Study Skills #101 yo

Came across this interesting article posted by my lecturer in the Washington Post "Study techniques that work- and surprisingly don't" for full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/08/27/study-techniques-that-work-and-surprisingly-dont/

Some #shocking facts :P
Shocking being I almost check-check-check on all of'em XD

*1*highlighting and underlining textbooks and other materials. I don't buy my colorful stabilos for hedonistic purposes pal~

*2* cows regurgitate; worriers ruminate; I re-read :)

*3* summarization- out of ideas for getting a corresponding image, hence the word.

*4* keyword mnemonics. My Very Elegant Mother Just Serves Us Nine Pizzas (There you go- Mercury; Venus; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; NO LONGER one)

*5* imagery use for text learning. All words and no pics make the string of alphabets dull text :D

Welcome to the club if you did the aforementioned :))

Now let's see some alleged effective study skills (the class now commenced :)

Moderately effective study techniques:

*1* elaborative interrogation- use WHY Qs to help connect old and new learning material (oh I LOVE Why coz' it makes wonder, especially when you decide it's a strategic day to have fun with your teacher XD)

*2* self-explanation- prompt students to provide own explanation for problems faced in learning materials.
(on a mischievous tone- 'why is the earthy round?' ---thinking cap mode---eureka moment!! --> I know! coz', it ain't square!! XD )


Highly effective study techniques:

*1* practice testing...??!!! Not us hello!!

*2* distributed practice: study over short sessions instead of mass practice- the "python" way, one time all in :P

I agree that these effective study skills, some were being researched on, especially the distributed practice.

But oh wells~

Compared to evidence-based research, old habit dies harder :P

Fingers crossed this will happen during masters ^^

Lastly,

Ouch >< 

But but, 'itch' okay (cartoon's voice)

"Good time" to buffer :D (Disclaimer: This is not a research-evidence based statement.)

;)