Q on making biology flash cards

[Deepa100]

Folks,
I am wondering how every one comes up with flash cards for biology. I am using TPR in class hyperlearning material. It seems to me that every chapter should be memorized. So, I am more inclined to just read these books a bunch of times and just make cards only for stuff like hormones, difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic etc. Can you share how you are doing this?
Thx!

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[Sillyshoes]

Reading the book a bunch of times could work, but what a pain...
Read the book but make sure you are learning the info. Rereading the book a bunch of times without pausing and making sure you are gathering the concepts would be a waste of time.

I make flashcards or note cards on the info I do not know...like hormones.

Make sure your note cards are straightforward and precise and do not get too bunched up into the detail.

 

[RSAgator]

Some things you simply need to drill into your brain. Hormones are one of them. I didn't start making note cards till this week (after my first AAMC test). I picked out the stuff I didn't know on the test and made note cards from those. I figured I'd studied relatively well my first run through so my highest yield would be from drilling the little bits I missed into my head. Make them about the important things though or you'll be at it all day and you'll likely spend more time writing them than using them.

 

[jamesrick80]

I have to recommend Goldstandard's new and cheap flashcards, it has helped me profoundly.