The Science Behind Picmonic
The Picmonic visual mnemonic learning app is designed to leverage known memory phenomena — the secret to Picmonic’s efficacy.
Picmonic is the only visual mnemonic learning tool that has been research proven to increase retention and help students ace their exams.
Picmonic boosts confidence and grades. Our randomized, controlled, double-blind study proved that with the Picmonic learning system students increase retention and test scores.
Why does Picmonic work? Years ago, psychologists and education researchers found mnemonics to be an effective tool in increasing retention and memory recall. Today, lots of different strategies for learning and memorization using mnemonics exist including keyword, phrase, music and image mnemonics.
Picmonic founders and medical students Ron Robertson and Adeel Yang took the idea of image mnemonics and applied clever pictures and humorous characters tied together with story and audio -- and put it online to create the ultimate studying system for retention and memory recall.
Picmonic was developed after many years of development and testing. In a randomized, double-blind, controlled study, the Picmonic Learning System was compared to text-based material (like textbooks and lecture notes) and found that medical students improved by 331% in long-term memory retention and increased test scores 50%. Since then, the benefits of the Picmonic approach have been extended to Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Physicial Assistant, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic and Pre-Health students.
Adv. Med. Educ. Pract. 2014 May 8; 5: 125-32 doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S61875. eCollection 2014
The Picmonic visual mnemonic learning app is designed to leverage known memory phenomena — the secret to Picmonic’s efficacy.
Visual characters aid in cuing memory recall for facts and information you need to know.
We remember things better when they’re distinctive or different. A bulleted list of black and white text is much harder to recall versus a zany Picmonic character.
Visual and verbal information are processed differently and along distinct channels in the brain, creating separate representations for information processed in each channel. Two channels are more powerful than one.
Picmonic works by connecting wacky stories and characters to boring pharmacological principles. The weirder the connection the more you seem to remember stuff.
I love picmonic. I have always been a visual learner and these cartoons help me so much. I easily bring the image to mind when being tested on material.
I am a visual learner. I used Picture mnemonics in my Allied Health class YEARS ago & still think of them to this day. When I saw Picmonics; the art got me. I had my first exam & Picmonic helped me think through the answers. As a skeptic, I HAVE to praise what works! Thank you Picmonic!
Remember more in less time and boost your test scores with Picmonic, the world’s best visual mnemonic learning resource and study aid for medical school, nursing school, and more!
