How to RememberAll that Stuff

Prepared for Plant Physiology

Works for any class

Organize the Information

• Arrange in units

• Understand relationships

• Then memorize details

Memorize This

• 15 Dots– Position– Color– Letter– Letter orientation

• View

• Take notes

• Reproduce (Quiz)

P

A

E

H

W

Y

Y

A

R

N

E

P

Describe what you saw

• Dot position?

• Letters?

• Letter orientation?

• Colors?

Pattern

HA

P

P

Y

NEW

Y

E

A

R

Easy to

• Understand relationship

• Memorize the details

• Describe– To yourself (notes, studying)– To others– On a test

Get the order right

• Start with simple relationships• Cause Phenomenon Consequences• Light Stomatal opening Photosynthesis• Write out all important relationships• Then combine relationships

Light Level

Map out complex relationships

• Annotate diagrams

• Light, photosynthesis, stomatal opening

• Nouns first, then verbs

Photosynthesis StomatalRate Opening

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Communicate

• Write it down (diagrams)• Explain it to others• Tests require you to communicate• Communicating to others increases

– Understanding (yours and theirs)– Retention of information– Interpersonal skills

Do these things and…

• You will learn a valuable skill

• You will save time

• You will do better in the course

• You will remember things longer

• The course will be more interesting

• Your life will be more interesting

From Former Student

• My first PP class -- 1985

• Now dentist (Rene Dutkowski)

• “Plant physiology is the kind of class that prepares you for dental school or medical school or pharmacy school. It teaches you how to study.”

• She still remembers all kinds of information