to memorize: the linear regression equation (y= b0 + bi x), spoken as "Response equals the y-intercept plus slope times explanatory"
OR...
Ron Eats Two Young People, Some Times Everyday.
It may not make any sense. Whatever. It works!
I am the queen of memory techniques. I can find an abstract, difficult to understand relationship between any two concepts and use the connection as a tool for memorization. In 7th grade Latin, I had to memorize the definition of 'Lente'. My best friend Ryan thought of a little jingle, "Lente soup, sloooooooowly." It worked at the time and it worked again five years later when I sight translated the Aeneid in front of my class. I stumbled across a line of Virgil's text and hummed the jingle in my head as I translated the word lente correctly.
Memory techniques are an incredibly effective tool for learning, especially cramming. I found a website, http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html , that delves deeper into the different approaches to better memory. I noticed it mentions emphasizing the importance of something but enlarging the text. Or humorous rhythms (lente soup, anyone?) Or rude rhythms, incorporating inappropriate elements. The article expands more on even more techniques, illuminating on many new ideas that I am excited to try.
I'm sure all of you have your own technique of remembering dates, vocabulary words, order of events, and more. However, I know that my own personal methods sometime miserably fail. This website seems like a useful resource to change your pace, and maybe even improve your learning. I encourage you to check it out and maybe even comment with some of your own ridiculous memory tools. If you want to, keep reading to hear one of my friend's memory tricks.
Janine read an email out loud from our friend EB, telling us all that she wasn't going to make it to Katie's apartment because of the heavy snow. EB wrote, "I'll have to come next time, I looked out the window and it is snowing horizontally. Have fun!" Katie mumbled to herself as she looked out the window, "Horizon...horizontally" and then exclaimed, "Yeah! It really is! EB's right!" Janine and I laughed at Katie's memory trick, but Katie assured us that it has helped her remember the distinction ever since she was a little kid.
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