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How to communicate effectively with teachers
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Before class - 1). Pre-test
Before going to class, get a hold of some old papers or practice problemsย
You're going to get most of these questions wrong and it's OK. That's actually a good thing because you benefit from the Hypercorrection effect: "When you thought you knew the answer, but getting it wrong actually makes it stick better"
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Before class - 2). Stop and recite
If you're reading a book, watching a video, after every section stop and try to recite in your own words what you just learned.ย
Tip: Note the topics you find more difficult to rememberย
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During class - 3). In class questions
During class, you can turn each slide/material into a question
For topics: "What is" questions (What is addiction?)
For processes: "How" questions (How is ATP made?)
For concepts: "Why" questions (Why the human body is so complicated?)
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After class - 4). Immediate review
This is the best time to revise the questions you have written during class
It doesn't need to take too much time because you are not peeking at your notes, you're trying to recall straight from your memory.
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After class - 5). Mind maps
Grab a blank piece of paper, pick a topic and proceed to brain dump everything you know about that topic
You have to link the idea to something that's already on the page
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After class - 6). Teaching/Feynman Technique
Make a study group or just simply teach out loud to yourself the concepts.
- Pretend you're teaching to a child - forces you to use simple words
- Pretend you're teaching to someone out of your field - forces you to not use jargon or abbreviations
- Pretend you're teaching to someone very nosy - forces you to explain why
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Memorization - 7). Flashcards
Great for revising and for spaced repetition
Write a question on the front and the answer on the back
Tip: use digital flashcards like the apps Anki or REMnote
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Memorization - 8). Enumeration
Useful for processes and problem-based classes like math
Use mnemonics to help you with your enumeration. Use acronyms, associations, stories etc.
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Memorization - 9). Occlusion
Useful for recalling images, graphs etc.
Anki or REMnote comes in help because they let you drag a box over the pictures, answer it and then reveal the box.ย
You can use it also for graphs, series of words etc.
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Memorization - 10). Problem sets
Use practice problems or exercises to help you understand and memorize the concept better
Understand why the wrong answers are wrong and why the right answers are right
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