Mnemonic Devices

What is a mnemonic device

• Shortcuts we can use to remember stuff

• Complicated strings of information

• Ways to organize materials

• A way to lift things with less effort

Why do mnemonic devices help people remember information.

• Mnemonics make the information more complicated

• Mnemonics help us understand what something means

• Mnemonics connect the information to things we already know

• Mnemonics drill the bits of infromation in their entirety over and over until we remember

Do all types of mnemonic devices work for everyone all the time?

• Yes

• No

The _________ method can help us learn vocabulary.

Do you think the method of loci would work for you

• absolutely

• maybe

• unlikely

• absolutely not

What is chunking?