Link and Acronym Memory Strategies By Andrew Zelin

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This week in CLS 105 I experimented with two strategies, LINK, and Acronym sentences in my accounting 252 course. I chose to use these two memory strategies because I am a visual and aural learner. Being a visual and aural learner I thought that using creative and visual methods to help me memorize information could prove useful.

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The first strategy I experimented with was LINK. The first thing I did to implement this strategy was I selected a concept I needed to memorize. The concept I selected was Target-Profit-Analysis. Target Profit Analysis is computing the number of units that must be sold using either the equation method or formula method. The second step I took was I created an absurd visual representation that can help me remember this. I thought of a man shooting arrows at a target with equations and formula's written all over the target. The last step I took was I copied this down and drew a picture. Now whenever I am working with target-profit-analysis this image always pops up in my mind.

The second strategy I experimented with was an Acronym Sentence. To implement this strategy the first step I took was I selected a group of terms I needed to remember. In this case I selected the terms that make up The Activity Base. These terms are unit's produced, machine hours, length driven, and labor hours. As an accounting student I only need to remember the first word the rest is self explanatory. After I was finished picking out group of terms I underlined the first word in every term and arranged them to create a word. The word I created was MULL. From now on when I am working with activity base I always think MULL and I immediately remember Machine hours, units produced, length driven, and labor hours.

E For my final evaluation I conclude that for my aural, visual learning style both the link and acronym methods worked very well. The imagery and conception of these strategies worked very well for my learning style. Both did a excellent job cementing the concepts I was trying to remember in my mind. I definitely plan on using link and acronym sentences in the future.