What's the best way to memorize for a test?

Answer 1

1. Don't cram - even if you remember it for THIS test, you'll still have to re-learn it for the final.

2. Break down all the info into small chunks. Study a different chapter/topic each night.

3. Build upon what you know. That means two things:

a) On night 2 of studying, also review what you studied on night 1. On night 3, review 1 and 2...

b) Try to connect important dates or terms to things you already know. Use Mneumonic devices. Example: "King Henry Died By Drinking Chocolate Milk" is how I remember the metric system:

Kilometers
Hectameters
Dekameters
the Base (meters)
Decimeters
Centimeters
Millimeters

Note: I used some pretty dirty Mneumoics to help me in college. Point is, use what works for you.

4. Focus on what things MEAN and how they are RELATED to each other. Memorizing definitions will only help you for about 1 out of 4 questions.

5. Flash Cards help, but they work best if you say it out loud or write it down before turning the card over.

6. Relax! If you constantly worry about the volume of info that you need to learn, your mind won't be able to focus on the task at hand.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Speaking from a teacher's point of view, I try to encourage my students NOT TO CRAM. Cramming only confuses you, you won't remember, you dont' have enough time to digest the information. I sugges the following -
1) Don't try to MEMORIZE. What would be the purpose? Doyou plan to use the information later? Or is this information just for the moment?

2) It is also more effective in helping students really learn English. (or whatever the subject matter is) . Students who study and practice gradually have adequate time to digest the material they study and to build the skills they need. Regular review also means that English knowledge becomes firmly rooted in their memories and is not quickly forgotten. So a strategy of regular study and review helps students build a firm foundation for further English study. You can use this same strategy for other courses. Read the material, try to relate it with your own personal experience or some prior knowledge, get a good night's rest, eat a good breakfast the next morning, think positive, be positive, take a deep breath and dive in. Always read the instructions/directions thoroughly. Some times students make the mistake of answering only ONE part of a two part question and it can cost you. Look at the verbs and do what it tells you to do..(example: READ the following passage. DECIDE which type of error, if any appears in each underlined section. MARK the letter for your answer. I always make my students underline the verb. That way they can't miss what they are being asked to do. If you have to read paragraphs and then respond to questions afterwards, always (number) your paragraphs. You can usually 'remember' what you read and some details by numbering. Some people will tell you there is a 'trick' to multiple choice, but don't waste time trying to figure that out. Answer the questions you recognize first - and then go back to the unfamiliar ones. In multiple choice questions however, you can eliminate - two answers rather quickly, and then you'll have less to work with. I hope this helps. Good luck.

Answer 3

The best type of learning is Execution learning. To do this, you don't just look at a question and say the answer, you have to hold the answer in your head while putting the question down, then write down the answer AND the question. This will force your brain to keep the answer in short term memory. To ensure that you'll remember it in long term storage, pick two or three other questions and answer them before coming back to the original. If you now remembered the original this means that it's in long term memory (it's not in short term memory anymore because you've loaded up short term memory with other Q&A's which will erase what was there before).

Answer 4

It depends on what you have to memorize, but, if it is a text (a biology lesson or something similar), then this is what worked for me: read the first sentence, say it without reading it, then read the second sentence, say it without reading it and then TRY TO SAY BOTH SENTENCES WITHOUT READING THEM. Then, the third sentence after which you try to say all three of them without reading them, and so on. It is time consuming, but, when you finish reading the lesson this way, you'll know every little word in the lesson, for a long time.

Answer 5

Depending on how you learn, you could write a song with the information in it, or make up actions to the facts. You could come up with a pneumonic device (like using words to tell a story or making a work out of the first letters). You also could try to connect everything to make one big picture to remember.

Answer 6

I go over the answers a bizillion times and I make a fake test to test on I hope you do well!!!;)

Answer 7

flashcards.