How Do You Remember Best?Eyes or EarsBy: Hero A.

Question? Do people remember better when they

hear something or when they see something?

What do you SEE? What do you HEAR?

Movies MusicBooks Talking

Hypothesis I think people will remember something

they hear better than something they see.

I think I remember better when I hear something.

8 9 6 5 7 4 3

Design to Test Visual Memory First I showed a 7 digit number to

someone for 30 seconds. Next they sang the ABC’s. Then they told me as many numbers as

they could remember.

Design to Test Auditory Memory First I repeated a 7 digit number to

someone 3 times slowly. Next they sang the ABC’s. Then they told me as many numbers as

they could remember.

Analyzing Data

Score

Seeing Hearing

0

1

2 2

3 2

4

5 2

6 2

7 8 4

Number of participants with this score.

Results… Seeing Wins! 50% of the people remembered better

when they saw the numbers.

30% of the people did the same on both tests.

20% of the people remembered better when they heard the number.

Conclusion Most people remembered better when

they saw something.

I was surprised that I remembered better when I saw the numbers than when I heard them.

Application If you know how you remember better

you can make learning activities that will work better for you.