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Flashcards

Studying with flashcards is a form of active learning.

Using flashcards to revise forces you to think about the material and do something with it rather than just reading it. And this definitely helps you remember what you are studying.

How to use flashcards for studying

As you're working through your learning material or reviewing your notes, identify and note any questions you could be asked.

Tip: You could try imagining you're teaching the course: what questions would you ask in the exam?

Note any terms, concepts or formulas, etc., that you need to learn.

Write each question, term, concept and/or formula on a separate flashcard.

Write the answer or explanation on the other side of the card.

Use your own words whenever possible.

Shuffle the index cards so you can't figure out any answers based on their location in the deck.

Look at the card on the top of the deck: Try to answer the question or explain the term.

If you know it, great! Put the card at the bottom of the deck.

If you don't know the answer, look at it, and put the card a few down in the deck (so it'll soon come up again).

Keep working through the deck of cards until you know all the answers.