Studying for externals

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NCEA Level 3 Study help Mind Map on Studying for externals, created by Louise Addison on 07/10/2013.
Louise Addison
Mind Map by Louise Addison, updated more than 1 year ago
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Studying for externals
  1. Make it memorable
    1. Use colour
      1. Select your favourite colour for all excellence content
      2. Frame key information
        1. Use pictures and diagrams
          1. Link key ideas
            1. Use song / rhyme / rap
              1. Create your own examples
              2. Have a plan
                1. Start with excellence, then merit, then achieved content. Fill in the gaps as you go.
                  1. Learn what you don't know
                    1. Set learning or revision goals for each study session - in this session I am learning to... / in this session I am revising...
                      1. Then assess yourself!! Write a new list of what you need to cover next time -
                        1. I get / I think I get / I do not get...
                      2. Use one page summaries
                        1. Regularly check you can recreate this summary from memory
                        2. Learn 3 to 4 things at a time
                        3. In the moment
                          1. 50 minutes: 20 min - study 2 min - revise 20 min - study 2 min - review 6 min - break
                            1. Make connections
                              1. Learn most important information first
                                1. Revise most important information last
                                2. Use all the senses
                                  1. Talk about it!
                                    1. Even better - teach it
                                      1. Do practice questions
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