i need help for study skills. whats best way to break stuff down and retain it in long term memory.?

Answer 1

I have found the best way to retain things is to repeat it, and or learn it in different ways.
1] go over all course syllabus, and make sure you read assignment ahead of time. Write down questions raised during your reading [ whatever you don't understand ]. Do assignments the day assigned, instead of last minute.
2] review each subject a little a day [ 30-60" ]. If you don't understand a concept, outline it. If you don't know a definition, look it up, and write it down. [ learning by more than one method increases your chances of retaining the info, so reading and writing helps your memory.]
3] 'cramming' is not usually an effective technique - it increases your fatigue, making you more careless and liable to forget something. You should only stay up all night if you have to turn in a paper that day, and why didn't you do it ahead of time?
4] make flash cards for really difficult subjects - again, writing and reading increase retention.
5] consider study groups - they are very good for auditory and kinetic learners [ they just annoy the visual learners 'cause they keep talking! ]
6] curtail social and work activities before exams, so you can increase review times.
7] study in a relatively quiet area - no TV, loud music, screaming zombie video games - if need be, go to the library
8] lay out all materials and outfit you need the next day to decrease your stress level - get plenty of sleep
REVIEW:
be prepared for class ahead of time [ read assignment ]
use more than one learning style - visual, audio, and kinetic
[ hands on ]
allow enough time to prepare and review each subject

Answer 2

Flash Cards! Just make some index cards w/ information segmented a word/definition format (or any other needed equations, diagrams, etc.). One side the general term and on the other detailed info. You can then rubberband them and carry them around with you and go through them as you have the time. Separate the cards into those you know and those you don't as you go along. That way you concentrate on the information you don't know rather than going through it all again. Before testing review cards again completely. I've found this to work with any science, language, mathematics and history subjects and I'm sure it can be used to study any information. Both myself and my husband use this technique, we both have BA/BS and he's in his first yr med.

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Answer 4

I just rele rele cram hard a few weeks before an exam. I'm not one of these ppl who can start revising months before an exam, cos it all falls out before its time! say im learning from a textbook, I read a double page, make sure i understand it , then go through it again making notes. its a ridiculously boring way of doing it I know, but all these stupid little songs or stories that they tell you to make up reeeeeele dont work with me! sorry thats prob useless, iv only really got my own experience to go on!