| We read different types of texts every day. In | | | | Try to figure out what is the main idea of the |
| the most cases we are not just reading for fun, | | | | text. What does the author want to tell to the |
| but we want to obtain new information. | | | | readers? What the most important facts to |
| Unfortunately, we forget a big portion of it later. | | | | remember?o Discuss the text with others. |
| Study results indicate that an average man | | | | Retelling a story to friend is a great way to |
| forgets 50% of the acquired information in the | | | | memorize it. This is a very good idea if you are |
| first hour after reading. One day later he is able | | | | preparing for exams. Discuss study material and |
| to recall only 10% of the text. This is a huge | | | | question each other with your course mates and |
| problem if you need to remember the content | | | | your study process will become more efficient.o |
| well, for example if you are studying for exams in | | | | Visualize knowledge. Draw a mind map, which is a |
| college. | | | | hand written diagram connecting the keywords. |
| Is it possible to do something for preventing | | | | There are several options for doing it. Most simple |
| forgetting? Yes, it is, but we have to change our | | | | version is that you write down keywords and for |
| reading habits. There are three areas you can | | | | each keyword you will think out terms that are |
| improve:o Preparation for reading. Being fresh and | | | | associated with it and you connect them with |
| relaxed will improve your comprehension. | | | | lines. |
| Previewing the text before reading it will also help | | | | In addition to knowledge activation you need to |
| you to remember it better.o Reading techniques. | | | | revise the text for remembering it well in the |
| If you want to memorize information then you | | | | future. As revision consumes time I will not tell |
| have to read in a way that your thoughts are | | | | you that you have to read all texts repetitively. |
| focused to the text. Avoid distractions while | | | | Revise only the most important texts. |
| reading. If you let your thoughts to drift away | | | | It is a good idea to revise text on the following |
| from the text then you will not remember what | | | | day after reading them. Revision does not mean |
| you have read well.o Post-reading activities. It is | | | | that you have to read again the whole text. |
| possible to prevent forgetting by activating our | | | | Instead of that, look at the keywords you wrote |
| knowledge after completion of reading. | | | | down or study the mind map you drew. Try to |
| In this article I will focus on knowledge activation | | | | find out what you will remember and what you |
| methods. For doing it you have to put your newly | | | | have forgotten. Then look through the text at |
| acquired information into some type of application. | | | | fast pace, stopping and reading it only for those |
| There are many options for doing it:o Write down | | | | parts you have forgotten. |
| the keywords. If you have completed the text | | | | If the text is very important for you then you |
| then take a sheet of paper and take a few | | | | can repeat that kind of revision process a week |
| minutes to write down keywords, which associate | | | | later and the after two month. If you do so then |
| with the text. For example these can be "stock | | | | you will remember the content well many years |
| options", "put" and "call" if the text is stock | | | | after reading the text. |
| markets.o Ask yourself questions about the text? | | | | |