Memory

This week's tech assignment was based on memory strategies. For HOA 106, there is a lot to memorize such as dates, words, artists' names and their artworks. I decided to use two memory strategies for this course and these two memory strategies were Visualization and the Link System. Being a visual learner, I need to see images that would remind me of certain words that I do not know. Therefore I figured that Visualization and Link would be great strategies to help me study for HOA 106.

For Visualization, I had to create an unusual image which I could recall when the artist and his artwork appeared. Because the title of an artwork seemed to tell a lot, I just decided to draw an image that was based on the title.For example, for Jacques-Louis David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps, I drew mountains to represent the Alps. When I see mountains on the next exam, I will know that it refers to David's artwork. This strategy is helpful because by drawing unusual images, I will know it refers to something for the class. Because the images are very unusual,recalling is a easy process.

Link System is another strategy I used. For words I need to remember, I find words that sound similar to each word and then draw a picture that will help me remember each word. This strategy is helpful because when I see a word on the test, I will be able to think back of the rhyming words I thought of and relate it to that word.

Because HOA 106 is a lecture-dependent class, I used the lecture slides to help me go through these strategies. Constantly looking at each slide and trying to create an image related to each slide has helped me memorize the artists' and their artworks. Next week I have an exam for this course. I hope that during the exam, I will be able to remember and recall back to these creative images I have created.