How to cram and memorize effectively for your examination
What Cramming All About?
In education, cramming is the practice of working intensively to absorb large volumes of informational material in short amounts of time.
Since your grade in school is proportional to the volume of materials you consume, then the only way to learn a lot when the exams are already close is to cram and pour it out.
The difference between cramming and reading to understand is that you may not
understand when you are cramming, however, you can understand what you crammed with time.
Cramming and memorising work hand in hand but you tend to easily forget what you cram. Cramming is a function of time….. That’s why it is best done when your exams are already close.
In summary, when your friend reads a night before the exam and still score higher than you who have been studying, then it is called CRAMMING.
Reasons Why You Should Cram?
Now that you understand what cramming is about, another question comes to mind. Are you encouraging me to cram?
Generally, I won’t encourage you to cram. But, when certain circumstances arise, you have no option but to cram.
I will list and explain the reasons why you should cram or memorise very fast….
Some examiners need you to cram.
The exams are already close and you still have a lot to cover.
The subject/course is just too difficult for you to understand.
The topic requires you to memorise.
When the test is german objective.
When your exam involves formulas.
Now, let me explain:
The Tutor Needs It: It is no news that many teachers score their students low when they don’t answer the question exactly how it was written in the book.
They will tell you “give me exactly what I thought you”. In this case, you have no other option but to cram and pour it out in the exam hall.
Your Examination Is At Hand: You just have to cram when it is already a day to your exam and you still got about 10 topics to cover.
The Course Is Difficult: There are courses that need not to be understood. You just have to memorise them. Examples are the big terminologies in biology, heavy formulars in electromagnetism, etc.
The Subject Demands You Memorise : When it involves things like continents in Africa, first 50 elements in the periodic table, the top 10 most played songs, the most beautiful cities and so on; you don’t need to understand.
All that is required is that you put them to memory. Besides, no body would asked you to list the first 20 elements in your own words.
German Obj: These are courses that require you to cram the textbook and fill blank spaces exactly how it appeared in the required textbook. Filling something else will make you lose marks.
When It Has To Do With Formulas: When you are sure that you will never be asked to prove the formula, no need to learn how to derive it. In fact, deriving the formula before solving will waste your time.
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How To Memorise Or Cram Effectively
1. Go Somewhere else
Studying in your dorm, apartment, or whatever you have can be incredibly distracting. Grab the bare minimum (books, iPod, notebooks, computer only if you need it) and head somewhere else. It doesn’t need to be a library, necessarily- I’ve found coffee shops and bookstores to both be awesome places to work. Either way, make sure you find somewhere where you can really set up shop, and not have to move for a while.
2. Caffeinate
I know, everyone talks about how bad caffeine and sugar are for you, and it’s true. But let’s face it: your bodily cleansing, for this one evening, needs to take a backseat. Do whatever you need to do to stay alert and awake; nodding off while reading isn’t very helpful. Even just eating something while you study can be really helpful, as are coffee, soda, and the like. Make sure you keep plenty around, though, to stave off the crash.
3. Use the 50/10 rule
This is one of my favorite methods of studying, because it keeps me incredibly focused. Work- hard- for 50 minutes. No breaks, no distractions. Anytime you get distracted and stop working, the 50 minutes starts over. Once you hit 50, take a 10 minute break. Check your email, go to the bathroom, walk aimlessly around- whatever. Then, it’s back to work. Training yourself this way forces you to study hard 80% of the time, instead of half-studying all the time- it’s much more effective.
4 .rewrite
Though this tip doesn’t work for everyone, it certainly has for me. The way I study, for the most part, is to rewrite my notes into smaller pieces. Eliminate the filler, and whittle down your notes from every class or reading into a specific portion- a page, or 1/2 a page. This forces you to figure out what’s really important, and not waste your time reading through page after page of notes. Plus, you’ll be amazed at how much you learn simply by writing.
5. Study with a friend
Odds are, you’re not the only one who put off studying until the last minute. Find someone else to panic with, and you’ll be rewarded in two ways: you’ll realize how much you already know by asking and answering questions, and you’ll figure out what you need to study. Quiz each other, ask questions about what you don’t understand, and figure out together what you need to be thinking about. Two (or twelve) brains are always better than one, and studying is no exception.
6. Figure out the Big Points
Given that you’re studying the night before the test, odds are you’re not going to remember every minute detail of the material you’ve learned. That’s okay. Instead, spend your time focusing on major concepts, the 5-10 things you’ve talked about the most and need to know the most about for the test. You’ll learn more about the connections between topics, as well as be able to answer more questions intelligently. More often, at least in classes I take, the concepts prove more important than the tiny details, but it’s easy to get bogged down in remembering every piece of material. Focus on the big stuff first, and move on only if there’s time. Night-before cramming requires playing the odds, and your best bet is on the big stuff.
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7. Chunk
Try remembering these ten numbers: 9-1-4-6-5-7-3-2-4-1. Not so easy? Now try remembering this phone number: 914-657-3241. Much easier, right? That’s a process known as chunking, which can help you retain information at a much higher rate. To study with this method, follow a simple process: Come up with important terms you need to know for the test, and define them. Come up with a few major concepts from the course material, and explain them each in a paragraph. Then, on a notecard or piece of paper, group your terms into the concepts. Practice going over a concept, and remembering the relevant terms and definitions. Learning the individual parts as they relate to a larger whole makes remembering and applying them much easier.
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