Thursday, May 9, 2013

How NOT to Study

Scientists are saying that certian way of studying make you feel smarter but do not actually improve your test scores. Memory training and detecting shapes are two ways groups were trained. These ways were only making the volunteers more effecient in their skill. Will scientists soon discover a way to help us retain memory better? How can this effect the future of test taking?
here is a link if you want to read more:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350299/description/Brain_training_technique_gets_a_critique



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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 11:51 PM

    I read this article that says how students don't retain the information from the lessons and also don't delve deeper into the subject, making it hard to study.

    http://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/12/science-learn.aspx

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  2. AnonymousMay 9, 2013 at 11:57 PM

    Thats interesting, I think I might even try it. I found this article on different tricks to improve studying.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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  3. AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    I have heard about many ways to help sharpen a person's brain. In this article, http://www.helpguide.org/life/improving_memory.htm, I read that exercise and sleep are two of the most important things in trying to retain memory. I don't think scientists will be able to find a great way to improve memory in humans. This is because a person has to be willing to put in the time to memorize things- it won't happen automatically.

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