Study Techniques? (1 Viewer)

[vemanjj]

What study techniques do you use for chemistry, maths and biology?
Anything apart from past papers? Coz obviously you need to know all content before doing past papers otherwise you'll just be writing answers that aren't of a high standard. So just wondering if you have any study techniques.
I've written notes (bio and chem) under all syllabus points and I tick things i know, then write out the points I don't know and then study and tick them. Do you think this is effective? Any other techniques would be helpful? Any helpful websites would also be helpful Thank you

 

[Effekt]

Read summaries made by other people posted in the resource section seems to help me alot. Then i guess just know the syllabus and repeat - If you can't remember something teach it to a friend or someone else i find if i teach someone something then i can easily remember it.

 

[khorne]

you can remember things by summarising them into short lists of dot points (3-4 words) and writing them out. Everytime you get one wrong, break one of your fingers. Pretty good motivation.

 

[13abie]

For Chem and Maths I do one past paper/trial a week. Then I spend about 3 hours on each, analysing the time I took to do each question, where I dropped marks, what I could improve on and then I add all these notes to my notes. They are getting pretty big

 

[krnofdrg]

Psychologically i have weird methods when it comes to studying, but it seems to work in terms of memorising and efficiency.
Some strategies:

-Draw lots of diagrams/mind maps (its great and easy for memorising)

-Break down your notes into short short dot points and remember what topics are in your syllabus (crucial for report writing and extended responses)

-Highlight/Colour your notes, put alot of vibrancy in them (tends to make me memorise much better and makes the studying more appealing)

-Take breaks (study 1hr and maybe rest 10mins)

-For subjects like maths just past papers (this is how im improving from my inferior status)

-For english essays, highlight techniques and also ideas.

-Finally keep on showing teachers your essays right now, i give about 5 for english every week since trials. (couple a week for business and eco). only way to improve and master

 

[Trans4M]

everyone has their own study techniques so you have to find one to suit yourself.

I know two people in uni who achieved great results but are very different in the way they study. One person goes to all the lectures, read their lecture notes and occasionally refer to textbooks for further reading and go a HD WAM. Another person never goes to lectures (not because he is lazy) but uses his textbook until it is almost dead(exaggerating) and also got a HD WAM. One prefer to go to lectures as someone explains the concepts whereas the other prefers to self study.