Studying can be hard and I personally have tried lots of methods, some worked, some failed miserably.
So today I’m here to share with you the successful ones, and I hope I’ll be able to help you out.
1. This is basic, but essential: always REPEAT what yo are studying OUT LOUD. It is extremely important to hear and listen to yourself. When you repeat the text only in your head it might initially seem that you know it but later on you will realise that you don’t remember a thing, you’ll start panicking and we all know what happens after that.
2. Color coding. It consists in assigning a colour to definitions, keywords, dates, names ecc. This is excellent if you are a visual learner and can be incredibly effective if you do it the right way. Of course color coding can mean many different things.
-Highlighting. Don’t highlight everything (it’s the equivalent of highlighting nothing) just the main topics, that way when you look at the page the keywords and definitions will pop and your brain will remember it that way. If you need to remember longer concepts try underlining with a pen (even colourful).
-Notes. If the textbook is yours write notes next to your text with colourful pens (following the colour code you established)
3. Flashcards. For this you can use index cards or just cut out small rectangles of sturdy paper. On one side write the word or date you need to learn and on the other side the definition or description. It’s also a great way of having someone test you even if they don’t know the subject or the topic. (also works well with colour coding)
4. Recording. Record yourself reading your text, your notes or just repeating and then listen to yourself as many times as you need, that way it will be like having someone to explain the lesson over and over again.
5. Teach. Grab someone who doesn’t know the topic and repeat it to them (even a stuffed animal will do). If they understand it means that you know the lesson well, if they don’t…keep trying!
6. Write things down. I cannot stress how much it helps to write what you need to learn down. Doing this you set what you need to know in stone. Every time I have a test or an exam I write what I need to know, wether I’m rewriting my notes, summarising what’s in my textbook or writing what I remember it always helps me out so much (and of course you can use color coding).
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