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multiple intelligence strategies

FOR MEMORY

Name a set of information that you have to know for a particular course: ______________________________.
In the right-hand column, record specific ideas for how MI strategies can help you retain that information.

USE MI STRATEGIES TO REMEMBER IDENTIFY MI STRATEGIES THAT CAN
INTELLIGENCE MORE EFFECTIVELY HELP YOU RETAIN INFORMATION
Verbal-Linguistic ■ Develop a story line for a mnemonic first; then
work on the visual images.
■ Write out answers to practice essay questions.

Logical-Mathematical ■ Create logical groupings that help you memorize
knowledge chunks.
■ When you study material in the middle, link it to
what comes before and after.

Bodily-Kinesthetic ■ Reenact concepts physically if you can to solidify
them in memory.
■ Record information onto a digital recorder and
listen as you walk between classes.

Visual-Spatial ■ Focus on visual mnemonics such as mental walks.
■ Use markers to add color to the images you use in
your mnemonics.

Interpersonal ■ Do flash card drills with a study partner.
■ Recite important material to a study partner.

Intrapersonal ■ Listen to an audio podcast that reviews test
material.
■ Create vocabulary cartoons and test yourself on the
material.

Musical ■ Play music while you brainstorm ideas.
■ Create a mnemonic in the form of a musical rhyme.

Naturalistic ■ Organize what you have to learn so you see how
everything fits together.
■ Sit outside and go through your flash cards.

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