Improving Concentration

Hye and Assalamualaikum.

FORGET AND REMEMBER

Why do people have memory loss ? This is because of the impact on the head. So, do not play or hit your head. You might injured your head and suffer from loss memory.

WHY DO WE ALWAYS FORGET ?

• distraction
• concentration
• time factor (time manager)

EASY TO REMEMBER IF ...

• interest
• choice
• rehearse
• practice

HOW FORGETTING COULD OCCUR ?

• Not pay attention during class
• Not understand
• Didn't have a good strategies
• Cramming (last minute study)
• Interference (having two or more exam in the same day)
• Test anxiety (negative thought about oneself, did not prepare well for the test)

CONCENTRATION

Concentration is focusing in what you're doing. Concentration is really important especially during reading, listening and studying. 

CAUSES OF POOR CONCENTRATION :

• Lack of attention, interest and motivation
• Get distraction from others
• Study at uncomfortable environment
• Having physiological matters (illness / tiredness)
• Having psychological matters (personal problems / anxiety / worries)

STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CONCENTRATION :

• You can give yourself motivational and do a organizational strategies
• You can also create a such positive learning environment
• Before start your study, try to deal with your internal distraction
• You should use an active learning strategies
• You should be matching your learning styles and the tasks you have
•  You should also always monitoring your concentration level

HOW TO IMPROVE MEMORIZE AND CONCENTRATION ?

1. Massed practice VS. Spaced practice
    - When an individual study non-stop without having a break even a while is called MASSED
      PRACTICE. When individual is having a short break during his/her study is called SPACED
      PRACTICE.

2. Break reading material down
    - You should not force yourself to study everything in one day. You maybe can study 2 chapter
      only per day. So that you will have time to revise back what you have study. You also would not
      easily forget what have you study on that day.

3. Rehearsal
    - After study you should repeating all the information many time

4. Elaboration Strategies

    a) Associations - 'connect ' each word or event with a person, place,  thing, picture, feeling or situation

    b) Acronyms/Catchwords - example as the position of the planets from the sun :

    c) Imagery - you need to visualize the picture of the information

    d) Organizational strategies - you can organized the information that you have according to their type




5. SQ³R

Love from me, Athirah Yusli 😊


“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”
Alexander Graham Bell