70% of what you learn today can be forgotten in 24 hours if you do not make a conscious effort to remember it!
The model of memory

(Rose: 1985: 33)
The Lozanov method was to sleep on it after a learning episode. The Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep allows the brain to consider new things. It is as if the brain is ‘off-line’ like a computer.

Recall
The more you can see, hear, say and do the easier it is to learn. It has been said that, on average, we remember
20 % of what we read
30% of what we hear
40% of what we see
50% of what we say
60% of what we do
90% of what we see, hear, say and do.

(Rose: 1995: 5)
To keep recall high we need to have plenty of beginnings and endings in the learning session. Most of us can concentrate for approximately 20 minutes, after that our mind wanders. Therefore, to boost the amount of material we retain we need to stop frequently, take short breaks, sleep on it and review regularly.

Strategies
Apart from making a conscious decision to remember and completing regular reviews we can
• create multi-sensory memory through re-creating learning maps, recording
the steps in the process, demonstration, teaching and sharing
• invent an acronym
• design memory flash cards
• adopt whole learning, i.e. read through thoroughly then reread quickly.
Remember, stress creates a blank mind – relax into the learning experience.

Taken From: Accelerated learning in a digital information environment