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6 Study Tips So You’ll

Pass the Board Exam
PRC Board Exam Results January 29, 2018

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We may all have heard of this advice before: Study smarter not
harder.

Sounds good, right? But how does one study smarter and not
harder? How do you know that you are studying smarter and not
just harder?

Fortunately, we came across this material showing strategies

advocated by cognitive psychologists in studying effectively.
Memorize Academy asked cognitive psychologists from
www.LearningsScientist.org and came up with 6 essential
strategies in studying effectively.

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We know, we know. You may not have enough time to look it up,
so we have conveniently summarized the skills below. We hope
that the tips can help you prepare effectively for the most grueling
exam of your life. This is particularly helpful when you review for
any board exam, be it the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET),
the Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE), the Civil Service Exam, or
others!

1. Spaced Practice
No Cramming. Five hours cramped into one intensive study
session is not as effective as the same 5 hours spaced out in 1
week. You will learn more or get the same number of materials
covered in less time and get better results. This will make you
learn more, and shorter time will be needed to review the
materials in the future. Make a plan and create shorter study
sessions in your calendar. This is not about marathon intensive
study. Key is consistent short study sessions over time.

2. Interleaving
Switch between or among topics when studying. Don’t study one
topic or idea for too long. Find links between ideas and topics.
However, make sure you study enough info on one topic before
switching. Don’t stay too long in one topic nor switch frequently.
For the next study session, try to change order you work through
topics to strengthen understanding. Switching may feel harder
that studying just one topic for long periods of time but it is more
effective. But remember we want to use the most effective
method and not the easiest one.

3. Elaboration
Ask, Explain, and Connect. Ask yourself question “how and why”
things work and connect ideas with daily experience. Explain and
describe ideas into many details as you can. This forces you to

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understand what you are learning and connect them to what you
already know. Understanding how ideas are similar and different
makes learning more effective.

4. Concrete Examples
Use specific concrete examples. Human memories hook on
concrete ideas more than abstract ideas so you can rely on real-
life examples to understand things better. Look out for examples
in your daily life. Thinking of your own relevant examples will be
most helpful in your learning.

5. Dual Coding
Combining verbal material with visual materials can be more
effective in retaining information. Find visuals in notes and
textbook and examine image and its connection with the text. Try
to connect visuals and words. Try to create different ways when
trying to present information to be learned. You may learn best
when you combine words with pictures.

6. Retrieval Practice
Recall what you know. Put away your text book and write down
everything you can recall from your studies. Retrieving knowledge
reinforces what you learn. Improvement comes with practice. If
you want to practice recalling items during an examination, then
you can practice recalling the materials now. Just like in any skill,
practice makes perfect. Highlights what you don’t know so you
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now what to focus on. How exactly do you do this – sample

exams, or just simply writing down the concepts and ideas
together. DO this after a while. Put away your notes. Compare
your output to your notes for feedback.

So there you go, 6 essential strategies you may use in your board
exam preparations. The link to the full video is available below.
We hope that you have found this useful! Good luck in the
upcoming board exam!

Source: Memorize Academy

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 TAGS Board Exam Civil Service Exam LET LIcensure Exam

for Teachers NLE Nursing Licensure Exam TIPS

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