Studing techniques (1 Viewer)

[MuffinMan]

What's yours?

 

[ishq]

'the night before' cram

 

[goan_crazy]

'the night before' cram

ditto
cramming's the way to go

 

[^CoSMic DoRiS^^]

picking a song u love and singing ur notes to the tune of it is great coz u remember the work every time u hear the song.

 

[melsc]

ditto
cramming's the way to go

ditto...my study method is more of a lack of a method...last yr tho 4 legal coz there is a lot of content...i taped my notes and listend to them (lol 2 days b4 the exam)

 

[chii]

seriously, every technique works differently for everyone
find one that suits you =P

 

[boasboy]

cramming has worked so far.. but now our assessments are like cumulative.. so each test examines everything u learnt so far.. NOT good for cram peoplee >:

 

[ameh]

ishq: yes I'm doing that now..There's an eco assessment tomorrow and having to CRAM 2 topics is a bitch. *stocks up on red bull and ginkgo

 

[lala2]

consistent study, and also are you asking about how you absorb the facts and remember them?

 

[alien]

mine's more of a week before review the entire course cram.
take breaks when your brain gets tired. break=10 min walk. refreshes brain.
sleep enough. early to bed and early to rise.
works really well

 

[matt#1]

i've got a study tip for you.....stop coming on BOS all the time! It's amazing how much time you guys spend procrastinating on a site that is supposed to be dedicated to helping HSC students....not helping them waste their time.

Of course i'm guilty of wasting precious time scanning the BOS forums as well

 

[DaddyK]

Reading the writing in all of my books and my notes helps alot.

 

[ishq]

Reading the writing in all of my books and my notes helps alot.

That would help for me, but my notes are usually a messy scrawl in shorthand. When I'm writing, I devise all these shortcuts, sure that I will remember them later.
I'm usually wrong

 

[wrong_turn]

i live on cramming, cramming lives on me, i ama crammer. i will die a crammer. cramming will die when i die.

 

[ameh]

i reckon highlighting, underlining, annotating, consistent cramming *not just revising and studying* and practice papers are the only way to go!

 

[brilliance**]

[SIZE=-2].......planning and managing your time, revising, working ahead on syllabus dp's....and being motivated to achieve the best....
I go by the motto "review, preview, and plan"--not that kool, but it still gets me somewhere.............[/SIZE]

 

[lala2]

do most of you guys absorb your facts by just reading?

 

[ameh]

no, writing it down retains and absorbs 70% better

 

[melsc]

i have this thing i got @ skool i'll find it latta it tells u how much u retain from reading, listening etc

 

[brilliance**]

[SIZE=-2]I remember one teacher telling me once that, in order to successfully remember and absorb the stuff you are studying, you need to stimulate as many senses while studying.....
for example, when studying a whole paragraph of theory, it is most effective when you read out loud, and also understand/imagine what you are reading (some people ,I find, just read out loud and not know what they are reading), also whilst doing that, stimulate ur sense of smell by the use of fragrances such as lavender and mint... etc.
I remember a friend of mine had different fragrances for different subjects, and he found it quite effective -- came out with a 99+ UAI .... but different techniques work on different people.
another suggestion is recording yourself read out ur own notes, and listen to it over and over again until it's glued into your head - mite seem a little wierd, but I'm sure it works for some people then again, not for others.
-- I got all these suggestions from friends who've got high 90's in the uai.... so I guess these strategies definately work effectively for some people......[/SIZE]