The Use of Memory Strategies Among Adolescents in Saudi Arabian Middle Schools

Abstract

This study has been undertaken to investigate the memory strategies used by the students. Moreover, this study aims to analyze the relationship in memory strategies used by the students and their grades. A primary data is undertaken in this research that is gathered with the help of a survey questionnaire. The survey questionnaire is filled with a total of 175 adolescent students. The data collected through the survey questionnaire is analyzed with the help of statistical analysis technique with the help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Regression analysis is used to analyze the impact of memory strategies on the student's feeling of success. It is analyzed from the results of regression analysis that F (1.173) = 12.779, p = .001, R 2 = .069. The value of R 2 = .069, which means that memory strategies explain 6% variation in the English score of the students. It is identified in reference to the research aim that the use of memory strategy and students'grades are significantly correlated with each other. Further, it is also examined from the study findings that the majority of the students use memory strategies in the form of narratives, self-test, rehearsals, rhymes, and mental practice. The study outcomes also depicted that the majority of the students use self-test and practice as effective strategies for remembering and learning. The study findings would help the students to analyze the significance of memory strategy for increasing their scores. Future research should be focused on conducting their study at a wider level in order to analyze the impact of memory strategies for the student's primary schools and high schools.

Educational Strategies on Memorizing the Quran: A Review of Literature

“…Memory strategies in memorizing the Quran require specific strategies that are different from the common strategies used in language and psychology such as using mnemonic techniques, imagination, narrative strategies in organizing information and so on. Some memory strategies such as narrative strategies in organizing information and mental imagination strategies are not appropriate to be applied in Quran memorization as Alyami et al (2019) found a significant negative relationship between both strategies with the students' grades in Quran learning, but showed a significant positive relationship for other strategies such as mental practice strategy. Therefore, special strategies in memorizing the Quran should be noted which include paying attention to the letters and correct pronunciation according to the law of tajweed as commanded by Allah in surah al-Muzzammil verse 4 and al-Qiaamah verse 16 to 19, because even one letter of error could lead to different meanings and deviations.…”