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[Martin Naylor <martinwnaylor AT yahoo.com.au>]

hi

this any good to you for memory problem solving

martin
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• From: "Aldo" <aldolilly8 AT yahoo.co.uk>
• To: wwbc AT yahoogroups.com
• Subject: [wwbc] Re: Representing the spatial imagination
• Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 10:11:49 -0000

Sorry, but ISing I mean reflection using images.

Cheers
Aldo

--- In wwbc AT yahoogroups.com, "Aldo" <aldolilly8@y...> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Here's a link to conept mapping:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map
>
> It really is a superb tried and tested method of representing concepts.
>
> I noticed when reflecting on subjects using the imagination, there is
> often a tendency to use the location metaphor to arrange ideas.  E.G,
> Theory about gravity with mental images of apples falling from trees
> and divers accelerating to pools, motorbikes accelerating round
> corners etc, all arranged in a personal space.
>
> Anyway, a lot of these arrangements are fairly intuitively arranged in
> mind with closer things more relevant to that perspective and further
> away meaning more distant etc.  I found there are ways to represent
> these internal arrangements, but the most flexible is the concept map.
>
> You can place the concept words in a way that is congruent with the
> internal image, and because the words can aid the grandure of your
> internal images, it helps reflection (reduces load).  I found in this
> situation, actually adding images to the page doesn't help much,
> because it can detract from the quality of the internal images (drawn
> images are powerful afterall, and you don't realy want your head full
> of stickmen).
>
> And then there are the labled links between.  You don't have to be
> hierarchical.  You can make as many cross connections you like.  This
> could look cluttered, but the links will make the arrangement more
> meaningful and help connect things to your long term memory.  At least
> the concepts stay in place and can be put in boxes to emphasize their
> position in the internal landscape.  The crosslinks also allow you to
> add direction, thus making the diagram more dynamic.
>
> Anyway, this is quite a good ISing overview.
> Cheers
> Aldo





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