{"id":1096,"date":"2024-01-09T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:29","slug":"study-methods-that-help-you-remember-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/study-methods-that-help-you-remember-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Methods That Help You Remember More"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1096\" class=\"elementor elementor-1096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRemembering more is about how you study, not how many hours you sit at the desk. Short, regular sessions beat one long night before a test.\n\nTry this after each lecture: close your notes and write down everything you can recall. Then check what you missed. Our Student Support Office runs a free study skills hour every Wednesday at the library in Rondebosch.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">What you retrieve from memory today is what you will still know in November.\n\n<cite>Charlene Jacobs, Student Support Officer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nSpace your revision over several days, explain topics to a friend and get enough sleep. These small habits make exam week far less stressful.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African university tutor standing beside a lecture-hall whiteboard, holding an open notebook and a pen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-a-south-african-university-tutor-standing-beside-a-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up of a university study desk with printed course handouts, highlighters, a laptop edge and a coffee cup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/tafelberg-university-close-up-of-a-university-study-desk-with-printed-c-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test yourself, do not just reread<\/h4>\n\n<p>Rereading feels productive but it rarely sticks. Make flashcards or ask yourself questions from past papers instead. When you get an answer wrong, that is useful, because it shows you where to spend your next hour of revision.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan your week around rest<\/h4>\n\n<p>Your brain stores new facts while you sleep. Study in blocks of forty minutes with a short break, stop at a sensible hour and keep one afternoon free. Students who rest properly usually remember more on the day of the exam.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remembering more is about how you study, not how many hours you sit at the desk. Short, regular sessions beat one long night before a test. Try this after each lecture: close your notes and write down everything you can recall. Then check what you missed. 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