Studying Effectively by Jayla Glaspie

#1

jaylaglaspie — 2024-09-05 22:09:12 UTC

I chose this video because I've always struggled with studying, especially for big tests. I used to take exams without much preparation beforehand, but when classes became harder during my freshmen year at WECHS, I had to learn how to study properly. Even now, I don't study unless it's necessary, and I usually use flash cards. I thought this video would give me more effective tools regarding studying with flashcards, something I'll inevitably use for a future college exam. I generally found the advice helpful, but I didn't agree with the notion that making hard-copy flashcards is more effective across the board; it has more to do with personal preference. For example, with Quizlet, you can make online flashcards with suggested definitions (or write your own) and easily attach images that correspond with your topic. That has been much easier for me in recent years, and it takes less time in comparison to the use of hard-copy flash cards. Other than that, however, he gives very good advice on how to make flashcards more beneficial for studying!

#2

jaylaglaspie — 2024-09-05 23:59:20 UTC

I chose this video because I've always struggled with studying effectively and I've been wanting to explore more ways to do so, not just through the daily use of flashcards and practice tests. The video mainly discusses the “Spacing Effect,” in which one is more able to retain information when they space out the time in which they study the topic. For example, if you're struggling with one concept, you’ll study it every day. However, if you're better with a different concept and it's not as hard to recall from your memory, then you might study it once a week, then bi-weekly, and so forth. I find this advice incredibly helpful because, instead of overloading your mind with several terms every day until you memorize them, you can split things up so that it's easier for you to memorize what you struggle with versus what you've already pinned down. As someone who struggles the most with vocabulary words, I could see this being incredibly helpful for me. Some words have the giveaway in their name, like the “psych” in psychology, but other vocab definitions may be more difficult to remember, like trephination. By practicing vocab like this, it could be easier for me to fully retain words, definitions, and if I took advice from the first video, the image that correlates with each term.

#3

jaylaglaspie — 2024-09-06 15:56:20 UTC

As someone who excelled in Spanish during my sophomore year, but got a C+ on the final, I thought it would be important for me to watch a video like this so I could be better equipped in the future for whenever I take my next college final. The video primarily focuses on familiarizing yourself with all forms of curricular, especially the more important pieces that are most likely to hold prevalence in the final. Furthermore, you have to prioritize which classes are the most important to you, whether it be by which final will hold the most points, or which class you're more comfortable in. For example, if I struggled most in BIO110 and my grade was a low B, it would be more important for me to focus on studying for that course and to create increments of time for myself to do so. Even more than that, you can't study the same thing for too long because you will eventually burn yourself out and the studying will no longer be effective. I feel that this is incredibly important advice, especially for college students who may feel like they have to overload their brains with information during finals week and before they know it, they're crashing.

Article #1

jaylaglaspie — 2024-09-06 16:09:38 UTC

I chose this video because it elaborates on the “Spacing Effect” that was mentioned in Video #1, though it refers to it as “distributed practice.” Furthermore, the article also discusses several other ways one could study more effectively, such as understanding the “Study Cycle,” studying intensely for short increments of time, and most importantly, being aware of what study methods and environments work best for you.

Article #2

jaylaglaspie — 2024-09-06 16:21:41 UTC

I chose this article because, similar to Article #1, it discusses how you can make your studying the most effective. Mentioned in Video #3, it says how you shouldn't study for long increments of time beyond 30 to 45 minutes, because the studying then becomes ineffective and your brain is too tired to properly retain the concept at hand. The article also discusses memorizing actively, using methods that work best for you, and behavior modification.