Question

this question is kind of biology related

Answer 1

I find that just memorizing terms doesn't really help at all. I used to do it a-lot but i find practicing/integrating/applying the info helps but I guess there aren't enough scenarios /opportunities to do so especially when you're pressed for time. especially for classes where you need to know a-lot of information and learn it quickly but how do you really make this information stick, what are some study methods that work for you?

Answer 2

especially for biology, there's a-lot of terms to learn and I feel that In a fast paced course, there's just not enough time to learn it. I think methods where you have to engage/practice the information are good like integrating the info and applying it to new situations but there's just not enough time for that and most problems I find are either too genera/straightforward.

Answer 3

understand and correlate new information with past info, forming relation between past memory and new memory

Answer 4

im a med student and thats what i do
anything i get to learn, that is new
i create new connections between what i have learn before
or i can just somehow relate it to life around me

Answer 5

but the most important part is to understand what you are trying to learn
once u do, then everything will make sense, then practicing info by using some mcqs from internet can also help

Answer 6

I guess the point of my rant is that, I was so used memorizing stuff but now if I can't make sense of the information and its purpose, I just don't remember it. I used to spend hours re-reading my notes and highlighting coming back and knowing very little. so you would say making connections between the information is the most important. Yeah, I'm a novice at this I'm very bad at relating the concepts to things around me I feel I should do it more.

Answer 7

Like for me I found discussing concepts and explaining them to be very helpful even more so then reading a textbook.

Answer 8

than**

Answer 9

i dont actually use that method a lot
im more into relating to my past memories or going deeper into topic
e.g. if i am to learn some system functioning, and i dont seem to get it too well, i just go around the opposite way, which means i see what will happen if the system doesnt work
then everything makes sense and i successfully connected two info + since im med, i search for med conditions related to the system and get even more info to correlate that one system to

Answer 10

Thing is though even for discussing topics, it does take time and there's not always someone available to discuss them with.

But how do you deal with that level of information without burning out?

Answer 11

I should have said amount** not level

Answer 12

the number one thing is
make it easy for yourself
draw it out, make circuits, our brain likes info in this way more

Answer 13

i try not to overstudy
i give myself breaks but more importantly
if i read something, i read it loud so that i can hear myself
i stop if info doesnt make sense and discuss it with myself, you dont need someone to discuss stuff with, just let your brain take over and it will start correlating on its one without u noticing

Answer 14

I have never tried that before

Answer 15

try it then
you might not realize but our brain does correlation of all info it gets, without you knowing, but sometimes u need specific correlations and for that you gotta train yourself to focus on particular info

Answer 16

Like what I used to do was

and It just doesn't work at all.

1. Read the textbook
2. Go to lecture
3. re read textbook
4. Highlight

Answer 17

and form connections ofc

Answer 18

i hate reading text books, im a 3D learner
so i picture and imagine the info more than read it, i read it once only, and next all i do is try to understand the system, visualize it, and for that sometimes youtube helps
if book is unclear again there are a lot of lectures on youtube that are more visual and more easy to understand

Answer 19

what sort of biology are you learning?

Answer 20

Finished first semester bio going to take second semester next year

Answer 21

yeah but what is it about

Answer 22

mine is more in depth human part
so i might help you out with that part

Answer 23

might be able to*

Answer 24

we learned about parts of the cell, Translation, Transcription, Meiosis stuff like that.

Answer 25

yeah i can deal with those
well let me know if you struggle somewhere

Answer 26

ill try to get you to understand :)

Answer 27

Thank you so much. I never tried that method before. but For me I find highlighting and reading textbooks to some degree to be useless and even re-reading the stuff too.

I guess I don't really make enough connections between the material, like I'll try to understand a concept but I wont try to relate it with what I learned before.

Also I feel alot of books just don't get to the point. I'm definitely going to try more visual learning like youtube/etc.

Answer 28

you are welcome, i hope it helps you :D let me know if you struggle :)