Memorizing Help

[Archie Moses]

And why is your professor having you memorize pages out of a textbook?

She wants to beat us over the head with it, at least that what she says.

 

[Marty McFly]

Gotta love professors who don't realize making students memorize stuff in this way is counterproductive. You, and everyone else, will forget it 30 seconds after the test/assignment and probably never think about it again.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

She wants to beat us over the head with it, at least that what she says.

With what? The material? What's it on?

 

[Archie Moses]

With what? The material? What's it on?

It's a PR matrix. It pretty much details step by step a PR case study.

For example, here's the first paragraph.

Research:
Background- Planning begins with a synthesis of primary and secondary research providing background information on the industry, external environment, product or program, market situation, and current trends in opinions and attitudes. The background section also uses demographic and psychographic data to identify and profile potential publics that may be affected by the problem/opportunity, or could aid in its resolution/accomplishment. Intervening publics and available resources are also identified.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

It's a PR matrix. It pretty much details step by step a PR case study.

And what's this supposed to teach you?

 

[LogGrad98]

Read/write whatever it is you need to memorize while eating a mint/chewing gum. During the test, when you are regurgitating the material, do it with that exact same flavor of mint/gum. Your mind associates memory with olfactory and taste sensations.

Another thing to do is to memorize the placement of words on the page. Let's say you are memorizing a poem. Memorize the first and last words of each line and your brain will fill in the middle part.

What you're doing is great too...just writing and rewriting everything. Training your hand to write what you need to memorize will work wonders.

This. I am a very visual learner and I used the placement technique to learn all kinds of stuff in college and before. Now 15 years or so into my career there are still some concepts I can picture on the page in the book. Repetition is an important part of it as well although I think less effective, although it is largely how I learned German. Also try paraphrasing it or reading it to someone else word for word to help grasp the concepts, this can help in recall of the text and solidify it in your mind.

 

[LogGrad98]

And what's this supposed to teach you?

Isn't it obvious? It is supposed to teach him how to memorize step by step PR case studies.

 

[Archie Moses]

Isn't it obvious? It is supposed to teach him how to memorize step by step PR case studies.

This. I also edited my above post to give you an idea (and practice) of what I'm memorizing.

 

[VINYLONE]

I'm a thespian, what can I say?

I didnt know Goonies was ever made into a stage play. Cool!

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

It's a PR matrix. It pretty much details step by step a PR case study.

For example, here's the first paragraph.

Brutal. Good luck with that.

What's your major? PR?

 

[Archie Moses]

What's your major? PR?

Yes. I know, right? Archie Moses will graduate with a undergrad in PR in April. ****ing hilarious.

 

[TroutBum]

I didnt know Goonies was ever made into a stage play. Cool!

That hurts man.