Learning for exams

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Why & When

Well, duh.

  • When learning for exams
  • basically when learning anything

Goal(s)

  • Spend your learning time efficiently
  • Retain knowledge & understanding long-term
  • Enjoy learning

Getting started

Planning

  • Learning for exams starts at the start of the semester, not a few weeks before the exams
  • Having a clear-cut overview of what the exam is about - make topic maps, lists, whatever

Techniques

  • Spaced-Repetition
  • Active Recall
  • Elaboration
  • Interleaving
  • Breaks

What NOT to do

  • Summarizing
  • Underlining
  • Not taking breaks
  • Cramming

Supportive Tools

  • Anki
  • Excel / Word / Notion (for creating plans)
  • think-cell (for creating semester plans)

Further remarks

  • Notes on group work
  • Restructuring your environment
  • Smartphone use
  • ...

Links & Further reading

Videos

Books