Flashcards allow deeper thinking to occur, and for this thinking to occur more quickly. Previously I wrote an article looking at how flashcards help improve memory by moving content into long-term memory and strengthening neural pathways for faster recall. When information shifts into your long-term memory it shifts out of your working memory. This [...]
At a very basic level flashcards improve memory of content. The frequent exposure to the content that comes with the use of flashcards enables this to occur. For me, going to my flashcards every week and working my way through the pile until I could remember it all was providing me with frequent exposure and [...]
Flashcards are all about rote learning, so why would anyone recommend them as a study method? There is good reason for using flashcards, and over the next 3 weeks I will tell you exactly why I use and recommend flashcards in this flashcards series of posts. Over these weeks I want to convince you that you [...]
Study through deliberate practice! this was one of the key messages in a book I read over the holidays Visible Learning and the Science of how we Learn. In this book the authors spoke repeatedly about the need for students to study through deliberate practice. They said that it was one of the fundamental keys to learning [...]
When it comes to doing well in HSC PDHPE there is nothing that will help you achieve more than perseverance. Perseverance means to continue to the end even through struggles, difficulties and disappointments as you strive for success. It requires persistence and determination as you focus on the purpose of your efforts and the result you [...]
For many of you the HSC PDHPE half yearly exam is fast approaching. You have only just settled back into your rhythm, and now in just a couple of weeks you will be sitting your first major set of exams for your HSC. So let's have a quick look at a couple of the best [...]