Study techniques

What study techniques have worked best for you during exam season, especially for subjects that require both memorization and understanding?

Reply 1

DerDracologe

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Blurting, online interactive models or making models/visuals, teaching other people

Reply 2

illustrated-expo

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by Toptutor_richard

What study techniques have worked best for you during exam season, especially for subjects that require both memorization and understanding?

Read my school notes and add annotations (extra info on what I don’t know/need to know more) with a different colored pen. This way, I use less effort while not just passively reading.

Reply 3

Taharm

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by DerDracologe

Blurting, online interactive models or making models/visuals, teaching other people

What do you mean by online interactive models?

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DerDracologe

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by Taharm

What do you mean by online interactive models?

Phet, build a body, purposegames

Reply 5

University of Bradford

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by Toptutor_richard

What study techniques have worked best for you during exam season, especially for subjects that require both memorization and understanding?

Hey @Toptutor_richard 🤗

To help me memorise my revision notes I'd always record myself speaking them out loud, then play these back whenever I had any free time like walking to school, sat on the bus etc. I also used Quizlet as I found the flashcards really helped me remember important details :smile:

Becky

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LancashireRep5

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by Toptutor_richard

What study techniques have worked best for you during exam season, especially for subjects that require both memorization and understanding?

Hey there 👋

My name is Siobhan and I’m a third year physiotherapy student at the University of Central Lancashire. This is a great question and one I can relate to as I had to do a lot of memorisation for my degree with all my muscles! Here’s some things that have helped me over the years:

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Colour co-ordinated mind maps: I LOVE doing a mind map of different topics and writing or highlighting things I know well in green, things I somewhat know in orange and then going back and filling the gaps in red. Really helps me see what I’m struggling on ans not waste time revising areas I’m confident in.

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Use active recall resources online: I remember trying to make my own revision cards but realising that there might already be some on things like quizlet. Saved me soooo much time with not having to make my own! Just make sure it’s the right exam board and content.

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Teaching others: as a physio students we have to talk a lot, so I found that educating others or having discussions about certain topics really helped build confidence in my self and identify any gaps in my knowledge. It’s also a great way to have a conversation about something you’re passionate about!!

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Study buddies: I always find I work better when I bounce off others and can be really useful for memorising things because they might know a topic more than you and vice versa, so you can test eachother!

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Create a checklist for revision: I really like to see my progress on a checklist and it helps a lot with motivation 🙂

Hope this helps, and good luck everyone with your exams!! Let me know if I can help with anything else

Siobhan (Student Ambassador for the University of Central Lancashire)