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[Rex]

Share your study tips....

Personally, I 'fast' before an exam. I don't eat meals or eat only a little, say a pack of biscuits.
My theory is, the digestive system uses a large portion of our blood (and oxygen) supply when it is busy digesting. I don't eat much because I prefer the oxygen supply to be available for my brain instead. Also, I get to avoid the sleepy feeling after eating a meal.

Take note that this is not scientifically proven so don't blame me if you develop ulcers.

Also, I study just before going to sleep.
My belief is that sleeping after studying allows your brain to process all that you are supposed to have learned. Don't be surprised if you dream about what you have just read. That probably means your mind is organizing your thoughts and learnings for better medium-term or long-term storage.

Rest in between
That isn't necessarily the same as sleeping after studying. If you spend 3 hours studying each night, try to have, say 5 minutes of rest for every 20 minutes of intensive studying. Take not that resting does not mean doing nothing! Resting is simply doing something else that allows your mind to shift its focus while your subconscious files the information you have just absorbed. Actually, you can rest by studying something else. If you were memorizing scientific names for 20 minutes, spend 5 minutes reading your novel for literature class.

It is good to study many days before the exam. Not the night before!
This way, you can have many sleeps after many study sessions. You can only study so much at one time. You need to cut a long topic to several smaller bits that your brain can easily sort out while you doze off.

That's all for now.

[jumeau]

don't cram! is it possible?

[jayshiro]

don't cram! is it possible?

in up? of course not!     

[Squidwort]

try memory linking. link concepts/ideas to each other to easily recall them all. also acronyms, and analogies help.

[jayshiro]

try memory linking. link concepts/ideas to each other to easily recall them all. also acronyms, and analogies help.

i agree!

acronyms really help a lot in enumeration-type exams!     

and analogies,
just link those hard to remember topics to things that really interest you most!
no doubt, that those stuff will certainly stick inside your head.
 

[cfoslib]

Like Rex, I study before I sleep.
And when I wake up, I recall what I have studied the night before to test my memory and understanding. If I can't recall the concepts or items, I get back to my notes and reread them.
This way the retention is greater.

I also write on my notebook the concepts which I think are important.

If the subjects require a lot of definition, I go to the glossary section of the book, and copy those terms which were taken up in the class.

[kristine]

just listen during discussions.. and try to understand what the teacher's yapping about as much as u can.. para.. kng lapit na exam.. ok na maski gamay na basa............. that is.. kung OK na sa imo ang 'ok na lang' kinda grade.. 

[Rex]

Use yellow pad. Of course it's all a matter of preference, but in case you haven't tried it yet, yellow psychologically promotes concentration. I personally find it easier to write or solve math on yellow pads compared to blue books, bond papers, etc. You might want to consider it too.

PS. Green promotes relaxation.


No wonder I often doze off in class..

[jayshiro]

hehe
i think it's supposed to promote tranquility in the mind so as to understand the lessons much easier

but hey, who am I to argue?
i'm also a sleepy-head mesself
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz     


btw, i kinda forgot how a classroom in upv looks like. and i swear, it was much bigger when i was still there...
hmmm     

[Poid]

i usually sleep rather than study

[Rex]

Well, that's another approach towards learning.. Why spend time studying at night when you spend hours upon hours in classes? You might as well listen intently to the teacher and begin the memorization and understanding of topics while you're in the classroom. That way, you can sleep soundly at night knowing you don't need to study.

[monritche]

I really love this topic. My advice is to meditate  before studying , if you know to do that.

Well first, the correct way of meditating is not to think you are not doing nothing. This has been a misconception since media made the meditation term a geek's or a weirdo's word. If you are thinking it be so, then you might be doing it wrong. Meditation is the art of not thinking for the moment. People and media mishandledly this term, some of them say you have to imagine while meditating. I bet not. While meditating you should dislodge all thoughts for the day. This way, you have a clear mind and good storing space for reorganizing and reviewing lessons while studying.
In my first Aikido class, my Sensei said, "before you put drinking water to a glass of dirty water, you must empty it." Sounds deep right? Same thing does for your brain.

Well, that's another approach towards learning.. Why spend time studying at night when you spend hours upon hours in classes? You might as well listen intently to the teacher and begin the memorization and understanding of topics while you're in the classroom. That way, you can sleep soundly at night knowing you don't need to study.

*do not read, not important* I remembered I was lambaste by a teacher because I wasn't copying what she currently discuss. I may understand that I appeared to be unwillingly involved in her class, however I am just practicing what she discussed "different learning styles of people". One of which is an Auditory style by which people use to effectively remember only by hearing. How IRONIC she does not understand what she preaches. Clue: her surname can sound like the word "wall" in Filipino.

Listen in class, the teacher might give you subtle clues of things that might appear in exam. I usually don't study what teachers have already been taught, because I find it redundant. Also, why review if there nothing to review at all. I mean, you just review to refresh not to burn your eyebrows overnight.

[janissary]

^kilala ko na siya mon, though wala ko siya naging teacher. hehe.

[Nelson]

I read, if possible, all the topics that are covered in the exam. And I really mean all, as in everything. Of course I start about a week so that by the night before the exam, I'm already on the last page and then scan everything again. This is one of the reasons why I prefer to really buy a book than depend on photocopied handouts. It just feels different.

[mahalai]

kung essay exams (which is the case here sa FEU)... just try to study the theories and other important lessons discussed and try to incorporate them to the focus of the subject. since education courses is more of psychology, puro essay gid. what i do is, basahon ko lang ang mga theories and mga sub topics sang lesson nga super crucial. after that, link mo na sa iban man nga concepts sang iban nga subject puro lang na sila related (kay education ako abi).

basta, kung essay, mga important ideas lang, tapos, site ka example. kung enumeration, mnemonics and making acronyms help a lot. promise. well, it all depends on the learning style you have. there are actually 4 different learning styles, i'll discuss it as soon as mabasa ko sya liwat. lipat na ako eh. hahahaha!

hhhmmm. well.. i never studied during my time in UP. hahaha. kaya nga bagsak. hahahaha.

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