
2x points- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
In order to remember parts of the cell, you imagine a city and associate parts of the city with parts of the cell. For example, you associate mitochondria with the city’s power plant. What mnemonic is this an example of?
Visualization
How many bones are in the human body?
206
How can study strategies help you? Name at least 2 (if all 5 are listed then you earn 2x points)
Improve memory & retention, enhance understanding, save time, reduce stress, boost academic performance.
What does the acronym RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite source, Explain
You are trying to remember your shopping list so you mentally go through the rooms in your house to remember what you need. (ex: bathroom= toilet paper)
What is this an example of?
Method of Loci
Which city was the first Olympic Games held?
Athens