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Memory Skills

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Choose the response that most closely matches your feeling about the statement:

SD - Strongly Disagree
D - Disagree
A - Agree
SA - Strongly Agree)

		SD	D	A	SA
1.	I am unable to remember what I have just heard in a lecture or read in a textbook.
2.	I memorize definitions, statements, or formulas without really understanding them.
3.	I have difficulty remembering many facts, including dates and people's names.
4.	I use mnemonics (rhymes, words/acronyms), and other memory tricks to help remember details and lists of information.
5.	I review the notes I take within 48 hours of the lecture.
6.	I create my own questions and study guides to help remember information for exams.
7.	I have a system for organizing information that helps me remember.
8.	When studying and memorizing material for exams I take frequent breaks.
9.	I find reciting information out loud to be very helpful.
10.	I create flash cards for my classes and use them to test myself.
11.	During a test I often find I cannot remember information I really do know.
12.	I know how to use association principles to help learn and remember information for my classes.
13.	I feel I have a good memory.

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