How
can you "re-learn" so that your knowledge and memory
will be reliable in the examination?
- Systematically
review your material
Use
"Active" Learning Techniques like SQ3R…
| Survey... |
Scan
through your notes and texts |
| Question... |
What
is this topic about? |
| Read... |
Try
to answer your questions. Take notes. |
| Recall... |
Answer
the questions without your notes, and |
| Review... |
Re-read
your notes whenever you can. |
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- Identify your weak areas early and get assistance
if necessary.
Understanding is the most vital aid to learning and
remembering
- Revise by writing summaries or doing problems.
Writing is an "Active" form of learning and
active learning is more effective.
- Focus your learning.
Don't try to remember things that you will not need.
- Try to revise material in small chunks
Different subjects have different absorption rates.
Don't try to take in too much at one sitting. Break
regularly and use this time for "Recite" or
"Review". A 15 minute burst with a 5 minute
review is often more effective than a one hour slog
and review.Test yourself regularly to ensure that you
are remembering.
- Associate newly learnt concepts with what you already
know.
Get to know how you remember things like addresses,
birthdates etc. What helps you remember things?
- Develop "Keys" to memory (eg. Acronyms,
Synonyms, Mnemonics).
Summarise your notes to a keyword or phrase which you
can recall easily.
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An
Acronym |
A
word comprising the first letters of a series
of other words
(eg. ROY.G.BIV. for the spectrum colours Red,
Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet) |
| A
Synonym |
A
word having the same meaning as another word |
| A
Mnemonic |
A
verse or rhyme to help memory
(eg. "Thirty days hath September…"
or "I comes before E except after C") |
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- Use as many visual memory aids as possible.
Things that can assist are Drawings, Graphs, Tables,
Coloured Highlighting Pens, Doodles, Flow Diagrams,
Mind Maps etc. A picture is still worth a thousand words...
- Beware of interference between similar subjects
(eg. Physics and Electronics, Psychology and Sociology).
Avoid studying subjects with similar content consecutively
since things can become muddled.
- Practice using your information as much as possible.
Talk to other students about course material. Give
lectures to the dog if necessary!
- Forewarned is forearmed
Become familiar with the format of the exam you
are sitting (Essay style, short answer, multiple choice,
problem solving etc.). The best sources are past exams
and your lecturer.
- Check out old examinations
Use these to simulate "test" conditions
(not to predict questions!).
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