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akademiks1989

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Hi everyone,

In undergrad, I took a Learning & Memory course as part of my neuroscience requirement. The professor was gracious enough to make this the required reading the second week of class. To this day (almost 5 years later), I apply these very principles and recommendations by the Institute of Education Sciences anytime I am studying.

I found this to be the most important week of class in undergrad because it applied to every class I would take. I share this often with students who are struggling, and seeing all these "how to I improve my grades" threads, I thought many pre-meds (and med students for that matter) would benefit. It kills me to see bright students perform poorly because they didn't know how to effectively study.

I really benefited from reading notes before class, constantly quizzing myself, and asking deep questions (I think this was most important).

Hope this helps some of you 😎

Webpage with Summaries: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=1

Actual Article: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practice_guides/20072004.pdf
 
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