Distributed Practice: Definition, Benefits and How to Do It
There are a thousand ways to study. Cramming is not the best one.
There are a thousand ways to study. Cramming is not the best one.
Everyone wants to learn more, but no one thinks about how to become a more effective learner. Pulling all-nighters before exams, cramming during finals week, trying to implement silly acronyms that never seem to work?
Ever feel like you’ve bitten off more than you can chew? The same can happen with studying.
From a crash of rhinos. to a prickle of hedgehogs, to a pandemonium of parrots, these names for groups of animals are a hoot.
Once you’re done reading this, you’ll have a foundation that’ll make it easy to memorize polyatomic ions (plus a nifty new tool that’ll help you quiz yourself).
Whether you’re a nature enthusiast who can ID a bird song from a quarter-mile away, or you need a new hobby and landed on birding, this quiz is for you.
Memorizing presidents isn’t exactly a walk in the park. The United States has a lengthy list of leaders who have shaped its history, and a lot of those names have a sort of unremarkableness to them (John, Adam, Bill, George, Thomas).
The most intuitive way to memorize pi is with “chunking,” which involves breaking the number down into groups—but it’s not the only way.
Memorize amino acid abbreviations, properties and more with these tips, tricks and study aids.
Practice encoding and decoding Morse code, and then quiz yourself to test your progress.
Memory is not just about how well or poorly you recall a specific memory in your childhood or something as simple as where you left your keys. It’s a complex yet fascinating system.
The brain is not just an organ; it’s an incredible storage “device” that safeguards the memories that define us and influence our choices. Among the various types of memories we form, there’s one that stands out.
Interleaving is a studying technique that students use to mix (or interleave) different topics. When you interleave, you crack down on a little bit of everything at once, such as several subjects for an exam.