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09-10-2003, 07:32 AM
OK Here is tha best way to study and I though that I should share it all around. This info has been scientifically proven so don't dought me.
Throughout this text, I will refer to several activities. One of these is recall.
When you see something (and I mean anything), as long as you understand it, you will remember it for the rest of your life. It's true; remembering things is one of the most simple functions of the human mind. The difficulty comes when trying to recall all this information. I will post another thread later more on recalling, but for now, I will just leave it at that.
Another one of these activities is revising. Revising is not looking over your notes. Just looking at them will not help; you need to stimulate the brain, get it involved. By revising, I mean that you should quiz yourself on the topic. This is as simple as writing down "Australia federated on the 1st of January, 1901" and then covering up the date and trying to think of it. Some of you may remember the old 'Look, Cover, Write, Read' technique for spelling. It's the same here.
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First of all, let's say you start studying. When you begin, you ability to understand things is minimal (that's why everything becomes clear after studying for awhile). So after studying for 2 hours on a particulay topic or subject, you'll be able to understand things easily.
However, when you begin study, you're ability to memorise things easily is totally maxed out, and as you study more and more, it decreases. SO after 2 hours, you won't be able to memorise things (dates, formulae, relationships between ideas, etc.) very well.
SO, the solution is quite simple; study for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break, study for 15 minutes, take a 5 minute break, etc. In the break, your memorising ability goes up to full again. Your ability to understand falls slightly, but as long as you don't exceed, meebee...6 or 7 minutes in your break, it will only drop slightly.
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOUR BREAK DOES NOT EXCEED 7 MINUTES
If you follow this technique, after 1 hour you will be at premium studying level.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!!
Now, some people believe that if you study right before a test, you will go worse than if you never studied at all. This is entirely false. In fact, if you start study 1 hour and 10 minutes before a test, and then stop studying 10 minutes before the test then you will go very well (this practice, however, is not recommended).
In school, the trouble is that important topics and facts are often looked at once. This is why you need to study.
After at least 1 hour of study (try not to go over 2 hours), take a 10 minute break. After that 10 minute break, revise your work for 10 minutes. One day later, revise for 5 minutes. One week after that, revise for 2-3 minutes. One month after that, revise for 2-3 minutes. Before exams, you should go over your work as well, revising parts that you are having trouble recalling.
If you do go over your notes as I explained above (10 mins after, 1 day after, 1 week, 1 month) then you will probably remember it for the rest of your life.
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Now this is true. You can say goodbye to endless hours of study. If you follow the instructions, you will be surprised at the results.
-fin-
Throughout this text, I will refer to several activities. One of these is recall.
When you see something (and I mean anything), as long as you understand it, you will remember it for the rest of your life. It's true; remembering things is one of the most simple functions of the human mind. The difficulty comes when trying to recall all this information. I will post another thread later more on recalling, but for now, I will just leave it at that.
Another one of these activities is revising. Revising is not looking over your notes. Just looking at them will not help; you need to stimulate the brain, get it involved. By revising, I mean that you should quiz yourself on the topic. This is as simple as writing down "Australia federated on the 1st of January, 1901" and then covering up the date and trying to think of it. Some of you may remember the old 'Look, Cover, Write, Read' technique for spelling. It's the same here.
[hr:1ebe4c8485]
First of all, let's say you start studying. When you begin, you ability to understand things is minimal (that's why everything becomes clear after studying for awhile). So after studying for 2 hours on a particulay topic or subject, you'll be able to understand things easily.
However, when you begin study, you're ability to memorise things easily is totally maxed out, and as you study more and more, it decreases. SO after 2 hours, you won't be able to memorise things (dates, formulae, relationships between ideas, etc.) very well.
SO, the solution is quite simple; study for 25 minutes, take a 5 minute break, study for 15 minutes, take a 5 minute break, etc. In the break, your memorising ability goes up to full again. Your ability to understand falls slightly, but as long as you don't exceed, meebee...6 or 7 minutes in your break, it will only drop slightly.
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOUR BREAK DOES NOT EXCEED 7 MINUTES
If you follow this technique, after 1 hour you will be at premium studying level.
BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!!
Now, some people believe that if you study right before a test, you will go worse than if you never studied at all. This is entirely false. In fact, if you start study 1 hour and 10 minutes before a test, and then stop studying 10 minutes before the test then you will go very well (this practice, however, is not recommended).
In school, the trouble is that important topics and facts are often looked at once. This is why you need to study.
After at least 1 hour of study (try not to go over 2 hours), take a 10 minute break. After that 10 minute break, revise your work for 10 minutes. One day later, revise for 5 minutes. One week after that, revise for 2-3 minutes. One month after that, revise for 2-3 minutes. Before exams, you should go over your work as well, revising parts that you are having trouble recalling.
If you do go over your notes as I explained above (10 mins after, 1 day after, 1 week, 1 month) then you will probably remember it for the rest of your life.
[hr:1ebe4c8485]
Now this is true. You can say goodbye to endless hours of study. If you follow the instructions, you will be surprised at the results.
-fin-