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Welcome to today’s lecture. I’d like to say something about study habits. With exams, quizzes, essays, projects, and myriad deadlines for different things, effective study habits are critical for keeping stress at bay during college.(20)Having these great study habits can make things easier and alleviate some of the stress looming overhead. If you are in need of a bit of an improvement, or just want to get some new ideas, develop study habits that you should be practicing.
    Flashcards are designed to promote active memory recall of information. By using flashcards with a question or term on one side and the answer or definition on the other, you will force your brain to recall the necessary information. Even if you struggle a bit with a card, you will still be actively reviewing the necessary material.
    One of the other reasons why flashcards are effective is that they utilize spaced repetition ljearning techniques. Spaced repetition has been proven time and gain to be one of the most effective ways of building up memory and increasing recall of information. By studying the information again and again, at spaced intervals, you will be able to recall the information faster and far more easily.
    Many students put off studying until just before the exam, with the more diligent students giving themselves a week or two prior to a test. While this may sound effective and like a good manner of planning, it’s actually an ineffective method of preparing and studying.(21)It’s best to revise the information a little bit every day, so that you are not overwhelmed when a test or pop quiz comes around.
    One method of revising is to make a mind-map. This is a bit like a flowchart—in that you start with one core concept in the center, and then branch off into connected sections.(22)This will help you to connect everything together and associate the terms with one another. When it comes time to take the exam, you will be better prepared and the key terms will jump out at you.
    Read aloud to yourself and, as silly as it may seem, pretend you are teaching a student. Read your notes aloud, pretend you are lecturing. Do this over and over, until you no longer have to look at your notes. Once you have accomplished that, do it again.     Take one of the main concepts and turn it into a little story. Make sure you are able to explain this concept, no matter how complex it actually is, to someone who has never heard of it before.
    That’s the end of today’s lecture. Thank you!
20. What is the benefit of having great study habits?
21. What is the best way to revise before exams?
22. What can a mind-map do?