Memorization

When it comes to memorization I use different types of techniques depending on what I have to learn and how hard it is to memorize. I would have to say that the majority of the time I use rehearsal. I tend to read and repeat things over and over again whether its verbally or silently in my head. It works for me the majority of the time. I especially use rehearsal for math class since I have to memorize the many different equations given to us. Besides having to memorize the equations for math class this year, there is also extra information that I am required to learn, such as: negatives, infinite, real, rational..etc. Rehearsal is something that I have always done     for as long as I can remember, even as far back as elementary school where we were required to memorize poems and recite them in front of the whole class. Rehearsal doesn't work for everything, such as English. English is a subject that I have to take the time to actually sit down and study if I actually want to know and learn the material. To learn something for English I will usually do examples, or match up words with things I can remember or that will help me remember the meaning of what it is that I'm trying to memorize. I would have to say that Rehearsal is something that has worked for me. It's just easier for me to do because I've done it for so long, it just happens automatically. At times it might look like I'm talking to myself but I am actually memorizing the material, in other words I'm studying. Rehearsal has worked for me through grade school and hopefully it will continue working for me in college.