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Anyone have have any tips if you’re someone who has a hard time retaining information for an exam even though you know the material
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Anonymous 3w

Look into research on studying using active recall if you haven’t yet! I also find that it helps me when I explain the stuff to other people as if I were teaching them (or to the wall if you don’t have someone to study with)

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Anonymous 3w

What works for me is eating hard candy or chewing gum in one specific flavor while studying and then eating the same flavor during the exam (I recommend the hard candy, since it’s quieter and less likely to disturb classmates) because I associate scents and tastes with memories a lot

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Anonymous 3w

I honestly just stress till the last second then hope the information learns its way into my brain

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Anonymous 3w

For me I have to know why a fact is a fact so I have to understand the why before I can even think about retaining the information. Maybe look into definitions and how methods are used in the real world so you can understand why it’s important. You got this🧡

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 3w

Also teaching the material to someone else is something that I find helpful

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

this is exactly what i was going to say!! i study it until i can teach a class on it without looking at the material.

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