Memorizing

In my NSD 225 class there are quite a few minerals and vitamins that need to be remembered. Just recently we learned about a specific group of minerals, "Major Minerals". That's a group of six mineral that need to be remembered.While that's not a lot to be remembered, I had trouble trying to remember them anyways.

The first method I tried was the LINK SYSTEM. I made a chart with two columns. *The book calls for three, but I found that I need more space for the last part of the LINK SYSTEM. In the first column I listed the words I needed to remember.

Once the words were listed I filled out the second column that had what the words looked or sounded like. This was a little time consuming, but it helps to think of the most outrageous connections possible.

Finally, in what would be the third (and last) column, I made the total connection of all of the things the words looked or sounded like. This was even more time consuming because it was difficult for me to make a total connection that would stick in my mind. I struggled to create something that would make sense, yet be memorable.

Altogether, I can see how this method would work for some people, but I spent too much time trying to think out outrageous connections. It didn't really work for me to visualize these connections in my head. As a kinesthetic learner I need to be actively doing something to remember the words.

That being said, I decided to try and make an ACRONYM SENTENCE for my next MNEMONIC DEVICE. I listed the Major Minerals again, hoping that this time I would be able to remember them better. Then I pulled out the first few letters of the words and made new words to make a sentence. This was relatively quick and the sentence I came up with was pretty easy to remember. I will definitely be using the ACRONYM SENTENCE again in the near future.