Deleted User said 10 years, 9 months ago:

I don’t have to do that so much any more but I figured out colours and sections were my thing. When I had to memorise words it worked really well for me.

For speaking/writing tests (for German class, mind you) I’d have it all written up and it’d be split into the paragraphs already. Then I’d work through and write down the first letter of each word, and have one sentence per line. Then for each line I’d have alternate colours (for me it was red blue red blue…) and I’d literally sit for hours just working my way through it.

I’d start on the first paragraph: word by word, sentence by sentence. Once I got the first sentence down I’d add on another and keep going over it until I had the paragraph down. I’d be doing this verbally, and checking I had the words right every now and then or when I’d get stuck. Once I’d done the first paragraph I’d go and start testing myself by writing it down over and over again.

Might sound like a lot of work but once I got into the habit of it I’d pick up pace and by the end of it I’d be able to recite and write the entire thing word-for-word, at times it could be up to 2000 words (might not sound a lot but it was in a foreign language!)

I’d do something similar for poetry and quotes for books, or for memorising dates and facts – but obviously a lot less work involved. So yeah. That was pretty much my go-to study technique for memorising things.

Love-and-be-loved said 10 years, 9 months ago:

I work well with colors but in things like math. When writing formulas I write each thing in a different color then when I do practice problems I use the same colors to help me remember

Finis said 10 years, 8 months ago:

I find visual learning to be a good way of memorising.When I try to remember information i always see my notes as a picture in my mind and all I need to do is look at the picture and try to “locate” the needed info.:D
Thats why I always re write my notes on a seperate page neatly and with highlights!
ALSO it’s abit weird i know -__- but i image that i am the teacher and try to “explain” the study information to my “pupils”(best to do it when no ones home or at least not bothering you ).That way i can understand how it all the details i learned work in the big picture!

Mitz. said 10 years, 7 months ago:

I listen to a certain genre of music or playlist when I study a certain subject.

Exie said 10 years, 6 months ago:

There’s this one site called quizlet. It’s been pretty helpful to me.

http://www.quizlet.com/