mnemonics for geotechnical engineering
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Teaching aids for teachersTRANSCRIPT
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(Pronounced "ne-mon'-ics")
The art of assisting the memory,
by using a system of artificial aids
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USE OF MNEMONICS FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING
A.S.Nene & V.S.Landge
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Artificial aids
• Rhymes, • Rules,• Phrases• Diagrams, • Acronyms • Other devices
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From childhood to old age one uses this technique knowingly or unknowingly.
Government also uses this technique
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Abstract concepts, principles and ideas.
Hard for students to comprehend.
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Remove a misconception that
Geotechnical engineering subjects
are descriptive and less scoring
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Teaching-learning is a two way process Unless every student learns, the process is incomplete.
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One picture is worth thousand wordsa Chinese proverb.
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MAIN LEARNING STYLES
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
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Visual Learners
Visual learners relate most effectively to
written information, notes, diagrams and pictures. Visual learners make up around 65% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on first
5 to 6 benches
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Auditory Learners
Auditory learners relate most effectively to the spoken word. Auditory learners make up about
30% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on Middle three benches
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Kinesthetic Learners learn effectivelythrough touch and movement and space, and learn skills by imitation and practiceKinesthetic learners make up around 5% of the population.
You will find such learners sitting on
Last benches
Kinesthetic Learners
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Senses of Perception
Use all the senses to code information ordress up an image.Ask the students to use all senses of perceptions to learn new things,
Plasticity of fine grained soils
Knead and roll a wet soil massUse clay and fly-ash samples
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Innovative Questions
Use humor, Funny or peculiar things
Name the curve which is plotted as a straight line!
Flow curve
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Enigmatic questions
What is common / uncommon between Foot & Footing?
Both transfer loads to earth but one is above and other is below the ground
Enigmatic questions are very difficult to forget!
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Rude Rhymes Rude rhymes are very difficult to forget.
A for Atterberg, B for Boussinesq, C for Coulomb and D for Darcy
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Models Bringing three dimensions & movement to an imagemakes it more vivid.
Show models in the class room itself.
Arrange model competitions with subjects such as• Plate/pile load test, • Dewatering techniques, • Construction with Geosynthetics etc.
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Positive, Pleasant Images.The brain often blocks out unpleasant ones.Vivid, colorful images are easier to remember than drab ones.Use well drawn colored charts.. Use cartoons
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Exaggeration
Exaggerate the size of important parts of the image
Use Appropriate Symbols
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Three Dimensions and Movement
Three dimensions and movement
to an image makes it more vivid.
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Mnemonics of Ancient India
Vedic literature (Veda, Puranas & Upnishadas) could be preserved as it is in poetic form with strict grammatical rules.
Things were named to indicate its quality
Copper Sulphate - Mayurgriva- Green as neck of a peacock
Each of Digits 0 to 9 has hundreds of alternate names 1- Sun, Moon, 2 Hands, eyes etc
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CONCLUSION
Mnemonics is a very useful tool for educators and students
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Dr.A.S.Nene M4 Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur (India) 440022 Email: [email protected]
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