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13
Sep

Testing Your Memory: 5 Tips For Successfully Memorizing Tests

Here are some tips for successfully memorizing tests, rules and regulations which are surprisingly easy to do for anyone. I have found from experience what works best is to write and copy what you want to memorize on paper, you could also use a word processor but I have found that hand copying seems to make a more lasting mental impression and increases memory retention.
Secondly, once you have copied the material you wish to memorize then find a quite place free from distractions. Thirdly, read out load the first sentence of your material then close your eyes and repeat the sentence again without looking at your paper. What this does is to use multiple body senses to commit information to memory, touch, sight and sound. When you hand write, read and hear the material your mind reinforces it to memory.
Fourthly, repeat the third step, but this time with the first two sentences and then with three sentences and so on. Finally, you should take a nap. New memories are venerable and easily lost if new information is taken in immediately after memorizing your material. Taking a nap will ensure that your memories will stay with you much longer.

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