Connection
This connects something new to something that is already known.
This connects something new to something that is already known.
Connection is vital for learning effectively.
Connection is vital for learning effectively.
The more connections you make in your notes, the better you tend to remember things.
The more connections you make in your notes, the better you tend to remember things.
Your brain naturally learns by unconsciously making connections between information. Anytime you learn something new, your brain looks for a similar "something" that you already know. This could be similar details, similar concepts, or similar locations.
Your brain naturally learns by unconsciously making connections between information. Anytime you learn something new, your brain looks for a similar "something" that you already know. This could be similar details, similar concepts, or similar locations.
Actively using this process improves memory.
Actively using this process improves memory.
So, to use this to help your memory, find the connections.
So, to use this to help your memory, find the connections.
For example, let's say you need to remember the definition of longitude and latitude.
For example, let's say you need to remember the definition of longitude and latitude.
Remembering the direction of longitude and latitude is easier to do when you realize that lines on a globe that run North and South are long and that coincides with LONGitude.
Remembering the direction of longitude and latitude is easier to do when you realize that lines on a globe that run North and South are long and that coincides with LONGitude.
Another Connection Mnemonic points out that there is an N in LONGitude and an N in North. Latitude lines must run east to west then, because there is no N in latitude.
Another Connection Mnemonic points out that there is an N in LONGitude and an N in North. Latitude lines must run east to west then, because there is no N in latitude.
Using a highlighter or colored note cards when you study allows you to make those connections visually, not just mentally. And the more visual (or concrete) you can make things, the more likely you’ll remember them.
Using a highlighter or colored note cards when you study allows you to make those connections visually, not just mentally. And the more visual (or concrete) you can make things, the more likely you’ll remember them.
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Kim Wheedleton's Making Connections in Reading Comprehension Video
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