Better Study Strategies

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Why use better strategies
What it takes to learn something from sources such as ebooks, presentation, web libraries ..etc
First you have to get it (=understand)
Then ensure you don’t forget it
It’s not about pushing facts into your head blindly

Nice Characters
Always start from beginner level when you approach to stranger technology/concept
This avoids lack-of-foundations problem in higher/more complex project
It takes time. Be patient!
Learn step-by-step unless you’re genius
E.g. Google : ‘Perl Beginner Level’

Use Analytical Approach
If it seems you can’t get most from a resource in spite of some long time learning, just drop it
Because language may be complicated or you need some background foundations
Not all ebooks suit to you
Not all ebooks are perfect
You must be smart enough which one is best to start

Starter Keywords
Demystified
How-to
QuickStart
Easy Guide
For Dummies

But …
They leave a great deal at start
If you want to learn something from scratch, take great care of choosing resources
This save your time a lot more later
Personally, I don’t use google for learning entire subject
Google surely gives inconsistent or random topics which make your mind a bit confused or make you lack of foundations

Basic Strategies
Various
Some apply to everyone
Two Basic rules - Recognition (memorization to elicit recall) - Understanding (represents deeper learning than recognition)
Using both makes your memory holds information longer

Make it visual
Images are far more memorable than words alone
Makes learning much more effective
Makes things more understandable
Put the words into or near the graphics

Make sure you recall
Whenever you have finished reading even one page or one chapters,
Recall what you have read
You must have missed points while your brain was idle
Recalling identifies any missed points of importance
Re-reading two or three times strengthens recalling power
It’s called incremental, developmental learning

Make Slide Shows
Make PowerPoint slides of what you have read in summarized form
It refreshes your memory when you review
It helps your colleges who follow your path
It’s worthy of time comsuming

Macro & Micro Strategies
Prepare an outline that covers all objectives of your particular area (or exam)
An outline provides two approaches to studying.
First, you can study the outline by focusing on the organization of the material.
Work your way through the points and subpoints of your outline, with the goal of learning how they relate to one another.

Macro & Micro Strategies (II)
Next, work through the outline, focusing on learning the details. Memorize and understand terms and their definitions, facts, rules and tactics, advantages and disadvantages, and so on.
In this pass through the outline, you should attempt to learn detail rather than the big picture

Active Study Strategies
Process of writing down and defining objectives, subobjectives, terms, facts, and definitions promotes a more active learning strategy than merely reading the material does
Writing forces you to engage in more active encoding of the information
Simply reading over the information leads to more passive processing.

Common-Sense Strategies
Follow common-sense practices when studying
Study when you are alert, reduces or eliminates distractions
Take breaks when you become fatigued.

Better Study Strategies

by Aung Khant on Mar 16, 2008

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