Module 5: Memory Learning And Improving Concentration

Assalamualaikum WBT guys! So how was today? Hoping you are all doing good🐳

Date: July 26
Venue: Dewan Al-Biruni 1

MEMORY LEARNING AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION 

BY: MD KAIS @ IKHWAN BIN MD NOR

TIMBALAN KETUA PEGAWAI PSIKOLOGI 

As you can see, Sir Md was giving a talk :)

DEFINITION OF MEMORY

🔖 Memory is the storage and retrieval of what one has either learned or experienced.

UNDERSTANDING MEMORY PROCESS

🔍 Encoding

🔍 Storage

🔍 Retrieval

Encoding	Storage	Retrieval
🍎 Transformation of information so the nervous system can process it 🍎 Types of codes 🍎 Acoustic 🍎 Visual 🍎 Semantic	🍏 The process by which we remember material acquired over a period of time	🍑 The process of obtaining information from storage

 

 





 Types Of Memory
🌟 Sensory Memory
🌟 Short-term Memory
🌟 Long-term Memory

SENSORY MEMORY

Sensory Memory is the shortest-term element of memory. It is the ability to retain impression of sensory information after the original stimulation have ended. It acts as a kind of buffer for stimuli received through the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, which are retained accurately, but very briefly. For example, the ability to look at something and remember what it looked like with just  second of observation is an example of sensory memory.


The stimuli detected by our senses can be either deliberately ignored, in which case they disappear almost instantaneously or perceived in which case they enter our sensory memory. This does not require any conscious attention and indeed is usually considered to be totally outside of conscious control. The brain designed to only process information that will be useful at a later date and to allow the rest to pass by un-noted. As information is perceived, it is therefore stored in sensory memory automatically and unbidden. Unlike other types of memory, the sensory memory cannot be prolonged via rehearsal.

SHORT-TERM MEMORY

According to Wikipedia, short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. The duration of short-term memory (when rehearsal or active maintenance is prevented) is believed to be in the order of seconds. 

LONG-TERM MEMORY

Long-term memory is obviously enough, intended for storage of information over a long period of time. Despite our everyday impressions of forgetting, it seems likely that long-term memory actually decays very little over time and can store a seemingly unlimited amount of information almost indefinitely. Indeed, there is some debate as to whether we actually ever "forget" anything at all or whether it just becomes increasingly difficult to access or retrieve certain items from memory.

TYPES OF LONG-TERM MEMORY

💡Sermantic Memory

💡Episodic Memory

💡Declarative Memory

💡Procedural Memory 

MEMORY STRATEGY BY VAN BLERCOM

 1) Spaced Practice 

📓 It involves spacing your study time over a long period of time. Instead of studying the night before an exam for eight hour, study for two hours a day beginning four day before exam.

📓 This allows the information to consolidate in your long-term memory.

📓 Spaced practice also leads the lead the information being better organized in your long-term memory.

2) Overlearning

📔 It involves exactly what the name implies-continuing to work on material even after you have learn it.

📔 This practice improves your memory of the information as you review the learned material in other ways, from the new associations what can helps you when recalling the information.

3) Repitition

📕 When you learned how to ride a bike or shoot a basketball or play a musical instrument, did you master the skill after only one practice period?

📕 In order to master something you have to practice repeatedly. This is the same for studying.

📕 If you want to master your material, you must practice it.

4) Break Tasks Down

📙 Braking tasks down complements spaced practices.

📙 Instead of cramming by studying all the material during one long time, study one or only two chapters during shorter.

📙 This practice will help you stay focused because you do not feel rushed to learn all of the material at one time.

MNEMONIC DEVICES

🎮 We can also use mnemonic devices to remember something easily.

🎮 Acronyms are formed from the first letter of each detail you are trying to remember.

DEFINITION OF CONCENTRATION

🎷 The ability to pay attention is vital to memory because it is the process that moves information

HOW TO CONCENTRATE?

🎧 Repeat the information loud

🎧 Write down the information to review / repeat later

CAUSES OF POOR CONCENTRATION

1) Lack of attention

2) Lack of interest

3) Lack of motivation

4) Distraction from others

5) Uncomfortable environment 

6) Physiological mater-illness, tiredness 

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

📺 Use motivational and organizational strategies

📺 Create positive learning environment

📺 Deal with internet distraction

📺 Use active learning strategies

📺 Monitor your concentration

SQ3R !

1) Survey 

💯 Do a survey to gain the information on what we are going to learn

2) Question

💯 Make a questions when we reading so that our brain will always work to find the answer

3) Review

💯 Do a revision

💯 Read the notes

💯 Recall back what you have learn