How to Study Effectively for School or College – Top 6 Science-Based Study Skills
|How to Study Effectively for School or College – Top 6 Science-Based Study Skills
How to study effectively with 6 essential skills. Boost your study performance with strategies recommended by science – The ANSWER Method.
These tips are for high school or university students preparing for exams or wanting to learn more effectively.
For free downloadable posters about these six strategies for effective learning, go to – http://www.learningscientists.org/downloadable-materials/
This video is a collaboration between The Learning Scientists (http://www.learningscientists.org/) and Memorize Academy (https://www.memorize.academy).
EXAMPLES of specific Elaboration questions from MATH
You’re studying calculus. The topic is “derivatives”. How do derivatives work? Well, they are the rate of the change. How does that work? You take a look at one point, then you take a look at a prior point, over some interval. And then you take the difference divided by the interval. As that interval approaches zero, you have the instantaneous rate of change. Why does this happen? Because “instantaneous” means that the interval is nothing.
SCIENCE
Imagine you are studying neural communication, maybe in a biology, neuroscience, or psychology class.
How does neural communication work? If we look at one neuron, the dendrites receive messages from many other neurons, and then the messages converge in the soma. If there is enough of a positive charge within the soma, then an action potential will occur, and an electrical signal goes down the axon. When the signal reaches the terminal buttons, neurotransmitters release into the synapse where they communicate with the dendrites of the next neuron.
Why does this happen? The neurotransmitters are chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with one another. The pattern of activation among different neurons (which neurons fire, how quickly, what neurotransmitters they release) determines the message in your brain.
You might then ask, how does the axon work? The axon is a long tail-like structure that produces the electrical signal.
How does the signal travel? The axon is covered in myelin sheath, a fatty substance that insulates the axon. The myelin sheath works like the rubber around the cord of an electrical appliance, and it serves to make the electricity travel faster.
Why have myelin sheath? Because we need our neurons to be able to send signals fast, since we need to be able to react, make decisions, move quickly, perceive feeling in our skin instantly, etc.
Make sure to compare ideas to learn how they are similar and different. For example, an axon and terminal buttons are both parts of a neuron; but, the axon sends an electrical signal while the terminal buttons release chemicals. Both Schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease are related to the neurotransmitter dopamine, but Schizophrenia is the result of too much dopamine while Parkinson’s disease is the result of too little dopamine.
Also, try to make connections to your own memories or experiences, and compare ideas to learn how they are similar and different. We already made the connection from myelin sheath on axons to the rubber on cords to electrical appliances.
Here is another example: a family member or close friend who suffers from Schizophrenia disease is suffering from too much dopamine. This means that too much dopamine is being released, by the terminal buttons, into the synapse. A doctor could give them a drug to reduce the dopamine in their brain, called a dopamine antagonist. If too much of this drug is used, the patient might begin developing symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease.
How would a dopamine antagonist work? … continue asking yourself elaborative questions!
HISTORY
Imagine you’re studying World War II, and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
You could ask yourself, how did this attack happen? On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The attack included Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes.
Why did this happen? The Japanese intended to destroy the United States’ Pacific Fleet so that it could not interfere with Japanese operations.
Here you could also ask another type of question: What was the result of this historic event? Well, Japanese casualties were light, while they damaged eight U.S. Navy battleships. The Arizona was among those that the Japanese sunk, and was not raised from the shallow water. U.S. aircrafts were also destroyed, and 2,403 Americans were killed (1,178 were injured).
Why is this event important? The day after the attack, Roosevelt delivered his Infamy Speech, the United States declared war on Japan, and Japanese-Americans were then relocated to internment camps.
You could then go on: how did the U.S. enter the war? How did the Pearl Harbor attack lead up to the release of the atomic bomb? How did the war end? And so on. There are so many ways to explain the idea and add details!
How to Study Effectively for School or College – Top 6 Science-Based Study Skills
How to Study Effectively for School or College – Top 6 Science-Based Study Skills
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Hi can you make a video on how to manage your time. I have to much homework to do which takes up all my time and then I don't have time to study. I really want to achieve good marks so I can have a good future, but it's too stressful and I end up studying the night before. Please help. I really need help.
Can I use these strategies recursively ? That is use these strategies in order to remember these strategies 🙂
What if there's a lot of things to study but lack of time?? Don't have time to read all, repeat to study in diff days/weeks, memorise, recall and practice. >< how can i deal with this problem?? Waiting for your reply 🙂
This is really good! I'm so gonna share these tips with my students 🙂
Highly Useful Tips . Thank u 😊😊
Best video for students.
Thank you so much sir.
When I get to a test I can't remember a thing 😶 only have a few days to know 3 chapters argh
You guys are great and your have earned my respect . 🙏
Worth watching it ….
This was very useful, but how if you want to advance study but there is no one to help you when your studying your book how if you don’t really understand your book or its not very specific? 📚
Great video!!!
Must watch…very helpful
Very nice, thank you.
I'm writing tomorrow ahhh
‘’Spread our your study sessions’’ my teacher gave it to us two days ago and my test it tomorrow
Cool
The first step won't help for me.. test is tomorrow
My final exams are in a month 😂(9 of July ) I'm looking for a effective way to memorize all the stuff I have to learn , I'll try these methods n see if they'll work for me 😅😅
My class will be resuming tomorrow and now im in 9th grade, I will apply what i just learned from this video. This is worth watching
I find this video technical n non technical
I don't have enough time to repeat a day of lectures and the days before on only a day 🙁..
If only I could apply this easier to my 4 week summer course. It's kind of like I have no choice to cram with the small intervals.
My exams are in a week <.<
it is a marathon in Indian automous clgs tbvh
My exams are in a week and Ill go back her after I see the results. I hope I get A+ on all of them. Thanks for this!
The ask explain connect method really works
When i was young
My grade C improved into A(math ;D) bcus my brother always force me to think about it myself lmao
However
I stopped it just bcus im neglecting my studies now
These are awesome. I am having 12 years old watch and incorporate these strategies… over the summer in preparation for 7th grade.
Please start uploading again!I am preparing for USMLE exam and need your videos!
What do you mean by leave 2-3 days between study sessions on the same subjects. Do you mean study for a each single subject 2 to three days?
Okay , thankyou. This video is awaring me how I can be the smart student/people who get the high score for all math hhe
Than you.. ..
I make me free from stress…
Very very useful
Sprr this video is very useful
I love these sort of videos The pictures are so satasfyinh
I am 10th board plz give me tip to study
wack
Great
What if you enjoy studying (like I do)? I spend most of my time studying.
What about how to learn a language?
It's wonderful. I like it. It is the first time for me
I like this idea. Thanks 😊
What if u have 14 exams a week every week, every Sunday is the same test wth different material
Thanks for this it helps me a lot
nice and applicable
Great video!!