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06-05-2007, 01:00 PM | #1 |
Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State
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| Study tips anyone? I am having the hardest time studying much less remembering what I am reading.. anyone have any good study tips or memory tricks? |
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06-05-2007, 01:05 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | mnemonic phrases or associations ... You put the needed info into a code, a poem or a short list. One of my favorite examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F_tT-q8EF0 |
06-05-2007, 01:10 PM | #3 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| It may seem really elementary, but use flash cards.. it works great for definations and terms. Also, for something with processes or steps, think of random sentences to help remember them.
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06-05-2007, 01:14 PM | #4 |
I love my lil wolf! ;) Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Washington
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| ya i recommend flashcards or what i do is write down whatever i need to memorize endlessly until i memorize it.. not just like writing without thinking but writing it and saying it in my mind.. hope that helps you! |
06-05-2007, 01:16 PM | #5 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| What specifically are you studying? If you need to comprehend and remember what you read, try keeping a reading log or journal. Write the information down in YOUR OWN WORDS. And look up EVERY word or phrase you don't know. It will make a huge difference in your ability to understand what you read. Study in short sessions. Research has proven that you retain the most information the first ten to 15 min. of studying. If you can tell or teach someone else about your topic, it will help. As strange as it sounds, teach it to your puppies. Sometimes I have to see it, write it, hear it and SAY it before I can remember it. If I think of anything else, I will let you know. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night! LOL I also teach high school English when I'm not mommying my Yorkie.
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06-05-2007, 02:02 PM | #6 |
Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas
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| Hey! Our pups have the same name! Cool!
__________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12) |
06-05-2007, 02:09 PM | #7 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Depends on what you're studying - is it pure memory type stuff? If yes, flash cards work great - I couldn't live w/ out them in nursing school.
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06-05-2007, 02:12 PM | #8 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut
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| I would use a tape recorder. Put it on tape and listen while relaxing or taking a shower or before I went to bed and especially while driving in the car. Good luck.
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06-05-2007, 02:14 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Phillipsburg NJ
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| two for flashcards and memory games with the letters of words.
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06-05-2007, 02:58 PM | #10 |
Chloe's Mommy! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cornwall, ON
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| I've heard that if you eat tuna WHILE you're studying, then have peanut butter a few hours before your exam or w/e you're studying for it will help. The chemicals in the tuna will help your brain convert the messages into a long-term memory. The chemicals in the peanut butter will release your memory for use. It makes sense, but I haven't tried it. A girl in my class said she tried it & she got a better mark than her usual...but she's not the most reliable source lol
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06-05-2007, 04:51 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa
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| When I was cramming for my Master's Degree exams, I recorded my notes on CD's, then played them in the car while commuting to and from work. I also played them at night as I was falling asleep, and during the day at home while doing housework. Eventually, most of the info stuck! Best suggestion I have is not to study too much. Study an hour, then break for a few hours. And never, never, never cram the night before an exam. Take a long walk, eat a good meal, no alcohol and get a good sleep.
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06-05-2007, 04:56 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA
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| Rewrite notes that you have taken in class...Write things down in your own words...Do practice problems. Good luck!!
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06-05-2007, 06:41 PM | #13 |
Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State
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| this is on BIOLOGY... It is absoulutly my worst subject next to math..... hope this helps clarify |
06-05-2007, 06:51 PM | #14 |
Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State
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| thanks guys for your suggestiosn... i do the tape recorder system alot ... helps a bit but I will try everything else....i just have the worst memory in the world and I am in my 20's ..... geish! interesting theory with the tuna and peanut butter... |
06-05-2007, 07:00 PM | #15 | |
Chloe's Mommy! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cornwall, ON
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| Quote:
What exactly in biology? I had Anatomy/Bio this year in university, I might be able to help a bit. I'm no expert, but I got good marks. I have 2nd year microbiology this year Starts in September and I'm already freaking out a bit.
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