Study Nutrient: Metaphor and Analogy
Mental Cue: Monkey playing Cymbals (Symbols)
Brief Description:
This study technique involves conjuring a
memorable symbol, image, or phrase and associating it with a concept or idea.
Activating this Nutrient:
1.
Identify a Concept or an Idea that you want to
remember.
2.
Think of a memorable image, phrase, or other
object of comparison.
3.
Associate the concept/idea with a memorable
image that helps you to understand the concept.
4.
Practice applying the metaphor or analogy while
studying.
“Health” benefits:
- Enhance your study skills repertoire.
- Utilize the diffuse mode of thinking to generate connections between symbols and ideas.
- Provide a mental shortcut to help you recall key concepts and ideas.
- Memorize cues to evoke key concepts and ideas.
- Develop your ability to generalize and extrapolate concepts and ideas in your field of study to concepts and ideas in other disciplines and fields of study.
Reference
Oakley, B. (2016). Create a Lively Visual Metaphor or
Analogy (Lecture Video). Retrieved from: Coursera and University of California
San Diego Learning How to Learn Coursera: http://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
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