Obviously it depends on what the exam is about - different types of information can require different learning strategies. But generally it's a good idea to try to find as many connections as possible between the knowledge you already have and the knowledge you try to acquire, as well as between the bits of information you try to learn. It's also important to know what learning style works best for you. For example, if you are a visual thinker, things like colour coding and sketches may help you. If you are more aurally oriented, it may be useful to read the information out loud. My sister used to record vocabulary, poems and other things she needed to learn for school, and then she listened to them over and over again. I shared a room with her, and even though I didn't try to learn that stuff, I still remember a lot of it (more than of the things I were supposed to learn myself).
Originally posted by NordlysThis advice is highly sound, especially since a good exam result should merely be a byproduct of a very connected, and therefore thorough, understanding (connected in the sense of, say, the RHP spanning tree game). If someone does well in an exam on the strength of memorised, incoherent knowledge, one wonders what the point of taking the course was.
Obviously it depends on what the exam is about - different types of information can require different learning strategies. But generally it's a good idea to try to find as many connections as possible between the knowledge you already have and the knowledge you try to acquire, as well as between the bits of information you try to learn. It's also important t ...[text shortened]... tuff, I still remember a lot of it (more than of the things I were supposed to learn myself).
Originally posted by Vladamir no1Do nothing. Then cram everything into one or two overnight sessions.
I keep answering set questions in the hope that the repition will finally help me memorise the concepts. anyone know of a better and less labourious way?
This works because pressure is your motivation. You know it's your last chance to get it done, unlike before.
Personally, however, I think you'll fail nevertheless.