How can i remember large amounts of information

I never seem to be able to remember what i'm taught.
my teachers will tell me what to do and as soon as i'm back in my seat, i have forgotten. its really annoying.
also in exams and tests i will know an answer but i just can't remember. is there any way i can remember things better ?
please help !!
x

HI

If its something like a formula you need to remember, make a massive picture of it in your head, colour it, put a background to it of say trees and a sky, add a clown holding the formula , make the picture move. I know it sounds ridiculous but the more ridiculous the better!

The more bizarre your picture is the more you will remember it. If you need to link things together like words or numbers, make a picture with the words or numbers in it, for eg e=mc2 , e could be the pill e(Ecstasy)that is animated, and he is on stilts and thinks to himself the stilts look like a vertical = , he then falls over a giant m n m person (the chocolate) and m gets angry because e made him knock over a square house of cards.

Ok that was really crap i apologise. But if you play this animation over in your head i guarantee you will remember it. Of course make your own one up relating to whatever you need to remember. The more ridiculous, colourful, bigger and moving the film is the better!

Just practice this a few times and you will soon get the hang of it.
Linking pictures also works for things like remembering a shopping list.

How Can I Remember Large Amounts Of Information

Write things in your book.

How Can I Remember Large Amounts Of Information

Yes write what you can in your books. But when your at home studying put the radio on quietly in the back ground and if you stop to eat or go loo and come back to it then start sort of 5 mins back or a paragraph. Do you know what i mean by that?

Re : How can i remember large amounts of information

You said that u remember the answers and u just can't take it out of ur brain,right..? this can be happen when u are stressed mentaly,panicked situation.. normaly u just relax by taking a big breath by closing ur eyes then start over to think again..........

Re : How can i remember large amounts of information

Try to forget what u have taught. Then see what is happening to u. If things get better, follow the process, otherwise not.