It is hard to separate the various aspects that go into
successful learning because they all work together, but in this blog post we
are going to concentrate on repetition.
It seems pretty obvious that you have to go over something many times
before you learn it. We seem to accept this in other areas of life (practicing
a new golf swing, catching the baseball, cheerleading or dance movements) but
often expect ourselves to learn information the first time we are exposed to
it.
One key is to combine the previous post – variety – with repetition. Do different things with the information when
you are studying. It will not work to
reread your notes multiple times. You
may memorize them in those exact words and in that exact order, but you will
not understand or be able to work with the information when presented in a
different format.
The next blog will be the final piece – spacing your learning
out over time.
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First Semester Success: Learning Strategies and Motivation for Your First Semester (or Any Semester) of College, by Dr. Arden B. Hamer, is available at wordassociation.com, barnesandnoble.com and amazon.com. Click on the upper right link.
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