What science teaches us about studying

And how you can use it to help you pass :)

A study by the Association of Psychological science backed up all other recent studies - basically telling us what the good tutors know already - the best students practice and recap!

So what techniques are best?

Testing yourself - particularly using MCQs

This works because it practices recall (what you have to do in the exam) and it also teaches you what you don't know (but thought you did)
Recaps

Distributed learning as they call it - means you forget less and it stays in your longer term memory

What doesn't work at all well

Re-reading material

- the brain needs to be engaged and practice what will happen in the exam - re-reading does little of either
Highlighting text

- this is even worse - as the highlighted areas have no context for the brain to work with

So put those highlighters down and get onto the testing centre - and exam centre

The classroom section does all of this for you plus the recaps too - so see you there

Scientifically yours

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