Every alphabet in the English language is essential, but some are more crucial than others and are present in every language globally. One such letter is the letter “A.” Learning new words is an excellent habit to develop whether you are a student or a professional. The more words you can identify, the more articulate […]
Developing a personalized study strategy customized to suit your learning style, capacity, and needs will help improve your academics. But if you are preparing for an important exam and find it difficult to recall what you have learned, it is time to change your method and choose a technique that will enable you to retain […]
Memorization or rote learning is a learning technique where one repeats facts and figures over and over again. The repetition instills this information into the students’ memory banks. Rote learning or rote memory is used in primary, secondary, and tertiary education and is still the direct technique used in teaching most subjects. While this learning […]
When learning, comprehending, retaining, and memorizing information, mind maps are quite helpful as they successfully use and demonstrate the relationship between concepts with the use of keywords, symbols, colors, and lines. Its structure also incorporates and stimulates several sections of our brain, which in the end results in meaningful understanding, data organization, concept association, and […]
Over memorization is not good for learning. It is time-consuming and stressful, makes learning superficial, does not promote comprehension, makes you forget faster, and does not encourage practical application. While memorization continues to get a bad rap in many quarters, it has been shown that we cannot learn without it. Thus, what should be flogged […]
Today, learning information and recalling it has become less important with the advancement of technology. Smartphones, computers, and even GPS, all eliminate the need to learn massive amounts of information. Memory is the process of forming connections between pieces of information in our minds. Unfortunately, because of the reliance on technology, we may struggle to […]
