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how to study effectively? Effective Study Tips
Learning to work is an important life skill. At each stage of your academic progress, you will notice that learning becomes more independent. No one really teaches us anything, but there is tons of evidence from many studies that tells us exactly how we can work to maximize time. Are there ways we can learn faster and remember longer?
There are 3 basic steps to effective study.
STEP 1. UNDERSTANDING.
Understanding is the most important part of effective work. One of the mistakes we often make when learning something new is relying on rote. We always like to start with understanding. Once we understand what we read and can easily break it down to our friends; everything becomes so much easier.
Techniques to help you understand
A) Active recall
Active remembering means testing yourself. The biggest thing to improve your grades and the most important part of understanding everything we learn. You can't really learn to drive by reading driving theory. You really should test yourself by putting it into practice. The same is true when taking any exam. Our brain is like a muscle; The harder the brain has to work on something, the more likely we are to remember something.
B) Taking Notes During Class
There are several ways to make summarizing content a more effective and less passive process. Science has shown that basically handwritten notes are better than taking notes. It helps us think a little more intensely. Students grasp concepts better than students who take notes using a laptop because they do it passively. It becomes a hand-brain activity where the teacher says something and they just write and write. When taking notes, you give more priority and focus to figuring out which key points to hit and better grasping ideas. When you get home, you can place your notes in one of your preferred apps and then expand the text. My experience is that when I take notes with a laptop, I take more irrelevant notes than when I take notes by hand.
C) Taking notes after class
The main reason for taking notes after class is to establish active recall to reinforce your understanding of the topic. At this point, you're still trying to better understand all the content. If you find that you still can't explain how a concept works to a friend, use different resources to improve your understanding. You can then consolidate your notes so there's more consistency when looking at them. Be sure to write active recall questions rather than passively reading them. Once you understand something, it's much easier to keep it in mind
STEP 2. REMEMBER/REMEMBER
Remembering what we have learned is something we all struggle with and is a natural part of learning. Here are some techniques that can help us memorize:
A) Spaced Repetition
This means reviewing what you've read at set intervals. These intervals increase as time progresses until they are securely embedded in your long-term memory. For example, if you studied new language dictionaries today, you'll probably review them as soon as you're done and continue the next day by going one step further by reviewing the topic. With the spaced repetition technique, you will revise it two days later, then a week later, and until the vocabulary is completely embedded in our minds. This technique is successful because our brain learns and forgets information that is normal. Memories we don't forget are memories we keep thinking about over and over. This means remembering something you need to repeat in your head.
To use repetition effectively, focus on repeating and memorizing content you haven't learned very well yet. The idea is that when you start to forget information, you relearn that material and you will be able to access that information faster than your brain. This requires advance organization and proper planning in a calendar to aid spaced learning.
B) Intermittent interleaving
This means mixing up your work; By switching between different topics, you review related but not very similar information. Confusing the order of topics or tasks within a topic. The technique helps to establish a connection between these topics, thus helping with long-term retention. In real life, we are unlikely to do one activity at a time. We are more likely to switch between different tasks. These tasks are interrupted, modified and restarted. When people learn a task through interleaving, it takes longer to learn but has longer retention time. Practicing a mixed set of skills works better. Insertion requires more effort to recall from long-term memory, and transition allows comparisons between problems and leads to a better ability to connect ideas and find solutions.
C) Flash Cards
Flashcards help you learn and memorize information quickly. They are powerful tools that support active recall. They are great for quickly memorizing facts or words. The idea is you have a question in the front and you will put your notes in the back. With flashcards, you quickly solve what you know and focus on what you don't know. You can take a break and revise more. Making a deck for yourself is good practice as it solidifies the information in your head. On the Internet there are entire collections of ready-made decks. We also have some effective apps to use, such as Anki flashcard app, Quizlet and others. It is important to note that the good ones use spaced repetition and are more convenient.
D) Mind Palace Technique
A simple diagram in which information is represented visually.
You can draw a mind map by hand or use apps on your computer or phone. First choose your parent theme and put it in the center, collect the child themes and spread them from the center. You can add more details as you progress through the branches of your subtopics. To work effectively, map the way your brain processes a particular subject. Mind maps are particularly useful for quickly retrieving a large amount of information and bringing together information from different sources and therefore detecting a link from different sources.
E) Reminders
Usually they are memory numbers. Reminders give you a way to organize, store, and recall information. The most common mnemonics are abbreviations that you take the starting letter of a word in a sentence or sentence and put together to form a new word. Our brain is good at remembering the repetition of these poems, songs, and phrases. You can apply them in specific settings that you think are effective. You can also create a vivid picture and associate one thing with another to help you remember.
Step 3. Motivation
Motivation is your urge to do something. Working, running or studying etc. When motivation is high, you are more likely to do one of these activities. If you lose motivation to do something, it will take a little longer to get started. Motivation can be seen as your fuel. Without fuel, you will stop driving. I've found that when I keep saying why I work, I make discipline a consistent work routine and that motivates me. Some techniques students can use to motivate themselves to study
A) Pomodoro
A time management technique in which we divide our study sessions into five-minute intervals, usually in short 25-minute intervals, and repeat this session four times. It's a powerful technique for staying motivated, avoiding distractions, and doing more. Short breaks help you focus. This structured approach lets you take a pause and removes the urge to procrastinate. To work effectively, identify the tasks that need to be done each day, calculate how long it takes to complete each task, and then plan your daily work schedule to complete and finish each task.
B) friendship
Studying with friends is great and can make studying so much more enjoyable. You want to find the right group of people who are motivated to work at a similar level. It is important that someone in the group is responsible for how the study session will look. Workgroups are an excellent way to increase your retention.
C) Getting rid of distractions
List all the distractions you encounter while working and do your best to eliminate them. For example, you can turn off your phone, mute your chat groups, delete games on your phone, tablet or computer. Go to a place where you won't be distracted, so it takes less energy and effort to focus and you can use it on the things that matter.
C) Maintain work balance
Sometimes it's hard to maintain a work-life balance. Despite all the pressures of school work, exams and business life, you need to take time for yourself. To strike a balance, you can keep a diary and plan wisely to avoid overloading yourself with tasks and taking days off. Plan and divide your time during the week. By doing this you leave nothing to chance and preserve the brain power you need to focus on learning effectively. There are different apps and planners that can be used. I cannot stress the importance of sleep, exercise, going for walks, hydration and good nutrition to manage stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
