Revision
Call to power
02-05-2008, 14:35
seeing as how its test season and I assume the majority of NS is made up of lazy students I shall make a thread on this most pressing issue that affects hundreds of millions every year.
what do you do to remember things? are you drunk?
I myself traditionally do the time tested method of dicking about up until the last moment before I write the same thing over and over but also over again this just seems to be the horrible Greyness of my mind but it works and is why I can remember so much about pointless political topics :p
I'm not drunk though
Dundee-Fienn
02-05-2008, 14:55
I generally start studying about 5 weeks in advance of an exam. Generally about 5 hours a day while I have lectures and moving up to 12 a day when I finish to prepare for them.
My revision method is basically read the information over and over, then say it over and over, then have panic attacks when I don't remember the details, then repeat the above
Rambhutan
02-05-2008, 14:56
My top tip for revision is that memory works by association - what I used to do was suck mints while revising then take mints to the exams.
Call to power
02-05-2008, 15:00
Stupid sobriety.
aren't you Irish?! :eek:
Lunatic Goofballs
02-05-2008, 15:00
Studying is a poor substitute for understanding. *nod*
Dundee-Fienn
02-05-2008, 15:03
Studying is a poor substitute for understanding. *nod*
One can lead to the other
Call to power
02-05-2008, 15:23
Studying is a poor substitute for understanding. *nod*
I'd like to see how you remember exact name and date details with this degenerate liberal "understanding" you preach!
aren't you Irish?! :eek:
Sober for my isn't the same as sober for you. Relativity and all that jazz.
Lunatic Goofballs
02-05-2008, 15:32
I'd like to see how you remember exact name and date details with this degenerate liberal "understanding" you preach!
You wouldn't understand. :p
Mad hatters in jeans
02-05-2008, 15:35
I suggest a massive boycott on exams, where not one pupil sits them, that way the education people's have to give them the grades or lose huge amounts of money.
trouble is this isn't likely to happen, some people love education far too much.
*starts plotting*
Dragons Bay
02-05-2008, 15:40
The only reason I am on NS is because I am sick of revising.
I think I've "revised too much", if there is such a thing...
Call to power
02-05-2008, 15:50
Sober for my isn't the same as sober for you. Relativity and all that jazz.
*notes down to use double strength rohypnol*
where the hell do you buy that stuff anyway?
You wouldn't understand. :p
I don't get it :confused:
I think I've "revised too much", if there is such a thing...
so you have glanced at a random page :D
Smunkeeville
02-05-2008, 16:08
It used to involve many post-its and also re-reading the material every day like, a bunch of times.........
I also did the mint thing, but with Strawberry bubble yum.
Philosopy
02-05-2008, 16:08
My revision method tends to be do nothing until the night before, and then try to read everything at once.
It's always worked so far.
M-mmYumyumyumYesindeed
03-05-2008, 13:00
My top tip for revision is that memory works by association - what I used to do was suck mints while revising then take mints to the exams.
That's brilliant! I might use that, that's such a good technique!
Personally when the subjects require assimilation of a large body of knowledge to be drawn on in the exam, if there are handy textbooks that cover everything needed to know in detail then I'll tend to copy them all out in note form with diagrams and such.
I've found some great memeory techniques from Derren Brown's book 'Tricks of the Mind' and those should come in really helpful if I need to memorise sequences or dry patterns.
I also tend to write stuff up with board markers onto A4 posters and stick them around my house.