Revision: Top 5 tips from Psychology
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In this video I provide 5 quick tips from psychology about how to revise effectively. I only cover the advice briefly in this video, but provide in-video links to additional content from me that goes into a bit more detail on the guidance given.
Contents:
0:00 - Start
0:20 - Narrow down the focus of your revision.
1:19 - Concentrate on questioning and explanation when reading sources.
1:59 - Make extensive use of self-testing.
2:26 - Space out your revision sessions.
3:04 - Incorporate exam conditions into your revision.
Here are some links to some other content by me that goes into a little more detail about the above advice that may be of interest to you.
What students do vs what works: • Studying: what students do vs. what works ...
Elaborative interrogation: • Effective note taking: elaborative interro...
Spacing out your studying: • Don't revise by cramming. Try THIS instead.
The illusion of learning - why you shoudn't study with your sources always open: • The illusion of learning
References:
Karpicke, J. D. (2017). Retrieval-based learning: A decade of progress. In J.T. Wixted (Ed.), Cognitive psychology of memory, Vol. 2 of Learning and memory: A comprehensive reference (J. H. Byrne, Series Ed.) (pp. 487–514). Academic Press.
Koriat, A., & Bjork, R. A. (2005). Illusions of competence in monitoring one's knowledge during study. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 31(2), 187.
Küpper-Tetzel, C. E. (2014). Strong effects on weak theoretical grounds: Understanding the distributed practice effect. Z. f. Psychol, 222, 71-81.
Pressley, M., McDaniel, M. A., Turnure, J. E., Wood, E. & Ahmad, M. (1987). Generation and precision of elaboration: Effects on intentional and incidental learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 13(2), 291–300.*
Sweller, J. (1988). Cognitive load during problem solving: Effects on learning. Cognitive science, 12(2), 257-285.
*NB There is a typo in the video that cites this paper as 1988