We summarize 17 tips that can boost your study efficiency
We summarize 17 tips that can boost your study efficiency
CMFAS exams can be quite stressful and not having proper preparation can be more stressful. Students get confused about how to prepare themselves and excel in exams with flying colors. In this article, we will share 17 tips, which will be quite handy for the students to study properly for their exams and get good grades for their examination. Number 11 is my personal favorite.
Rereading is quite handy. As you keep on reading study materials repeatedly this helps to create permanent memory cells in your brain. This will help you to recall the memory during the examination. By rereading you are revising the contents repeatedly. During the examination, you will be able to retain these memories easily.
Rereading is quite handy. As you keep on reading study materials repeatedly this helps to create permanent memory cells in your brain. This will help you to recall the memory during the examination. By rereading you are revising the contents repeatedly. During the examination, you will be able to retain these memories easily.
Rereading is quite handy. As you keep on reading study materials repeatedly this helps to create permanent memory cells in your brain. This will help you to recall the memory during the examination. By rereading you are revising the contents repeatedly. During the examination, you will be able to retain these memories easily.
Rereading is quite handy. As you keep on reading study materials repeatedly this helps to create permanent memory cells in your brain. This will help you to recall the memory during the examination. By rereading you are revising the contents repeatedly. During the examination, you will be able to retain these memories easily.
Rereading is quite handy. As you keep on reading study materials repeatedly this helps to create permanent memory cells in your brain. This will help you to recall the memory during the examination. By rereading you are revising the contents repeatedly. During the examination, you will be able to retain these memories easily.
Our key study notes highlight some of the frequently tested content, and hence deserve you to pay extra attention to them. Statistically, they often appear in the examination and are usually not remembered by candidates.
A spider diagram is a visual diagram that can assist you to organize your thoughts and connect to the concept that you are learning in a diagram that will help you to understand it clearly. As sometimes, we forget some of the crucial important points that we need to remember.
Spider diagrams are helpful as everything that you note down in the diagram you do it without opening the book that is you recall everything from your memory. Secondly, there is no right way to read the spider diagram, you can read it from anywhere you feel comfortable to read it.
There are many ways to take notes Cornell note taking is another way to take notes. It is one of the ways to take, sort out and analyze your notes; Professor Walter Pauk of Cornell University introduced this method of taking notes during 1950.
Divide your copy into three sections. Left side for keyword and comments, right side for noting down what you are learning in the class and the below section for summarizing what you have learned so far. By dividing into 3 sections, it is much easier for you to notice and remember the key points while you are just skimming through the notes it is helpful.
It is important to narrow down the scope of your subject as this saves a lot of time. Rather than reading everything which requires a lot of time. By scoping your subject, you will know what you need to learn, what needs to be ignored, and then you can categorize the contents accordingly and plan the whole scenario that needs to be learned. This will save a lot of time.
Selective reading is one of the efficient systems of reading. Instead of reading everything, you only read the sections or part that is important. You can either skim through the paragraphs or read the important section or the keywords, you can start reading a book from the end this will help you to understand the chapters easily when you will be reading the middle of the book and recall those memories easily.
Spaced repetition is one of the technique to remember things for a longer period. We tend to forget things easily that are not recalled all the time. You need to revise the information that you have learned after a certain time, this will create permanent memory cell in our brain and we would not forget that after a certain period. Spaced repetition improves both the strength of memory and retrieving. You will permanent memory cells over the period and it is much easier to recall those memories. You can follow the below tips to receive the better result of spaced repetition.
• 1st day: First repetition
• 7th day: Second repetition
• 16th day: Third repetition
• 35th day: Fourth repetition
By using flow charts and diagrams it is much easier to visualize what you are trying to remember. By visually observing the diagrams and charts you can easily imprint the information into your memory for a longer period. Flow charts and diagrams boost up reading and understanding the information actively, this helps you to identify the crucial information, helps you to sort out the information at a certain pattern and by adding colors to the diagrams it assists you to remember the information much easier as our brain loves to see colors.
Practicing previous year questions is critical as this gives you the idea of real question paper, how the pattern is going to be and which chapters need to be covered. By solving previous year questions, you get to know your strength and weakness as well. If you do not practice the old exams, suddenly sitting for the examination will make you more nervous and you might not retain the information properly as you have planned to do during the examination.
So, do not forget to practice old exams. It is quite essential for you to pass your examination with flying colors.
You should definitely take regular breaks in between your studies to energize yourself. There are several ways to take breaks to encourage yourself. Follow the below steps to take breaks;
• Walk around
• Stretch
• Clean up
• Take a shower
• Do little tasks that need to be done
• Cook a hearty meal
• Meditation
• Do a creative task
• Take a short nap
• Have a little chit chat
• Listen to music
You should definitely snack on brain food that is healthy for your brain to boosts up your concentration and memory. You should have food containing antioxidant, potassium, omega-3 fatty acid, vitamin C and Choline. This food helps to reduce your stress, anxiety and improves your memory cells as well. Have the following foods below to enhance your memory;
• Mixed Berries
• Frozen Blueberries
• Dried Berries
• Avocado Toast
• Guacamole
• Whole Grain Chips
• Chips and Salsa
• Whole Grain Cereal
• Clementines
• Bananas
• Banana Ice Cream
• Blueberry Oatmeal
• Blueberry Granola Bars
• Berry Parfait
• Greek Yogurt
• Apples and Peanut Butter
• Peanut Butter Toast
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• Sunflower Seeds
• Kale Chips
• Sweet Potato Fries
• Chopped Carrots
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Roasted Red Peppers
• Broccoli and Hummus
• Mixed Nuts
• Peanuts
• Green Tea
• Egg
• Salmon
• Turmeric Tea
Drinking plenty of water is essential as water contains oxygen and as your brain is getting worked up a lot you need oxygen and glucose for your brain to be energized. Water will improve your physical performance, you will feel more hydrated, and you will not get headaches and will boost you mentally. Drink at least 3 liters of water every day to enhance your memory cells and relax your nerves as well.
It is important to keep yourself motivated to excel yourself in exams. If you do not feel motivated, you will not be able to perform at your best. You can motivate by the following steps;
• Breakdown your task into small pieces that will be easier to manage
• Remind yourself of the goal in your mind
• Maintain a study routine
• Try implementing different study methods
• Beside study do your favorite activities as well
• Reward yourself with your favorite food
• Create a mind map to sort out your information
• Instead of memorizing understand the topic you are studying
• Find the lacking in your study
• Exercise for your brain
• Study in a group
• Make a schedule for relaxation
• Exercise on a regular basis
• Focus on the steps rather than the end result
• Get rid of things that distract you
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We have shared 17 tips to prepare your CMFAS exams at your best. You can follow each of them to enhance your memory, stay healthy, stay alert, learn a lot and definitely get ace in all of your examinations. Every student works hard to improve their memory at times it is difficult to understand why you are unable to concentrate properly at your studies. By following these 17 tips, your life will get easier and you will get to stay alert and be fit both physically and mentally.
I hope this article has motivated you to study. Do not forget to share this to your friends or any queries regarding this article, we are here to listen.
Tijuana M. Donovan
Tijuana works full time in CMFASExam questions review team. She works with her colleagues to formulate our own unique questions and study materials. She and her team takes the CMFAS exam from time to time and ensure we provide the best quality of service to our candidates.