MODULE 5 : MEMORY LEARNING & IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

by : Md Kail @ ikhwan Bin Md Nor (Timbalan ketua pengawai psikologi)

Brain: 

· brain transmit data messages with speed of up to 250km per hour, with trillion cell networks.

·   right brain capacity  is 100 times the left brain.

Memory VS Brain :

·  Memory is the ability to store, maintain andmemorise information and experience

Human memory systems are divided into three types, Sensory Memory, Short-term Memory and Long-term Memory.

Sensory memory
this information is stored in sensory memory just long enough to be transferred to short-term memory.

Short Term Memory
information that is small or usually doesnt involve us is commonly known as short term memory. Short Term Memory can easily be loss within 30 seconds to 24 hours

Long Term Memory
a memory that remains in a person forever. It depends on the person ability to recall the exact memory back to mind

Concentrating Strategies & Chart 

Distractions attracts students easily away from focused concentration on their assignment and studies. They start out searching the Internet for a relevant resource but later only to end up surfing the social media such as Facebooks and Twitter.

Ways of improvising concentration:

·             Set goals for each study session

·             Maintaining an active-learning mentality

·             Breaking down large assignments

·              Make a study routine for every week

SQ3R method:

·     Survey – start a survey to get the general idea of forthcoming topics and syllabus.

·    Question – ask questions to improvise on getting the full idea or matter being discussed

·  Read – skim and scan the whole passage in a book or a specific reading material in order to understand better

·   Recite – read the passage or text repeatedly, this can help you to understand better

·   Review – read for every empty slots in schedule.