Examination Techniques

In addition to memory improvement games and other memory improvement tips, have you ever wondered if there are vitamins for memory, that can have a positive impact on your long term and short term memory? The good news is - there are! B Vitamins are the closest to what can be called memory vitamins, as they protect our brain cells and improve oxygen flow to our brain. Vitamin B12 If there is one vitamin that can probably be called the memory vitamin, it is Vitamin B12. B12 is known to reduce age-related memory loss, and forgetfulness that happens as we get older; and B12 deficiency in one of the more common causes of memory loss. B12 can be found in animal sources like lean beef and fish including diary products like milk, buttermilk and cheese. For this reason, nutritionists recommend strict vegetarians to supplement their diet with a B12 vitamin. Vitamin B6 Vitamin B6 is probably a good "memory companion" to B12. There is some research that suggests that daily in

Think of the activities you did when you were in nursery school. Using your whole arm, you probably performed the song that goes: “Put your right hand in, Put your right hand out.” Then, in kindergarten, using your hand, you might have been asked to draw lines or circles with crayons. Later, in first grade, now holding the pencil with your fingers, you drew smaller lines and circles to create letters. Believe it or not, this natural learning sequence, moving from large to small, coarse to fine, still remains effective even though we are now older. When you study, if you try first to grasp the big picture and then fill in the details, you often have a more likely chance of success.

After you're done note taking there are 3 steps to bringing them to life, Read-over, Recite, and Run-through: Read-over your notes. How often? As often as it takes to memorize them. So that could be once, once a week, once a day, whatever it takes. Recite your notes from memory. If you can't, go back and read them again. Run-through questions. Your notes are dead if they don't help you to answer test questions correctly. And the only way to finds holes in your knowledge is by testing yourself. If you hit a question which stumps you that your notes can't answer look in your textbook or ask your prof. Study notes can be powerful weapons in your exam arsenal if used right, or they can be a collosal waste of time if you write without thinking and delude yourself into thinking you must take notes just because everybody else is. You shouldn't, if your notes aren't helping you to answer exams correctly or you're wasting time. Make your notes count or not at all

A simple way to take notes faster is just to abbreviate. You already know many common note taking abbreviations such as: "&" for and. "#" for number. "$" for dollars. "∴" for therefore. "etc" for etcetera. Another quick method to abbreviate any word in your note taking is to skip vowels e.g. "The quick brown fox" becomes "Th qck brwn fx". Taking notes faster with shorthand or abbreviations can be a huge advantage to you by allowing you to jot down what you need faster so you pay more attention to what's being said and less looking at your page.