You can achieve better memory and focus by avoiding distractions, getting sufficient sleep, and eating healthily. It’ll also help to reduce multitasking, take breaks, and practice mindfulness meditation. But there’s more. Focusing or concentrating is directly related to retaining and recalling things (memory). If you don’t pay full attention to something, comprehension will not be […]
Reading comprehension strategies for middle school children include structured discussion, metacognitive learning, and visual comprehension. Reading comprehension is the ability to read, understand and interpret a text. While children develop this skill as they graduate from one class, they also learn comprehension through personal experiences. In middle school, they are required to achieve extraordinary feats […]
Chunking is a way to help us remember large pieces of information easily by grouping them into “chunks.” You can recall these chunks of data by retaining a single word or phrase. People widely use this technique to enhance their short-term memory. Usually, the human brain can only keep around 7 pieces of information in […]
According to competitive memorizers, visualization approaches and memory strategies help them retain vast information. Learners who employ memory techniques such as active recall or taking on a memory improvement course outperform those who do not. To retain ideas, concepts, and content for exam day, learners must employ memory when studying. While you shouldn’t cram for […]
The best memory improvement techniques are mnemonics (geography mnemonics, rhymes, Method of Loci & chunking memory), speed reading, spaced repetition, and mind mapping. It’s quite frustrating when you try recalling someone’s name or something you saw recently but can’t find the word to say it. Your memory slips off just when you need it the […]
For most people, short-term memory is limited to a certain extent. For example, most people have trouble remembering more than 7 individual pieces of information at a time. It is the same reason why we need to make a list of groceries to get if the list of items gets close to or more than […]
