How do you learn/remember what you read?

username1208193

Hello.

So all of my subjects are mostly essay-based and feature long answer questions. My problem lies with learning/remembering the content for those subjects. For example, A Level Business is very content-heavy. I was wondering how you guys, with the same or similar subjects, manage to condense and remember the information you take in. I have made notes on all the topic and have now started to read them whilst answering questions as well, but I don't feel like I'm necessarily remembering all of this.

What advice can you guys share? What works for you?

Reply 1

cheesecakelove

You can normally guess what topics essay questions will be based on, so I used to make essay plans and do mock essays. I would ask the teacher for feedback for mock essays, and then condense those essays into bullet points concerning key facts and points. I think for me, repetition is the key, so I would rewrite those plans and practise questions and then it gets stuck in my head.

Some people like to use colours or pictures to help them remember things. Or make a story/song, depending on how you normally remember things.