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Tips Essential For Studying Smart Part 4

This document provides 6 tips for effective studying: 1) Don't linger on any spot for too long and move forward; 2) Space out study sessions over time for better memory retention; 3) Study with a partner to review concepts and teach each other for deeper learning; 4) Quickly scan what was read before closing the book to reinforce understanding; 5) Trace concepts back to other related ideas to interconnect your knowledge; 6) Get a good night's sleep to help consolidate your memory of the material.

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Tips Essential For Studying Smart Part 4

This document provides 6 tips for effective studying: 1) Don't linger on any spot for too long and move forward; 2) Space out study sessions over time for better memory retention; 3) Study with a partner to review concepts and teach each other for deeper learning; 4) Quickly scan what was read before closing the book to reinforce understanding; 5) Trace concepts back to other related ideas to interconnect your knowledge; 6) Get a good night's sleep to help consolidate your memory of the material.

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T IPS E SSENTIAL FOR S TUDYING

S MART (P ART 4)
1. Don’t linger.
Try not to let your eyes linger on the same position on the page
for too long. Once in a while, you will find yourself stuck on a
spot. Don’t be disheartened; move on. Advance! Shun
slipping back to read something unless utterly necessary.
Rereading disrupts your reading flow and slows you down.
You can always go back later to review the material.

2. Spacing out st udy sessions is another way


to improve your memory.
That is, if you are going to read a chapter twice before a test,
retention is better if you allow some time to pass between
readings, instead of reading the chapter twice in one sitting.
Overall, spaced learning or spaced practice (learning
opportunities that are spread out in time) is better than
massed practice (back-to-back practice, in immediate
succession) for retaining facts and skills over longer intervals.
However, if a test occurs soon after learning, massed practice
is as good as, or better than spaced practice.

3. Study with a part ner.


Studying with a partner who is as earnest about the subject as
you are, is an excellent trigger to read more intensely. Arrange
the study session into parts, review notes, outline the chapter,
and discuss concepts together. Try to teach it to each other so
that you are certain you both get it. Clarify and demonstrate
it to each other. This way, you learn more and faster.
Moreover, you will be a boon to each other.

4. Quickly scan t hrough the portion you read


before you close your book.
Do this when you’ve finished reading. In scanning through, if
you notice anything you either cannot recall or are unsure
about, quickly link that information back to what you
remember using the techniques above. If you discover too
many unclear concepts, you haven’t learned the material
exhaustively enough.

5. Trace Back.
After a reading session, close your books, and pick a random
fact or concept. Relate that concept to another idea in your
subject. Keep doing this tracing pattern until you’ve
interconnected many ideas together. For instance,
international law reminds you of the UN charter which
reminds you of arbitration, treaties…

6. Go to sleep.
Sleep is a proven key in memorizing information. Your mind
is re-energized after each period of sleep, making it easier to
pull stored information to the front of your mind when you
need it. Depriving your mind and body of sleep only makes it
harder to focus. Thousands of college students will be happy
to know that staying up all night cramming is not beneficial
in obtaining an "A" and, in fact, it could be detrimental. Get a
good night's sleep.
The above nuggets are extracted from the book: The
Firstclass You. For more, you can download the book
at:
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