Lesson : Notes

Say It With Me!

 “If you have to remember something written that you learned, read it out loud; if you want to recall something that was said, write it down. That is the tested advice of researchers at Ariel University.

Dr. Michal Icht of the communications disorders department and Dr. Yaniv Mama of the behavioral science department gave this advice to students before the end-of-semester exams began. The study was published recently in the journal Memory.

Reading material out loud is more effective when the material to be digested is written in a book or notebook, but when the information was heard in a lecture or lesson, putting it down on paper or typing it up is more effective, they explained, adding that their advice works for both children and adults.

They based the advice on their study of the "production effect," a technique that improves memory by some 20 percent. Written words that are read out loud are remembered more effectively than when said when moving one's lips without any sound coming out.”

Works Cited

Siegel, Judy. "Ariel University researchers hand out friendly suggestion ahead of exams. Improve your memory by reading written text out loud, writing down text you hear." Jerusalem Post, Jul 13, 2015, pp. 7. ProQuest, http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/ariel-university-researchers-hand-out-friendly/docview/1698013055/se-2.