“Dr. Bill, Memory Medic” has a prescription for your

memory.

WARNING: This prescription may be hazardous to your

cherished beliefs and practices for learning.

Klemm Cards: New System for Teaching, Study, and Self-test with ONE Virtual Flash-Card

W. R. KlemmProfessor of NeuroscienceTexas A&M University

Web: http://thankyoubrain.comE-mal: wklemm@cvm.tamu.edu

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• Be motivated• Play your A

game• Make it

interesting• Fight boredom

• Set aside the time• 10-min rule• Don’t procrastinate• Space the learning

• Organize your time• Organize your life• Organize learning

material

• Learn in small chunks

• Don’t overload working memory

• Make associations• Use robust visual

images

• Reduce interference

• Protect window of consolidation

• Don’t multi-task• Reduce

distractions

• Think hard • Examine meaning,

usefulness, implications

• Think about what can be figured out

• What’s missing?

• Self-test often• Don’t just look at

material over and over

• Apply info. In another way

… and most important, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

Top Students Do Three Things

Have the right attitude about learning

Develop learning strategies

Execute!

The +Learning

Cycle

The Self-defeating NEGATIVE

Learning Cycle

“This is boring”“Why do we have to learn that?”“I hate this book (teacher, course, etc.)”

“I forgot it was due.”“I’ll cram just before the exam.”“I don’t have enough time.”

“Where did I put the notes?”“The dog ate my homework.”“My notes are confusing.”

“This doesn’t relate to anything?”“So what does this mean?”

“How can I learn all this stuff?”“This is too much to read?”“Can Google save me?”

“This song is great!”“I need to check my mail.”“She’s so hot (he’s a cool dude).”“Quick, where’s the remote?”“I wonder who is calling?”

“It’s time for the bell to ring.”“How about that game?”“Will they invite me to the party?”“What will my friends think?”“I’m too busy to think about this now.”

“All this thinking makes my brain hurt.”“I’m too tired to think.”“I’ve more important things to think about.”“This is too hard!”

“I’ve looked over these notes (text …)“How many times should I go over this?”“She won’t ask about this on the test.”“Will this be on the test?”

“I’m not good at math (science, etc.)”“This is too much. Why should I try?”“I’m a C student.”“I’m as smart as I’m going to get.”“I got cheated when the genes were passed out.”

Advantages of Composite Flash Cards

• Can be used as a organized information base, a complete slide show, for study, or in flash card mode, self-testing.

• Everything can be examined one item at a time or all at once.

• Cards are easy to produce.• Capitalizes on the power of images to

promote learning and memory (Memory Power 101, Skyhorse).

• Spatial location is a key memory cue. People remember where information is easier that what it is. (Science. 333: 776-778)