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In order to study effectively learning effective time management is a must! The more senses you involve in the learning process the easier it is to retain information. With that in mind, the amount of time needed for effective studying can be reduced by making the time spent as sensory rich as possible and by reducing time wasted in organization of the material. Even choosing a unique scent or snack for each subject’s study time can help anchor the new information in your brain and save you time.
Organization of materials is most easily accomplished by assigning each subject its own color and having the notebooks, highlighter, index cards and post-it notes in that subject’s color. This color coding will eliminate time spent finding notes and will be a visual reminder of what your brain is supposed to be concentrating on.
Carve out a big chunk of time, about two hours, for each subject once a week. While reading, highlight the material and at the end of a section write or type an outline or synopsis in your own words. It is vital that you put the material into your own words; your brain will recognize and more easily retain your own style.
Give each subject 15 to 20 minutes a day; use the time for going over your notes. In order to retain information your brain needs to be able to cross-reference it multiple times. Taking those little snippets of time to review the information while in various locations can help stimulate your brain and give it more things to associate with the material.
Items that are proving particularly difficult to remember or understand, write on post-its and stick where you will run across them frequently. Review what you have highlighted, the index cards, outlines and or synopsis the night prior to the test and glance over your post-it notes right before the test.The information party rocks on: Post-It-Note Holder with Matching Pen