What is the best and effective technique to remember theories and lecture notes for exams ?
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The golden rule for study is read, review, recall. This you must begin to do from the moment the topics and theories are introduced. Go beyond class notes and buttress these with research clarifying the arguments that surround the topic. It is better to have a thorough understanding and mastery of the subject than cramming to pass a one time exam. You MUST rest i.e. sleep well. Rest your body, mind and spirit. Let go of every anxiety. Take some warm drink (hot cocoa) before going to bed. Get into discussions with your classmates. Develop personal styles of recall. Use associations.Usually you are required to study for 3 hours for every credit unit per week. So do not wait till the exam is so close. In fact that way you can not fail any surprise test. Nothing can replace hard work. The more you study the more you increase your attention span. Sit down, do not answer the phone, do not go to the fridge, concentrate. Choose a spot where you will not be disturbed and if it works for you play your favorite music as background. Good luck.
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Don't miss class, whatever you do. Take notes DURING class, and look at them after class. Make study guides for yourself before each test. (This will help you to remember the material better than just reading it)\n\nAnd do every assignment. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher for help.
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This is what I have discovered.  Read over the material in the book or your notes from class (as soon after the class as possible).  Have a small tape recorder next to you and turn it on while you say in your own words the important things to remember to do well in the test.   Once you have the tape, listen to it several times especially times that are available as multitask times (ie.  while driving the car, walking, jogging, working out.  You can even listen when you want to take a nap.  Just start listening and go ahead and fall asleep if you want, it can't hurt as long as you listen to your own tape as many times as possible.  If the lectures are recordable then you can also make a tape of the instructors lecture.  Listen a zillion times and you will have the stuff practically memorized with almost no effort.
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Here is what I haves been told many times over.... to study for exams: (If the exam is for tomorrow mornig)\n\n1)Today... study the notes carefully throughout the day\n2) Nighttime.. get a good night's sleep\n3) in the morning of the exam.. get up.. eat a good, light breakfast\n4) proceed on to the testing area
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Taking notes in class\n1. Sit close to the front of the class to minimize distractions.\n2. Be prepared to keep your notes neat and organized. Use a separate spiral-bound notebook for each subject, or use dividers in your loose-leaf notebook to make separate sections for each subject.\n3. Begin each note taking session at the top of a fresh page. Start by writing down the date.\n4. Do not try to write down everything the teacher says, but do try to record as many facts and ideas as you can. Mark important facts or main ideas with an asterisk or star or underline them.\n5. Use short sentences and phrases and easily remembered abbreviations and symbols. Some commonly used abbreviations and symbols are:\ncf (compare)\nie (that is)\neg (for example)\nw/ (with)\nw/o (without)\n&, + (and)\n= (equals, is)\n6. Write clearly, and leave lots of blank space in the left margin or between ideas in case you need to add information later.\n7. Read over your notes as soon as you can after class. If there is anything you don't understand, ask the teacher at the next class.\n\nTaking notes from textbooks\n1. Organize your paper the same as for class notes.\n2. Put the date at the top of the page.\n3. Write down the name of the book and the chapter or section you will be taking notes from.\n4. Leave space in the left margin or between ideas for your own comments or questions.\n5. Keep textbook notes separate from class notes. Use a separate notebook or a separate section in your loose-leaf notebook.\n6. Get a general idea of what the reading is about.\n7. Read the introduction, headings and subheadings, and any paragraphs that summarize the content.\n8. Look at any illustrations or graphs and charts and read the captions.\n9. Go back and read the chapter or section carefully. Look for the main ideas.\n10. Try not to copy information directly from the textbook into your notes. Instead, summarize the information in your own words. This will help you to concentrate and learn.\n11. If you do copy directly from the textbook, use quotation marks to indicate that it is a direct quotation. Take care to copy the quotation exactly.\n12. Summarize the main ideas at the end of your notes and circle them.\n\n______________________
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First of all, chill yourself, take some rest and study with a fresh mind. Then have a look at the syllabus. Jot down the important points. Think like an examiner and guess what questions can be asked! Start with the questions that carry more marks. Read those topics. Make notes of important formulae and diagrams. Then move on to the smaller topics and try to read as many as you can. This will help you in solving short questions. And for remembering difficult passages, diagrams or formulae etc... make some easy story out of it, relate it to some "stupid" topic and try to make it as funny as possible and as easy to remember (these r technically called "memory maps"). Be confident and keep telling yourself that its all easy! All this if you have to study a day or two before the exam day! \n\nOr else, if the exams aren't near, enjoy everyday, wait till the day before the exam and repeat the above time-tested technique of the "engineers". One-day batting makes quicker runs, ain't it? ;))
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People can forget up to half what they learn within one hour and almost everything within 2 days. Refresh your memory by reading over your notes every 2 days.Two weeks before exams take your notes and rewrite them - rewriting is a great way to keep things fresh in your memory. Also figure out what kind of things you need to learn. Is it checklists, chunks of text, legal cases or ways to solve problems? The approach is different for each. But the main tip is remember what you want to get from your qualifications and stay focussed on that. Then you can stay motivated.
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Take a learning style inventory to see how you learn best.  You can search for one on any search engine.  Then choose study strategies that fit your particular learning style.\n\nFor example, I am a very visual learner so taking notes works well for me.  Rewriting those notes later as a review or making flashcards also helps me.\n\nGood luck!
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I find making lots of notes helps. There are other ways - concept maps, diagrams, reading through your work, asking your teachers for practise exams, going through things with a friend so that if you've missed work you can help each other out. These are just a few examples, find one which works best for you. But don't forget thatwhile studying you should have a break every hour or so, or have an extra curricular activity outside of school so that you're not locked away studying all the time. Too much study can be hazardous to your health, breaks can help and keep you focused.
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To be used ONLY for difficult-to-remember things:\n\nMake flashcards, each with a question on one side and then the answer on the other side, e.g. What is an enzyme?  (on Side A).  On Side B write, "An enzyme is a protein, synthesize by the living cell, which catalyzes thermo-dynamically feasible reaction by lowering the energy of activation so that the rate is compatible with the conditions of the living cell." (that one I learnt years ago in biochemistry class in college, AND I STILL REMEMBER IT !!!)\n\nA) With 30 - 40 such cards, develop rules such that you and your friends can play a card game, using these cards. \n\nB) Challenge you little sister that by the end of the week, you will know, say, everything on cards 1 to 15.  For everyone you do not know, you will give her 50 cents!! \n\nC) If you have waiting time, such as 30 minutes on the bus, use it to review information on 5 of the cards.
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When revising for exams make a small diagram of topics to do with each subject. Then give each topic an initial and try and make a short word of each relevant initial. It's easier to remember the word which will lead you to other answers to do with the subject. I used this method of revising for GCSEs and gained 6 A passes.\nIf you have a sprig of rosemary nearby, so that you can smell it while you are revising, and you then take a sprig into your exam (if you're allowed) it's scent will supposedly take you back to the last time you smelt it thus helping you to remember the facts you revised.
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General answer -- the way that works best for you to remember the key parts.\n\nReally, the "best way" is different based upon individual learning styles and previous knowledge.\n\nSome common techniques -- read it thoroughly. Summary the main points in your own words, in addition to any quotes you think are important. Really seek to understand the content.\n\nWriting it down longhand (as opposed to typing it) helps if you learn kinesthetically. \n\nReading it outloud to yourself, or reading the summaries, helps if you are an auditory learning.\n\nThe bottom line is that you need to keep your notes short enough that you can retain them in memory, without missing essential concepts.
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At least a week ahead of time make a personal study guide. This means if you learn or remember things with pictures, draw pictures on the sides to help yourself remember; or if you remember things by listening, make a song out of something and include info in it. If you do this, you are learning your way therefore you will remember it. Second of all, the night before a test, make sure you don't overdo it completely with studying. Simply reread your study guide right before you go to bed. Your brain will remember inthe morning. I then suggest you eat a healthy breakfast which contains oils (i forget what they're called) that are contained in fish. Sounds nasty but they help a great deal. An apple also helps you wake up (better than caffeine!) and stay alert which will prevent you from daydreaming during a test. \nBe prepared, don't worry and smile. Good luck!
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It depends upon the way you think. We're all different.\n\nFor me, the best way was to always write stuff down. Even if it was a little incoherant. For me, the process of writing makes me remember stuff more. Others remember by saying - so use notecards. Hope this helps.\n\nGood luck.
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coupla tips...\n1.prepare a rough booklet of important facts,formulae,tid bits of information-in NO paricular order,include rough diagrams and calculations if any on the side.for last minute prep.\n2.study in the right environment,at a study table.sit for two hours straight then take half hour breaks.\n3.go to your library and take copies from reference books.library books explain it better than the teach's notes.\n4.get plenty of rest before the exam,discuss stratedgies wid your friends and all luck!
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hi, \n\nin the UK what you guys are referring to as 'reviewing', we call 'revising' in case it comes up again :O)\n\nI found a good way to revise was to make notes in different colours. Don't go through and re-write all your original notes but scan what it says, take the main points and fit them on to a single sheet of A4 paper using different coloured ink/pencil for each new part you jot down. You can write it out line for line if you want or jumble everything so you have many coloured patches over the page (like I did).\n \nI found that it stuck in my mind more, partly because I didn't try to use a regimented order and partly because when a question came up, I could remember the colour and location on my revision sheet of the info I needed, that jogged my memory into actually remembering the information itself.
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The best way is to study at least 12 minutes a day from day one of the class. \n\nTake good notes. Make index cards for vocabulary words. Study the reviews at the end of each chapter.