Chronological pattern
Chronological pattern – refers to the organizational arrangement of information in order of their time sequence, which is either in presumptuous or backward nature. For example, historical topics are organized chronologically as event one occurred in 1890, followed by event two in 1900.
Partial pattern – This represents fragments with incomplete information that may have the starting, middle, and the end of the term. They are mostly denoted to prefix, infix, and suffix queries. It is commonly used to include parts of a phone number, codes, and multiple hyphenated words. For example, 1, 426, 784, 1000, the numbers have been arranged in a partial pattern without including all the numbers in on context.
Simple pattern – this is a speech structure whereby core points are used to expound the cause-effect relationships. They are mostly used in public speeches. For example, informing the public on the causes of the coronavirus means of prevention and the tremendous impacts of the nation and the individual victim.
Topical pattern – this is the organization of information in different subtopics derived from the broader topic; these subtopics represent critical information that the writer wishes to put across—for example, deriving the definition of terms in a given topic, objectives, characteristics, and importance of the main subject of study.
Mind mapping is a graphical representation of ideas and concepts to enhance information structure, better understand, analyze, and comprehend the information in mind. This is mostly used in topics that explain concepts by using diagrams and adding related ideas—for example, using a globe map to represent the continents of the world.
Chunking – this is the process of breaking down large tasks into smaller pieces for easy retention and conceptualizing. It is also the process of collecting different data, then its grouped to improve information retention. For example, in a sequence of telephone numbers like 07-1-2-4-3-5-6-7-8, it can be grouped into (07) (124) (356) (78) for easy remembrance.
4s method – refers to a four-stage approach of solving problems through combining various strategies that involve consulting cognitive science and decision making techniques when handling issues. Counselors commonly apply this in helping their clients to cope up and overcome challenges methodologically.