There is no point in getting into studying methods if you have
no knowledge to apply to the methods. So this is how to actually
learn and understand the content.
WATCHING VIDEOS
Watching videos is a very good solution to introduce oneself to
new content and familiarise yourself with the basics.
Some grated channels I recommend for studious people from
all types of regions that do different exams/tests etc are:
freesciencelessons > works for learning a topic in all three sciences, always show
examples to help as well
Cognito > grated for learning both maths & science > the diagrams and
easy notes are really clear and good to write down into a commonplace book
1stclassmaths > for those high iq-ers that are doing a more complex level of maths
If you genuinely start watching the videos of these three channels, your maths and science
grades are bound to bump up, especially if you're actively engaging in these videos and
making a true attempt to absorb all of the information as well as writing it down to look upon
whenever you forget something.
TEXTBOOKS
I don't know how well I can preach for textbooks, since not everyone can afford
their usually pretentious costs. They're pretty good, as nearly all provide for more
visual examples of topics rather than overload with words. Nearly all also give your
practice questions of which you can check whether your knowledge of the topic
is stable without any gaps/holes in your learning.
Your school library is also bound to have textbooks, so check if there is
any textbooks of a subject of which you want to perform to a greater standard.
You can also download pdfs online of snippets or sometimes full textbooks online.
no knowledge to apply to the methods. So this is how to actually
learn and understand the content.
WATCHING VIDEOS
Watching videos is a very good solution to introduce oneself to
new content and familiarise yourself with the basics.
Some grated channels I recommend for studious people from
all types of regions that do different exams/tests etc are:
freesciencelessons > works for learning a topic in all three sciences, always show
examples to help as well
Cognito > grated for learning both maths & science > the diagrams and
easy notes are really clear and good to write down into a commonplace book
1stclassmaths > for those high iq-ers that are doing a more complex level of maths
If you genuinely start watching the videos of these three channels, your maths and science
grades are bound to bump up, especially if you're actively engaging in these videos and
making a true attempt to absorb all of the information as well as writing it down to look upon
whenever you forget something.
TEXTBOOKS
I don't know how well I can preach for textbooks, since not everyone can afford
their usually pretentious costs. They're pretty good, as nearly all provide for more
visual examples of topics rather than overload with words. Nearly all also give your
practice questions of which you can check whether your knowledge of the topic
is stable without any gaps/holes in your learning.
Your school library is also bound to have textbooks, so check if there is
any textbooks of a subject of which you want to perform to a greater standard.
You can also download pdfs online of snippets or sometimes full textbooks online.
FEYNMAN TECHNIQUE
Select a concept, write the concept into the form of a map.
Explain it as if it had the concept possessed a family tree, and make sure
to provide as much detail as possible, filling in extra information you missed afterwards.
Or you explain a process or topic in great detail, from how it starts to how it ends, the start
results vs the end results, as well as including things like functions, what is required
for something else to happen, etc.
BLURTING
Right after you watch a video on a topic, you write down everything you
can remember from that, including as much detail as possible, again. Afterwards,
you must rewatch the video and fill in any gaps in your memory and understanding
in red ink. This'll highlight how good you are at understanding, and prove whether or not
you require more learning in that field of topic.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Once you think you have fully understood a topic, go onto google
and search up '{topic name} practice questions and answers {exam board (if you have one}'.
This'll allow you to see how we'll you have 1) retained that information, and
2) whether you can apply your knowledge to fit the mark scheme and get answers
correct without losing marks as much as possible.
Or if you have borrowed a textbook or have bought one, do the practice questions
in those and find the answers online or at the back of the book.
STOP PASSIVE READING
You might think you're learning, but you aren't as your brain isn't engaged
and bothered to receive information if you're simply just reading it. Read it, and then
copy it all down, putting mistakes in as you go.
30 minutes later, you should come back to it and find all the mistakes in your copy and
tell yourself the correct answer. If you're unable to remember what the correction should be,
refer back to the correct copy and absorb
it into your brain rather than just being passive.
Once you have mastered always finding the mistakes in your copy of slightly wrong
content, then you need to re-copy that content/chunk of information and put in new different
incorrect parts.
FLASH CARDS
Flashcards are great at testing your understanding of how to answer
questions with preferably already existing knowledge.
Invest into a stack of flashcards, write questions on the front, and answers on the back.
Or draw diagrams and see if you can label all the parts, and check on the back if you
got all of the labelling correct.
IN CLASS
Within classroom walls, you need to be actively engaging during class with
the questions the teachers ask. If you're too autistic or too tired to engage, you
have to be actively listening and storing the information and understanding
into your brain rather than just sitting their half asleep or talking to friends.
HEALTH
There is no true way to attain something like an 85%+ average
if you're not healthy
Eating junk food contributes to that, as well as not putting in the hours
of studying everyday (studying everyday is more important than
studying 5 hours in one day and getting too burnt out to do any the next day, unless
you're some kind of god that can study 5 hours everyday without fail), prioritising
doom scrolling/video games to your grades, sleeping less than 8 hours every night, being
dehydrated, and/or if you cease to find meaning in your studying.
Go for jogs, walk briskly rather than slow, go swimming, go biking,
ask yourself if you really need to take the car or bus or could you
just walk to where you need?
Just know that someone
is out there working harder than you and thus are going to get into their desired
university, attain their desired degree. What will that excuse 'I'll start later' provide for?
You will never sit down to study and regret it. 'Wow I wish I hadn't studied those 3 hours, now
I'm slightly more knowledgable.' said no one ever.
Just know your parents can't congratulate you on
low grades, they can't praise you nor talk to your relatives
about your high grades since they don't exist as of now, because you don't
study and don't care about your grades enough.
There's those Chinese Gaokao students that study up to 10 hours a day.
Do you believe 1 or 2 or 3 hours kill you?
GAMES/PUZZLES/CHESS
To actually build your memory and understanding
of any type of content, playing things like word searches, puzzles,
and chess will all indulge your brain in exercises that'll help with all
kinds of problems and strengthen those good areas even further.
Numerous studies show that these types of games are doing
you good and countering all of the bad shit you've numbed your brain with.
Just watch videos on how chess works, strategies, and overall how
to get better at moving your pieces and head to chess.com to practice
and just exercise your brain rather than deep frying and rotting it even more.
There is no true way to attain something like an 85%+ average
if you're not healthy
Eating junk food contributes to that, as well as not putting in the hours
of studying everyday (studying everyday is more important than
studying 5 hours in one day and getting too burnt out to do any the next day, unless
you're some kind of god that can study 5 hours everyday without fail), prioritising
doom scrolling/video games to your grades, sleeping less than 8 hours every night, being
dehydrated, and/or if you cease to find meaning in your studying.
Go for jogs, walk briskly rather than slow, go swimming, go biking,
ask yourself if you really need to take the car or bus or could you
just walk to where you need?
Just know that someone
is out there working harder than you and thus are going to get into their desired
university, attain their desired degree. What will that excuse 'I'll start later' provide for?
You will never sit down to study and regret it. 'Wow I wish I hadn't studied those 3 hours, now
I'm slightly more knowledgable.' said no one ever.
Just know your parents can't congratulate you on
low grades, they can't praise you nor talk to your relatives
about your high grades since they don't exist as of now, because you don't
study and don't care about your grades enough.
There's those Chinese Gaokao students that study up to 10 hours a day.
Do you believe 1 or 2 or 3 hours kill you?
GAMES/PUZZLES/CHESS
To actually build your memory and understanding
of any type of content, playing things like word searches, puzzles,
and chess will all indulge your brain in exercises that'll help with all
kinds of problems and strengthen those good areas even further.
Numerous studies show that these types of games are doing
you good and countering all of the bad shit you've numbed your brain with.
Just watch videos on how chess works, strategies, and overall how
to get better at moving your pieces and head to chess.com to practice
and just exercise your brain rather than deep frying and rotting it even more.
