of that, d)______________ which included examples
of all four types of calculations grouped together. Both
groups solved sample problems along the way, as they
studied. A day later, e ) ____________ , presenting
new problems of the same type. The children who
had studied mixed sets did twice as well as the
others, outscoring them 77 per cent to 38 per cent.
f ) __________ the same in experiments involving
adults and younger children.
Cognitive scientists do not deny that honest-to-
goodness cramming g ) __________ . But hurriedly
1
Give detailed information about places,
objects, people and events.
2
Never use the first person (I, we)
3
Talk about events that involved you, or
your family, or close friends.
4
Describe what is not needed
5
Don’t be afraid to write about your
feelings and emotions.
6
Don’t write about everything
7
It’s O.K. not to write every day
8
Write in a chronological order.
13 Write the definitions to the following types of
diaries.
L Travel Diaries
2. Sleep diaries
3. Audio diaries
4. Memory diary
5. Food diaries
14 Write memory diary about your study habits.
jam-packing a brain is akin to speed-packing a cheap
suitcase, as most students quickly learn — it holds its
new load for a while, then most everything falls out.
... [In contrast] an hour of study tonight, an hour on
the weekend, another session a week from now so-
called spacing improves later recall without requiring
students to put in more overall
study effort or pay more
attention,
dozens
of
studies have found.
The New York Times, September 6, 2010
Look at the posts. What do you think the message is?
