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TEST TAKING STRATEGY FOR MEMORIZATION The S P A C
E Technique
S Select key information. P Picture things and events and persons in your mind. Close your eyes for a few seconds and form a mental picture of things, people or events which are being
described. The brain works more efficiently with pictures than with words. If you are memorizing some kind of scene, imagine yourself taking a walk through it from one end to the other.
A Arrange things and events in some order in your mind. Information which is grouped in some way or in some order is easier to remember. Count things, e.g., 5 firefighters, 3 engine companies,
2 ladder companies, 4 hoselines. For picture material, draw two mental lines through the picture to divide it into quarters, then note what is in each quarter. Notice what is next to what, what is
above or below. C Compare things.
For a picture or diagram, compare the contents of each quarter of the drawing. If there are several items you may have to distinguish from one another (like rooms in a floor plan, or faces or diagrams of two different pieces of equipment) compare them to one another as you are memorizing. Making comparisons helps you become more conscious of details.
E Exercise your memory. Go back to a section of a picture you already memorized. Repeat items to yourself. Repeat them. Repeat. Go back and repeat again.
Technique: Test your memory continuously. As you memorize more information, keep checking that you remember what you already worked on. Keep testing yourself.
You can test yourself by asking over and over something like the 4 W's if it is a story: Who? What? When? Where? If it is not a story, you may be asking yourself:
What? Where? How many?
Fingering the Information. During the Memorization part of the exam you will not be permitted to hold a pencil in your hand. But your fingers will be not taken away from you. Your
index finger will assist you in remembering. Use your finger to circle, trace, underline, poke at, or emphasize in any way the important details. Information in picture form should be literally
traced with your finger. With a floorplan or diagram of a building layout, "walk through" it with your finger, taking note of important items. Fingerwork will reinforce what your eyes see.
When you are doing this sort of fingerwork on a test, it may look weird to somebody else, but being odd in this way may help you get the job. Click here to return to How to Become a Firefighter homepage! Click here to return to FirePrep.com homepage: Click here to review FirePrep.com past newsletters: Click here to review our Entry-Level Preparation Products:
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