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Mnemonics: The Pegword Method – How To Use It, And Does It Really Work?

Mnemonics: The Pegword Method – How To Use It, And Does It Really Work?

by William Wadsworth | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 | First published on Mar 16, 2023 | 2 comments

The pegword method is a really useful mnemonic device for learning a list of items in order, particularly when those items are concrete, visual objects rather than abstract concepts. Without further ado, here’s how the technique works, and how to use it! Our...
Maths Mnemonics Showdown: PEMDAS vs BODMAS for Calculation Mastery

Maths Mnemonics Showdown: PEMDAS vs BODMAS for Calculation Mastery

by Kerri-Anne Edinburgh | Last updated Nov 18, 2024 | First published on Mar 16, 2023 | 3 comments

PEMDAS, GEMDAS, BIDMAS and BODMAS. It sounds like the start of a wacky kids TV show tune … but they’re all actually clever mnemonics – acronyms to be exact – to help you remember one thing: the order of operations for mathematical calculations. Confused? Not for much...
What Is Chunking & How To Use This Powerful Memory Strategy

What Is Chunking & How To Use This Powerful Memory Strategy

by William Wadsworth | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 | First published on Apr 28, 2019 | 3 comments

For most of us, our memories have their limits! Chunking helps you overcome the natural limitations of your memory, and is therefore a very powerful trick for helping you to learn information and get it into memory. I’m sharing a wealth of “trade...

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