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How to make your learning unforgettable

As a teacher, I know students who are very concerned about their academic progress. They want to do well academically, many of them are also interested in their subjects, but still, they find it difficult to perform better in their exams. When I talk to them and inquire about the reason for their academic failure, I see that forgetting what they have learned is one of the main reasons.

Many of them think that they have a less efficient memory, although this is not the actual case. They can learn and remember things just like everyone else using a few simple techniques.

Keep the key points in mind and use a highlighter pen.

Students should always carry a pencil in hand while reading. They should mark and underline key points and write short notes. It is not necessary for us to remember everything that is given in the book as it is. We can remember the key point and describe the rest in our own words. If we highlight the key part, it will help us to remember and also in the review. Rewriting the text is a very good practice, this will help you remember things forever.

Scroll through all the text in your mind-

When you finish reading a text that you need to remember for a long time, put the book aside, close your eyes, sit calmly and think about that text for a few minutes, try to make images of all the text you have read. For example, if you have read about the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas, you might visualize in your mind that you are pressing on a balloon and changing its volume and pressure.

You must scroll through each and every part of the text in your mind. Try to think if you can relate any part of that text to something related to your life. Try to think of what questions can be asked based on that text. Also, try to answer those possible questions. This will not only help you remember that text, but also give you a better understanding of that text.

Help others understand that text-

If you have learned something difficult and academically important, and you are afraid of forgetting it after a short period of time, then you should ask your friends if any of them need your help to understand that topic. If you teach any subject to your friends, you will get a better understanding of that subject. When your friends ask you their questions on that topic and you answer them, you’ll get a strong and fast review.

This review will make this theme unforgettable for you.

Short Term Memory Misunderstandings-

When we complain that we have forgotten what we have learned, most of the time we are confused about our learning. For example, if someone tells you their phone number and asks you to call them, you may be able to remember the number and call them even after a few hours. But if I ask you for the same number after 3-4 days, you probably can’t tell me that number. The same is true of our academic learning. It seems as if we have forgotten it, but it was actually only in our short-term memory for a very short time, so for best results, we need to learn things in such a way that they fit into our long-term memory. Once we can send it to long-term memory, it will become unforgettable.

I have written this article based on my experience with students in my teaching career.

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