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3 Fundamental Study Principles to Improve Your Grades

Whatever grades you’re currently getting, you can improve them by changing your habits and following three study principles.

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Memory: 17 Types, How to Improve (Program Included)

Memory refers to the psychological processes of acquiring, storing, retaining, and later retrieving information. This article discusses the different memory types and provides a comprehensive program to improve memory.

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Short-Term Memory: What It Is, How It Works, Improving (Program Included)

Short-term memory holds a small amount of information in the mind for a few seconds. Short-term memory is limited to about seven items and will be lost in about fifteen seconds unless the information is rehearsed.

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Working Memory: What It Is, How to Improve (Program Included)

Working memory is defined as the ability to hold information in your head and manipulate it mentally; it keeps track of transient information and coordinates mental operations in various cognitive tasks.

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Learning Styles: Truth or Myth? Are There Alternatives?

The term “learning styles” speaks to the understanding that every student learns differently. Technically, an individual’s learning style refers to the preferential way in which the student absorbs, processes, comprehends and retains information.

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Long-Term Memory: What It Is, Types, Ways to Improve

Long-term memory is the memory process that takes information from the short-term memory store and creates long-lasting memories. Learn more about the types, stages, and how to improve.

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What Are Mnemonics? 6 Types with Comprehensive Examples

A mnemonic is a specific reconstruction of target content intended to tie new information more closely to the learner's existing knowledge base and, therefore, facilitate retrieval. There are a variety of mnemonic techniques, including the method of loci, pegwords, acronyms, acrostics, spelling mnemonics, and number-sound mnemonics.

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What Is Visual Memory? Types, Importance, Improving

Visual memory is the ability to recall what the eyes have seen. Learn more about visual memory types, its importance, and how to improve it.

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What Is Visual Perception? Why It Matters, Deficits

The terms visual perception and visual processing are often used interchangeably, and refer to the brain’s ability to understand what the eyes see.

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Sequential Memory: Definition, Importance, Overcoming Deficits

Sequential memory requires items to be recalled in a specific order. In saying the days of the week, months of the year, a telephone number, the alphabet, and counting, the order of the elements is paramount.

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Understanding Foundational Learning Skills

Foundational learning skills or basic learning skills refer to the skills that make learning possible. There is a tendency nowadays to confuse the word skill with related concepts like strategy, method, and technique. Many people, when talking about “learning skills,” actually mean learning strategies, or learning methods, or learning techniques.

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Processing Speed: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Improve

Processing speed involves one or more of the following functions: the length of time it takes to perceive information, process information, and formulate or enact a response. Slow processing speed is not a formal learning disability, but it can play a part in learning and attention issues like dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia.

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