Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Daily Test Taking Tip 2

Study in 30 minute segments.

It is a fairly well known concept that things that form the beginning and of things are most easily remembered. For example. Grab a friend or family member and first, right down a list of 10 words...make them small words four letters each. Something like farm, door, card, game, rake, body, shop, more, less, time...then read them aloud to your friend and ask him/her which was the 7th word. then ask him/her which was the first and last words of the list. 9 time out of ten...they will get the first and last correct every time...and the 7th...once in a while...now with my list i paired words that are in actuality more easy to remember than words that are completely unrelated....if you want to do that...give a list of 10 numbers and try it again.

Point is...the more beginnings and ends to your studying...the more stuff you'll remember. the real key...you can't cram using this style...doesn't work that way...give yourself 1 week...to study for an exam...and you will do much better than before you tried this method.

see you next time.

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