Informal magazine July 2018 09 Informal Magazine JULY 18 | Page 15

WISE ADVICE
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very single time you hear the world
“memorization” it firstly clicks into
mind about learning and
remembering. Learning holds a
great importance in one’s life as the
base of development and progress
of human society. Whatever is learned that
needs to be store in one’s mind so that it may be
utilized when required in future. In psychological
terms, this very ability of brain to store the past
experiences and learning to reproduce them for
later use is known as “Memory”. The action of
memorization is quite a complex process, which
includes factors like learning something,
retention of learned material, recalling of things
and recognition.
memorization, interest and attention, following
the principles of association, grouping and
rhythm, utilizing the senses as possible,
arranging better learning situations, the learner’s
internal factors, provision for change and proper
rest, repetition and practice, making the use of
SQ 4R technique and making use of mnemonics
etc., with improvement in these factors we can
practically improve our learning and therefore
memory itself.
Memorization or remembering, in spite of their
being noun and verb respectively, are used
synonymously and in present text - however,
these words are used interchangeably.
Memorization itself is not indivisible as it
commonly seems to be. Memorization is
classified by psychologies according to its nature
and purpose it serve. Memory could be i.e.
sensory or immediate, short-term, long-term,
episodic, semantic, photographic and
paranormal.
The individual-person differences in
memorization are different, and same like that
their outcomes of the process of memorization
are also different from one another. Their
materials, techniques and even the abilities
differ from each other. What if your memory is at
its boosted height? What if you know how to
improve it? There are so many external and
internal factors in the environment and the
individual himself, which influence the process of
memorization and consequently help or abstract
a person’s processing time in memorization.
Care should, therefore, be taken to ensure
favorable conditions and situations for best
results in memorization.
But can we really improve our memory? Whether
memory can be improved by training? It is a
controversial issue, though its improvement is
desired by all. Every one of us is keen to improve
our sense organs and muscles etc, but the
improvement of memory as such is not possible!
Learning is said to be the most important factor
of memory, but with tricks and hacks we can
improve our learning, depending upon;
1) The techniques and methods of learning
2) The learning situation and environment
3) The learner’s state of mind
Improvement in all these aspects calls for
interest and earnestness on part of the learner.
Following are the requirements and techniques
which can lead to successful results.
Will to learn, adopting proper methods of
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