For memorization, does using flash cards work well?

Im using them

For memorization, does using flash cards work well?
With vocabulary, they are excellent. Historical dates as well. It is a well known medical fact that in order to completely memorize something, you need to read it twenty times.
Reply:They can act as a primer. Flash cards are a visual cue. If you want to truly remember something, you have to create a mnemonic or mental cue. Let me explain it this way.





Do you remember or know of a Saturday kids' program called Schoolhouse Rock? They had math, english, history, and other subjects. They were cartoons set to music. They actually helped people remember things. I remember two guys who I graduated with actually used them to pass government class. I remember watching them in the back of the class mouthing the words to some of the songs to help them answer questions on our final exam. I think you can find the videos on the internet, to download and to buy.
Reply:Flash cards are excellent for helping you remember facts! Another good way to remember a list of things or a passage is to break it down. Learn a small amount of it. Say it over and over. Add a little more and start from the beginning saying it over and over. Add a little more once you have that part, but each time you recite it, start from the beginning...good luck!
Reply:depends.. do it