Take the Quadratic Formula Learning Styles Quiz (continued)
Topics: Math, Test Prep, High School
- If you are an auditory learner, you need to hear and speak whatever it is that you need to memorize. Your muscles remember a lot of things.
- The first strategy is to write the formula over and over again. Your finger muscles will start to “remember” the formula over time. It helps to say the formula out loud as you go, to get your mouth muscles involved.
- The second strategy is to move your whole body while you say the formula. Find a ball, and bounce it as you recite the formula. Finding a good “beat” will help your body retain the information. When you need to remember the formula, tap your foot in time to the beat.
- If you’re really serious, you can act out the formula with your body. Make up moves that represent x, a, b, and c.& You’re sure to remember it if your whole body gets involved.
Cindy Donaldson, BS Mathematics, taught Math, Business, and Computer Science at Menlo-Atherton High School for seven years. She has also worked as a tutor for SAT and SAT II test preparation. She is the mother of two young daughters.
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