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MEMORY LEARNING AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

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MEMORY LEARNING AND IMPROVING CONCENTRATION

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Understanding memory process

What is memory?

Memory is the ability to store, defend, memorize important information and remember experiences.

Let's compare a device's memory to a human's memory. Is there any differences? Let's see!

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Human has sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory.

Sensory memory is the memory gathered through human's five sense. Things we see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

Short term memory is the memory that human actively thinks about. For example, reading notes. If we keep on memorizing it, it can turn into a long term memory.

Long term memory is a memory that can be permanent. But without  rehearsing it over and over again, it is possible to lose over time.

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What is plagiarism?

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Types of plagiarism:

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Memory Strategies:
- Remember
- Recall

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What are the consequences of plagiarism?

- Lost respect and trust.
- Questionable academic quality.
- May accelerate to court battles.
- Might be expelled.

How to avoid Plagiarism?

1-Plan  - consult your lecturer
- make effective notes
2-Write - cite your sources
- master paraphrasing
- include reference page

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Memory Strategies

Do you have a good memory or not? Let's check!

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Organizational Strategies

If you struggle to memorize bunch of things like me, try this organizational strategy to help you memorize things better.

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What is GPA, CGPA and iCGPA?

GPA
- Grade Point Average
- The final examination results          and assessments at the end              of every semester.

CGPA
- Cumulative Grade Point Average
- represent a student's academic achievement.

iCGPA
- Integrated Cumulative Grade Point
- represent a student's development and performance as well as learning gains of their ethics, knowledge and abilities.

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What is Note-Taking?

Note-taking is writing down ideas from lecturers or readings in our own words.

Purpose of taking notes:

- Help us to pay attention in class.
- Help us to study for quizzes, tests and exams.
- Help us to improve our memory.
- Help us to organize and process data or information.

Material used for taking notes:

- Paper
- Pen
- Highlighter
- Binder
- Folder

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Grades

Make sure to get C and above to acquire LU (lulus).

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Understanding concentration

What is concentration?

Concentration means to stay focused at one subject or object.

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Concentration Strategies

Do you have a good concentration or poor concentration? Let's check!

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Concentration Chart

If you have poor concentration, having chart like this can help you identify your problems that cause poor concentration. After knowing the problems, you can find a way to overcome it and have a better concentration.

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Reading / Study System

Using the SQ3R Method, we can understand topics that have many reading materials better. This method is very useful for subject like biology, history, or law.

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Reading Text

I've been given a long passage but I feel so bothersome to read it. Using SQ3R method, I can find important points and understand what the passage is about without reading the whole thing in detail.

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How to calculate GPA and CGPA?

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TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

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TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

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What is time?

Time means the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future.

What is time management?

Time management means the ability to use one's time effectively or productively, especially at work.

The importance of time  according to Prophet Muhammad SAW :

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Assalamualaikum and Hi :D
My name is Nur Izza Amirah.
I'm 18 years old. I'm currently studying at UiTM Jengka, Pahang. I'm in class AS1201C, Faculty of Applied Science. This is my Padlet for UED102 Study Skill's assignments.

To my fellow readers, welcome to my blog :) Please sit back and enjoy reading my visually pleasing, colorful and educated contents that I've made myself from what I've learned in this particular course.

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5 Strategy (study system) :

- Daily planner
- Weekly schedule

- Semester calendar

- Divide academic and personal life

- Avoid procrastination

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Grade Status

Try to get only LU (lulus) and please avoid the rest :)

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Learning Styles

Visual Learner
- Have strong visualization skills.
- Can remember objects, shapes and pictures.
- Can see picture in mind.
- Need to see information.

Auditory Learner
- Have a "good ear".
- Can hear differences in tones and rhythm.
- Can remember the lecture by listening.
- Need to hear information.

Kinesthetic Learner
- A hands-on learner.
- Have good coordination.
- Learn by doing things.
- Need to have an active approach to learning.

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Learning Styles Inventory

After I answered the Learning Style Inventory and calculated the score,
I finally found my learning style.

It turns out I am a visual learner :D

By knowing my learning style,
I can rearrange a better study plans and polish my study skills.

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After finding out my learning style,
I am determined to follow these steps to be more successful.

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Remember!
High school and University are two different worlds. So, I always remind myself to be prepared for any changes.

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Goal Statements

Goal is something that we want to achieve.

Setting a goal helps motivate students to do work, attend classes and study for exams.

Therefore, I use these 5 steps that I've learned to set a goal :

- Write down what you want to accomplish.
- Write down any obstacles.
- Write down any resources available to you.
- Review and revise your tentative goal statement.
- Polish your goal statement.

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The goal I set will be more useful and motivating if I follow these Golden rules of goal :

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- Learning Style Inventory

- Goal Statements

- Fixed-Commitment Calendar

- Job Task Analysis

- Prioritized To-Do List
- Memory Strategies

- Organizational Strategies

- Concentration Strategies

- Concentration Chart

- Reading Text

- Note-Taking Strategies

- Note-Taking Exercise Using Cornell Method
- GPA Worksheet

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Making a daily planer helps us to organize our schedule.

When we have an organized schedule, we can avoid doing last-minute work that can cause us stress and anxiety.

There are many time management tools in our smart gadgets such as calendar, reminder, notes, mails, photos, etc.

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Fixed-Commitment Calendar

As for me, I prefer using calendar to make my daily plans because calendar has a reminder. I can arrange my time however I want, and sometimes if it clashes with another event, it will let me know. Basically, this calendar works as my personal assistant. Personally, I think this is very convenient.

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Job Task Analysis

It is also important for us to know our priorities. Once we sort out our priorities, we will find it easier to focus on one thing at a time. Hence, we are able to give better quality to our work performance.

There are many ways to sort our priorities. For instance, using JTA (Job Task Analysis) method.

This method can help us to simplify complex tasks. Hence, reduce mistakes and improve existing processes and procedures.

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Prioritized To-Do List

Other than JTA, To-Do list is much easier and faster to sort our priorities. Especially, for students who love to keep thing simple.
Like me.

I do think that To-Do list gives us a sense of accomplishment right after we've done our tasks. This can reduce stress and anxiety.

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GPA Worksheet

This is an example of how GPA and CGPA are calculated.

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Previous seniors have been given a task to create a 10 minute video of them visiting five important places in their campus.

Since 2020 students are not able to go to the campus due to Covid-19, we have to create a video about our experience with ODL instead.

Is it fun? Or is it exhausting?
My answer is in the video :)

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UED102 | Study Skills | Experiencing ODL (Online Distance Learning)

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Note-Taking Strategies

This 5R note-taking strategy can help us write simple notes and memorize it.

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The learning pyramid was developed by the National Training Laboratories Institute in the early 1960s.

This learning pyramid help us visualize how learning process works. Turns out that teaching others is the most effective way to understand a particular topic.

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Note-taking styles

- Cornell method
- Two column method
- Outlining method
- Mapping method
- Notes on every other line

Since there are numeral note-taking style, we can choose whichever we want that are easy for us to remember what we wrote.

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Note-Taking Exercise using
Cornell Method

As for me, I prefer The Cornell Method. This method is perfect for students who love to have organized notes because it allows students to quickly identify keywords of that particular topic and can easily be used as a study guide for exam preparation.

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To my Muslim brothers and sisters, before you continue to read, let's recite this Doa first :)  Aamiin...

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That's all from me. All the good came from Allah, all the lacking came from me, myself and I.
I will improve myself day by day, and hopefully, so will you :)

To end this blog, I just want to say that if you follow the study skills that I've shared, and manage to find your own learning style, keep on practicing and work smart, eventually, you'll get there. GOODLUCK!

And to my Muslim brothers and sisters, do practice this Doa before enter your classes or before start studying. Insyaallah, this may help you understand things better.

Assalamualikum.
Have a nice day.
THANK YOU!

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The cone of experience by Edgar Dale explains the inter-relations of the several audio-visual materials and their positions in learning processes.

This cone of experience tells us that students retain more information by what they do as opposed to what is heard, read or observed.

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Now that I know about The Learning Pyramid and  The Cone of Experience, I think I will try to make notes and explain it to others more rather than just read books or listen to the lectures.

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Notes review

After making notes, it is advisable to review our notes frequently. Especially, before going to class.
This is because we usually lose 80% of what we hear if it's not frequently reviewed. Besides, reviewing notes help us to identify uncertain things and we can ask the lecturer in the next class.

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How to be an excellent student?

Before class
- Review notes from the last class.
-  Review your reading assignments.
- Make sure to have papers and other stationaries.
- Make sure to complete all homework and assignments.

During class
- Sit at the front row and center to have better vision and hearing for better concentration and understanding in class.
- Avoid sitting in the doorway or besides window to keep away from distractions.
- Take notes using abbreviations and symbols.

After class
- Review notes to add more information.
- Do revision.
- Do a lot of exercise.

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What to do when the lecturer isn't to interesting and the class is to boring?

- Ask questions. Any question will do, just to kill the time.
- Volunteer for demonstrations or discussions. Participate in class as much as you can.
- Sit in the front row. It is easier to focus when you are literally in front of the lecturer.