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Hi guys,

Memory and mnemonics tricks are very useful for helping students to retain information better. Below is a link to a good site for menmonics.

Useful for teaching students and for also making the learning process seem like more of a game!

http://www.buildyourmemory.com

They work at the beginning, but later forgotten easily!

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Hi,

Mnemonics are like any other form of information. Yes they can be forgotten if not firmed up occasionaly, but then so does any other form of learning.

Mnemonics are very good tools however for aquiring and retaining information.

Mark

vex wrote:They work at the beginning, but later forgotten easily!

I personally think that a good mnemonic is easier to remember than abstract sounds, numbers and symbols. The way that mnemonics create images out of difficult to remember raw information is I think a really good study tool.

Mark

If you are interested, the two articles below regard mnemonics in second language learning =====

The Use of Verbal and Imagery Mnemonics in Second-Language Vocabulary Learning by Andrew D. Cohen

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~adcohen/Cohen%20 ... 20SSLA.pdf

A Review of Research into Vocabulary Learning and Acquisition by Brian Nielsen

http://www.kushiro-ct.ac.jp/library/kiy ... /Brian.pdf

I would say mnemonics stick much longer than abstract knowledge.

While I haven't heard them in years, I (and probably every one I know) could tell you that "Every Good Boy Does Fine" tells the lines of treble clef, and "Please excuse my dear aunt Sally" stands for order of operations. I'm sure they were reinforced when they were taught, but 10 years later, I still think about my fictional Aunt Sally when I'm doing an algebra problem.