Five steps to learning

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Star Special, Friday 12 December 2014

By Elleu Whyte,

Education And Further Studies Fair

1.    Listen in class.

·         We remember what we hear

·         To be honest, aural memory for most people isn’t perfect

·         The trick

-       Look at learning guides before go in

-       Focus on listening to the most important

-       Ask teacher/presenter to always present ‘what you should take away from the class/session’.

2.    Read the book.

·         Read over the material as soon as you can after class/session.

·         Quick reading will enforce what you’ve just heard.

·         Highlight important section in the notes.

3.    Talk to someone about the subject

·         Discussions aids memory especially if it promotes understanding.

4.    Test yourself by pretending you’re writing an answer to an exam question.

5.    Teach what you’ve learned.