Memorizing
This is important in things like Biology.
- Class Notes
Organize Take your notes, and rewrite them-organizing them.
Condense Take your re-written notes, and condense them. In the condensed form, put a key word or phrase instead a paragraph or list if you already know the information well. Try abbreviations. Try anything that works for you to get it into a more manageable amount of information.
Review your condensed notes, close your eyes, and recite or re-draw/write the info page by page
Review Sheets Use your condensed notes to make a very condensed version (no more than 4 pages) that you can review easily. - Reading the TextTake Notes You already take lecture notes, so you know how best to organize them so you can review them easily. (Some like bullet points, some like paragraphs, some rely on pictures, etc) Be sure to note any terms or concepts you do not know that aren’t explained in the text to look up and fill in. (These are extra great if you are not selling back your text and can take them right in the book margins and white spaces! I also like to highlight related ideas in the same color, then the next idea in a new one.)
Start with the Introduction If there is one, this is usually where you can find context for what you are studying.
Read the Section Headings and skim pictures This will give you an idea of the story your chapter is trying to tell you.
Read the Summary This usually tries to tie the details together and can make mentally organizing as you read a bit easier. If there isn’t a full chapter summary, sometimes there are section summaries (usually italicized) or section subtitles that will accomplish the same goal.
Read the Questions This will give you a hint as to what is most important in the chapter.
Start reading Now you can read the chapter.
Stop reading Every time a complete thought has been made, look back over it and the notes to make sure you understand. Look at the previous paragraphs, the next paragraphs, and the section title to orient the information.
Pictures Carefully study the pictures as they are referred to in the text. This is vital in biology, as many concepts are incomplete without understanding the accompanying diagrams.
New Questions As you move from one thought to another, try to think of a question that might be asked about each. Write that down along with the answer.
Note Management Follow the same procedure for your book notes as for the class notes. - Review
Plan to meet About 10 minutes before class starts, talk over the chapter with a study group. This will force you to review, listen to, and talk about the information.
This is important in things like Math.
- Class Notes
Organize Break your notes down by section and concept. Complete the process for each concept before moving on to the next one.
Theory Copy the theory notes: The definitions and derivations. Repeat derivation copying (try to not look at the previous copy) until you can do it by heart. You do not need to understand it fully yet.
Examples Copy the examples, one by one. Repeat copying as before.
Compare By the end of the section, you should be able to identify the analogous steps between the theory notes and the examples. - Reading the Text
Read Read through the text for the section. This will help you identify exceptions and other key points about the process.
Problems (with solutions) Work out problems that have solutions available.
Problems (with answers) Work out problems that have answers available.
Problems Work out additional problems for practice. - Review
Practice for Speed Practice problems you have already completed for speed. On a test, this is what will really help you out!
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