Mind Mapping boosts your memory
At the heart of Mind Mapping is the striking combination of imagery, colour and visual-spatial arrangement, which is proven to significantly improve information recall, compared to conventional methods of note taking and learning.
A study by Toi (2009) * shows that Mind Mapping can help children recall words more effectively than using lists, with improvements in memory of up to 32%.
And according to a study conducted by Farrand, Hussain and Hennessey (2002) 2, Mind Mapping improved the long-term memory of factual information in their participants by 10%.
(Toi, H (2009), ‘Research on how Mind Map improves Memory’. Paper presented at the International Conference nd th on Thinking, Kuala Lumpur, 22 to 26 June 2009.)
The Mind Mapping process involves a unique combination of imagery, colour and visual-spatial
arrangement which is proven to significantly improve recall when compared to conventional methods of note-taking and learning by rote.
- A study by Farrand, Hussain and Hennessey (2002) 16 found that Mind Mapping improved the longterm memory of factual information in medical students by 10%. They reported that “Mind Maps provide an effective study technique when applied to written material” and are likely to “encourage a deeper level of processing” for better memory formation.
- Wickramisinghe et al (2007) 17 discovered that the majority of medical students who had been newly introduced to Mind Mapping perceived it to be helpful for memorising information in an organised way compared to their previous self-study techniques.
- Research by Toi (2009) 18 shows that Mind Mapping can help children recall words more effectively than using lists, with improvements in memory of up to 32%.
- Incorporating Mind Mapping into the teaching of comprehension skills enhances students’
understanding and memory of comprehension passages (Wong-Ang Gek Moi and Ong Lee Lian,2007) 19
- Mind Mapping is a helpful method for remembering the relationships and steps that are necessary for mathematical processes (Entrekin, 1992) 20.
