1. INTRODUCTION TO MNEMONICS
What are mnemonics and what are they good for?
Glossary
Why are mnemonics effective?
Glossary
About imagery
Individual differences
Glossary
Using imagery
Glossary
Review
PART I SIMPLE VERBAL MNEMONICS
2. FIRST LETTER MNEMONICS
The two types of first-letter mnemonics
Glossary
How to create effective first-letter mnemonics
Glossary
Problems with first-letter mnemonics
Glossary
When first-letter mnemonics are a good strategy to use, and when they’re not
Glossary
Review
3. RHYTHM & RHYME
Some familiar mnemonic jingles
Glossary
Singing to remember
Glossary
Spoken rhythm
Glossary
Review
PART II KEYWORD STRATEGIES
4. THE KEYWORD METHOD
Glossary
Some examples to practice
Glossary
Creating good keywords
Glossary
How effective is the keyword method?
Glossary
Limitations of the keyword method
Glossary
Remembering for the long term
Glossary
Comparing the keyword mnemonic to other strategies
Glossary
Tasks for which the keyword method is useful
Using the keyword mnemonic to remember gender
Non-European languages
Glossary
Review
5. EXTENSIONS OF THE KEYWORD METHOD
More than words
Glossary
Applying the keyword method to text
Glossary
The face-name mnemonic
Applying the face-name mnemonic to art & artists
Applying the face-name mnemonic to animals
Extending the mnemonic to taxonomic & attribute information
Glossary
Review
PART III LIST MNEMONICS
Glossary
6. THE STORY METHOD
Examples
Remembering word lists
Remembering text
Pros & cons of the story method
Glossary
Review
7. THE PLACE METHOD
Using the place method
Some advice from antiquity
When to use the place method
Glossary
Review
8. THE PEGWORD MNEMONIC
Applying the pegword method
Glossary
Review
9. THE LINK METHOD
Effectiveness of the link method
Glossary
Review
PART IV ADVANCED MNEMONICS
10. CODING MNEMONICS
A system for remembering numbers
Extending the coding mnemonic with other mnemonics
Practical uses for coding mnemonics
Dealing with decimals
Retrieval
Other languages may work better!
Using the coding system to extend the pegword mnemonic
Glossary
Review
11. MASTERING MNEMONICS
What mnemonics are good for
Assessing the text and the task
Choosing the right strategy for the task
Choosing the strategies that are right for you
Successful strategies need practice
Glossary
Review
12. CASE STUDY
Memorizing new words, lists and dates
Acronyms
Looking for meaning
Glossary
Chunking your information
Using a Coding Mnemonic to remember dates
Glossary
More chunking
Visuals always help
Glossary
One era at a time
Paleozoic Era
Glossary
Time to review
Review 12.1
The Mesozoic Era
Review 12.2
Glossary
Cenozoic Era
Review 12.3
Review 12.4
Glossary
Precambrian
The big picture
Review 12.5
Glossary
ANSWERS
REFERENCES
ENGLISH-SPANISH GLOSSARY (Alphabetical)
