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mnemonics

mnemonics

1 8.5
A simple trick that helps you remember facts or lists
  • noun
  • /nəˈmɒnɪks/
translation icon : mnemotecnia
  • It's a mnemonics book... for anatomical structures.
  • visual mnemonics
  • mnemonics and graphic organizers
  • imagery mnemonics

So using like mnemonics and stories and context and stuff like that.

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Examples

  • Initially, when students are using teacher-created mnemonics or graphic organizers, they should have frequent opportunities to respond and participate (Conley, 2008).

    Academic text (2013)
  • Students were also taught strategies to aid with content learning, such as mnemonics and concept mapping.

    Academic text (2012)
  • So, let's just relax and use our brains to learn more about mnemonics.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I got introduced to mnemonics, which is you know, memory techniques, speed reading, the art and science of reading for better comprehension, understanding.

  • The condition with no captions benefited from the subjects' freedom to develop their own mnemonics.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The persuasive writing strategies taught in this study were embodied in three mnemonics: STOP, AIMS, and DARE.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The De La Paz and Graham strategy centered on two sets of mental operations encapsulated in the mnemonics STOP and DARE.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The support for using mnemonics enables human classifiers to easily memorize the symbols and notations of the classification scheme.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Many students find that using mnemonics helps them remember complex information more easily.

  • To memorize the order of operations in math, teachers often recommend using mnemonics like 'PEMDAS'.

How Helpful

mnemonics
1 8.5
association
  • Specialized
93 3.9

Surface Forms

mnemonic singular
mnemonics plural

Morphology

mnemonics = mnemonic (transparent) = mnemonic + s

The plural -s simply marks more than one 'mnemonic' and is a straightforward, regular plural formation.

Etymology

Mnemonics comes from the Greek root mnēm- meaning 'memory' and from the name Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. So mnemonics are simple tricks or 'memory' aids that help you remember facts when you need them.