Apples instead of coffee: Apples give sustained energy whilst Coffee stimulates a fight or flight system.
Cold water with lemon in the mornings: This will help you feel more awake and refreshed.
Study with a particular scent in the background: and sleep with that same scent. Your brain will strengthen the memories with that scent better.
Chew a certain flavour of gum whilst studying, and during your test/exam: Chew peppermint gum or a peculiar flavour you may not chew.
Night is a great time for studying: your brain refreshes information when you sleep so spend around 10 minutes studying before you sleep, and quickly review in the morning as the brain is still absorbing some information.
Apply meaning to the information you are studying: if you are learning certain words or phrases then try placing them into a sentence.For example: baby, tennis shoes, chicken, music -> baby in tennis shoes dancing to the chicken dance.
Use mnemonic devices for order: rhyming, acronyms, songs, and associations.
Study while you sleep: record your voice reading out the content you are revising and play it back when you sleep. Your body when asleep can understand the information and will work into your long-term memory.
Reward yourself: after each little bit of studying do something nice like watch youtube videos or eat some sweets :)
Listen to classical/instrumental music:This will help with focusing and allowing you to get some work done!
Change your environment and have all of your materials: ensure you have your essentials so you don’t get distracted by moving to get equipment.
Blue ink helps memorise:I always use this with English lang+lit combined since theres SO MUCH terminology to remember. Writing in blue ink (especially for vocabulary words and flashcards) helps with memorisation.
Know what way of studying works for you: visual? auditory? kinaesthetic? read+write®?
Flashcards are good in emergencies: but they are only good for short-term memory, so only use them as a last resort before your test.
Take short breaks frequently: your brain retains information more easily from the beginning and end of your sessions- so take more sessions.
Space out your studying: this helps with long term memory, and also make sure to review throughout the time period given.
Know your weak areas: test yourself or have somebody else test you so you can see where some extra revision may be required.
Use active recall: helps change retaining content from short-term memory to long-term memory.
Tip 1: Use a limited amount of color When I take notes I only use three colors. Two similar colors and one that is complimentary. I keep the colors limited so that it’s easy to identify key points on my notes. Tip 2: Writing out your notes I choose one of the similar colors to be my main color where I write down facts and principles. I choose the other similar color to write out starting questions. Below, I use a dark blue to write out my main notes on the right column, and the light blue for starting questions on the left column. On the right column I use the light blue for anything that needs to stand out, like important vocab. I use my complimentary color (orange) for writing down names and dates. Tip 3: Charts and graphs For charts and graphs I use the two similar colors together, but you can always use more colors on more detailed charts, graphs etc. Available: http://jwstudying.tumblr.com/post/128683438550/color-coding-notes-101-by-aca-demia
1: if you’re making a study guide: make it like you’re going to give it to somebody. . What would they need to know? How’s the best way I can tell them this info? 2: if you’re making flash cards: don’t make ones for stuff you already know just to have a complete set of 40 or something. Make 3 flash cards if 3 quick things is all you need. Make them even for subjects you wouldn’t normally think you’d need them for. Chemistry concepts are great for flash cards especially those little concept hints that help direct what is happening in your reactions etc 3: Stop after a few sections of reading and make sure you actually can recall what you just learned and summarize it. Did you actually learn it or did your eyes just read the words? 4: Spend more time on your homework each week and you’ll need less time studying later. I cannot stress this enough. Do your homework the right way the first time. Actually struggle through the problems, get answers from your TA on the ones you can’t do WEEKLY then when the exam rolls around, you won’t have 4 chapters you kinda understand and a million level 1 practice problems you need to complete so you’ll have more time for practice exam level questions. 5: Make up your own study games. I love to make up flash card games when I get tired of a subject. Available: http://jwstudying.tumblr.com/post/138175395675/secret-study-tips-i-wish-somebody-told-me [Accessed 30/03/2018]
