USE OF MNEMONICS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING
Dr. A.S.NeneProfessor of Civil Engg.(Rtd)
V.N.I.T.Nagpur
Presetation based on paper presented at IGC-2009 @ Guntur
(Pronounced "ne-mon'-ics")
The art of assisting the students memory,
by using a system of artificial aids
From childhood to old age we use this technique knowingly or unknowingly.
Government also uses this technique
Teaching-learning is a two way process Unless every student learns, the process is incomplete.
You said you taught tables, butit is not reciting I said I taught but never
said it has leant !
Visual Learners
Visual learners relate most effectively to
written information, notes, diagrams and pictures. Visual learners make up around 65% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on first
5 to 6 benches
Auditory Learners
Auditory learners relate most effectively to the spoken word. Auditory learners make up about
30% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on Middle three benches
Kinesthetic Learners learn effectivelythrough touch and movement and space, and learn skills by imitation and practiceKinesthetic learners make up around 5% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on
Last benches
Kinesthetic Learners
Senses of Perception
Use all the senses to code information ordress up an image.Ask the students to use all senses of perceptions to learn new things,
Plasticity of fine grained soils
Knead and roll a wet soil massUse clay and fly-ash samples
Innovative Questions
Use humor, Funny or peculiar things
Name the curve which is plotted as a straight line!
Flow curve
Enigmatic questions
What is common / uncommon between Foot & Footing? Both transfer loads to earth but one is above and other is below the ground
Enigmatic questions are very difficult to forget!
Rude Rhymes
Rude rhymes are easy to remember.
A for Atterberg, B for Boussinesq, C for Coulomb and D for Darcy
Models Bringing three dimensions & movement to an imagemakes it more vivid.
Show models in the class room itself.
Arrange model competitions with subjects such as
• Plate/pile load test,
• Dewatering techniques,
• Construction with Geosynthetics etc.
Use Positive, Pleasant ImagesThe brain often blocks out unpleasant ones.
But Vivid, colorful images are easier to remember than drab ones.
Use well drawn colored charts. Use cartoons
Exaggeration
Exaggerate or Magnify the size of important parts of the image
Use Appropriate Symbols and maintain the same symbols.c (Not C) for unit cohesion
Mnemonics of Ancient India
Vedic literature (Veda, Puranas & Upnishadas)
could be preserved as it is in poetic form with
strict grammatical rules.
Things were named to indicate its quality
Copper Sulphate - Mayurgriva- Green as neck
of a peacock
Each of Digits 0 to 9 has hundreds of alternate
names 1- Sun, Moon, 2 Hands, eyes etc
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