RHS ESSENTIAL
Space out your studying
Research reveals that it is a bad idea to cram all your studying into a day before an exam. Cramming before a big test can leave you exhausted. But you’ll learn and remember material better if you space your study sessions over the course of several days.
In one 2009 experiment, college students studied vocabulary words with flashcards. Some students studied all the words in spaced-apart sessions for four days. Others studied smaller batches of the words in crammed, or massed, sessions, each over a single day. Both groups spent the same amount of time overall. But testing showed that the first group learned the words better.
A famous researcher compares our memory to water in a bucket that has a small leak. Try to refill the bucket while it’s still full, and you can’t add much more water. Allow time between study sessions, and some of the material may drip out of your memory. But then you’ll be able to relearn it and learn more in your next study session. And you’ll remember it better, next time, he notes. At RHS, we space out our study sessions!
Today's birthdays:
Mfumo Agondo (Grade 10)
Yolanda Mdiya (Grade 9)
Tyler Van der Merwe (Grade 11)
Neo Xaba (Grade 11)
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