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What is the best way to avoid pressure and cramming

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To have a focused study plan

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2 Study styles which are better than cramming

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Flash Cards

Short repeated sessions VS Long ones

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Cramming is linked to…

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The lowest grades and the brain can be affected negatively for 4 days afterwards

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How many students believe cramming is an more effective study method

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72%

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Ho way students believe spacing is an more effective study method

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90%

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What can effect students sleep more than alcohol and caffeine

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Stress

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Resisting Temptation

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How success and good marks are achieved, by resisting the feeling of not wanting to study and go the easy route

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Procrastination

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Choosing the temptation which is easy and fun over the more difficult temptation, like studying for an important test

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The Zeigarnik effect

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Compels humans to complete a task which they have already started, if not completed it is proven that humans start to feel discomfort

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Accountability chart

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A way to document progress
Make 2 columns and in 1 record the times which you work and in the others list what you achieved
It makes it easier to evaluate your progress realistically

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willpower

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Is actually something that can be deprecate dan stops you from being productive, it is known as ego depletion once all used up

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What is productivities biggest barrier

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Actually starting the project

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Awareness of priorities

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This is very important as it will help us to achieve more and allocate time towards them and less time to things which are not as important

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Specific time for work is…

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Where you are very focuses and concentrated for a period of times and have no distractions

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Break time is…

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Where you spend guilt free time relaxing or with friends or doing what ever you enjoy

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Multitasking

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When you do 2 things at once…. proven to decrease productivity and is very ineffective

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Breaking down time

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This is a very effective way to give your self deadlines and so that you can see where you are working towards

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In order for studying to be effective it must be…

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A focused process that requires concentration

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heavy Multitaskers

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Are more susceptible to get distracted from irrelevant stimuli

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Single tasking

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Very important and good way of finishing work, make sure that you only do 1 thing

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Multitasking has a positive connotation but is it actually true

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NO this is because we tend to task switch, it is not actually multitasking

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Task switching

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A rapid shift from 1 task to another, and is not effective as it makes us less productive

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What % of population can effectively multitask

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Only 2% can

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Multitasking can lead to a drop of ….% productivity

…% drop of IQ

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switching Costs
Basically is multitasking, its when we are not fully engaged in 1 activity but rather juggle them and is not effective
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Sensory memory
Where all new info goes in the brain
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Learning styles
Everyone is unique and learns differently, therefore your should not box yourself to 1 style but rather learn and experiment in different ways... ex visual, mind mapping , audio learning
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Neuroplasticity
This means that the brain is not static, it is capable of development and growth, by exposure and learning our brains actually develop new paths and connections
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Metacognition
Involves thinking about thinking, it is a higher order of thinking that involves analyzing ones cognitive process..... understanding how your brain takes in new info
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Metacognition help motivate us in studying
Yes, this is because it shows that our brains are not one way and can develop and take in new stuff
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The 3 different types of memory
Sensory Short term Long term
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Sensory memory
This is where all info goes when it first enters your brain
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Short term memory
If you are focused enough info will transfer into your short term memory (STM)
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long term memory
If you process and review the information from STM it will be stored in your long term memory (LTM) it normally stays in there forever
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Why should you adapt all info that you need to learn
Because you STM has a small capacity and you will forget it quickly, therefore you may learn something quickly but lose the majority of it in 24 hours unless you revise it
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Repetition
The key to learning, and the more you revise the longer it will be in your memory for
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Interweaving
Not doing 1 subject for a long period of time but rather switching, it is proven to keep yo ur brain more alert
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Associations
The best way memories are formed, because it creates links to make what you are learning meaningful
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Parrot learning
Only stores info in STM and if your try to recall it later you will struggle to as you don't actually fully understand it
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declarative
Also known as explicit memory, and is the ability to recall and verbalized what you have learnt
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Non declarative memory
Or known as Implicit long term memory refers to the innate ability that you learn and remember without having to verbalized.... ex... learning to drive a car
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Cognitive load theory
This means that Our memory can only hold a certain amount of info at a time
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Working memory
This refers to our memory that is actively working to understand the new info as opposed to our short term memory which only remembers something for a short space of time
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Cognitive overload
There is only a certain amount of info ourselves brain can process at a time ,and when to much info is given this is a cognitive overload... it results in inability to recall what we learnt , lack of engagement with content
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time management
The ability to use ones time effectively and productively especially at work
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Prioritization
Putting activities in order of most to least important and doing them this way
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Time management matrix
Was created by Stephen Covey and is designed to help you identify your priorities in terms of how urgent and important they are
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The 4 quadrants
The y axis separates the quads into urgent and non urgent and the x axis splits them into important and not important
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Quadrant 1
The Procrastinator, tends to delay doing important things until last minute, the result of this is that they are rushed and frazzled and important things in their life are to become compromised or poorly done, this person tends to cram for exams and thrive on feeling stressed
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Quadrant 2
The Prioritiser, the best place to be. You try to focus your time and energy on important things, this means that you get most things done and also have fun at the same time, as a result they feel in control of life
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Quadrant 3
The yes Man. These people just go with the flow and let life happen to him/her, they are not in control of their lives and are easily distracted by unimportant things. This person tries very hard to please other people often to their own detriment
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Quadrant 4
The slacker, these people are lazy and unmotivated. They lose days and time to unimportant things and therefore don't get much done. they are characterized by guilt and laziness
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Amygdala
The part of our brain that responds to fear and anxiety, when we experience severe stress and anxiety the amygdala becomes over active and prevents new info from passing through and become less responsive to new info and learning
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Cramming with anxiety
This causes very low results and anxiety often comes from not feeling prepared
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Best ways to deal with test anxiety
Be well prepared Rest on the day of the exam... get enough sleep, eat well.. etc Have a positive attitude When writing the exam read the question and make sure to understand them
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Study Goals
Set specific goals and deadlines to help you accomplish things and be more effective
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Study plan
Just having study goals alone are insufficient as you dont have an action plan. A study plan lets you look at a calendar from a birds eye view so you can compare you goals, deadlines and everything else
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5 study tips
Study at your most productive time during the day Commit to a plan that is realistic and achievable Consider other goals Make your plan flexible and editable Keep track of your progress

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