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The video provides tips on how to revise for an exam, including the importance of using key words and concepts early on, and the importance of conceptual flow when solving math problems. Additionally, the video recommends using a minimal amount of information to avoid confusion, and emphasizes the importance of pre-studying to build a foundation before learning more difficult material.

  • 00:00:00 Marie is struggling with how to learn a foreign language, specifically Russian, that is not her native language. She has to translate everything from the original language to English, and then only starts learning the information. Her previous attempts at learning Russian have been unsuccessful due to the amount of information she has to learn at once, as well as the difficulty of translating it into a language she can understand.
  • 00:05:00 The speaker discusses how to revise for an exam, noting that while advanced language may be more dense, it is not necessarily more difficult to understand. The speaker suggests that, in order to effectively revise for an exam, one must first learn the words as is and then use a memorization technique such as flash cards. However, this may increase one's repetition volume, which may necessitate taking time off to study more comprehensively.
  • 00:10:00 The video discusses how to revise for exams, and provides one example of how to group words together to make them easier to remember. The video recommends using flashcards and doing basic association for each word.
  • 00:15:00 The speaker discusses how he suffers from problems with revision, specifically that he has to review material for exams quickly after they're given and that he doesn't have time to review everything thoroughly. He recommends delaying exams until after a six-month period has passed, so that the material can be revisited more thoroughly.
  • 00:20:00 The presenter reviews how to revise for an exam, noting that students should focus on the important points and make notes while in class. She recommends using headings to organize information and notes, and notes that students should take notes during the entire lecture.
  • 00:25:00 The video provides tips for revision, including the idea of creating a "cognitive reference" of key concepts that is easy to access and understand. It recommends that, instead of writing notes linearly, students try to organize their thoughts by adding main ideas onto a flowchart, and then removing full sentences and cutting out redundant words. This simplified version will be easier to follow, and will help to clean and organize the student's thoughts.
  • 00:30:00 The video provides tips on how to revise for an exam, focusing on strategies such as writing out answers fully and checking answers immediately. The video also discusses the importance of higher order thinking, which is essential for success on exams.
  • 00:35:00 The first thing that MindMapping Expert recommends for improving revision for exams is to remove the central theme from the middle of the mind maps. Doing so will make it easier to follow the relationships between the different groups of information. Additionally, MindMapping Expert recommends following a rule called the "2 4 rule", which states that each group of information should have no more than four things coming from it. Doing so will help to improve the flow of the mind map and make it easier to understand.
  • 00:40:00 The presenter discusses the importance of pre-studying, and how it can help build a foundation before learning more difficult material. He also mentions that it is important to study with minimal information, in order to avoid confusion.
  • 00:45:00 The video discusses how to revise for an exam, emphasizing the importance of using a minimal amount of information. The brain can only handle a certain amount of information at a certain pace, and using a minimal amount of information allows the brain to better process and understand information. If information feels isolated or irrelevant, it is likely that the student does not have a sufficient understanding of the information.
  • 00:50:00 The presenter discusses how to revise for exams, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing relationships and importance of thinking about information in a broader context. He offers one quick tip for achieving this.
  • 00:55:00 The video provides tips on how to revise for an exam, focusing on the importance of using key words and concepts early on, and the importance of conceptual flow when solving math problems.

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The video provides tips on how to revise for exams, including focusing on main ideas, taking notes, and chunking information. It also emphasizes the importance of understanding the concepts behind the material being studied.

  • 01:00:00 The presenter suggests that Cynthia continue to work on her revision techniques, specifically focusing on maintaining her knowledge and thinking critically. She also suggests that Cynthia keep a journal to help her reflect on her revision processes.
  • 01:05:00 The presenter suggests ways to revise for an exam, including back and forth thinking, and keeping information in the 'brain's point of view.' If information is not relevant, or if it is not connected to other information, it is likely to be forgotten.
  • 01:10:00 The presenter demonstrates how to revise for an exam by explaining that it is important to focus on the feeling of relevancy. He then goes on to say that if you forget information, it's because it is not connected to anything else and is therefore irrelevant. He also explains that if you're feeling anxious about studying, you should be anxious about taking down information in isolation. Finally, he suggests that the most important ingredient in revision is to focus on the single piece of information and make it relevant.
  • 01:15:00 The video discusses how to revise for an exam. Among the strategies suggested are learning material in a more integrated format, using flashcards, and revisiting material in a way that makes it easier to remember. It is also suggested that revision be done for concepts that are particularly important to remember.
  • 01:20:00 The speaker provides advice on how to revise for an exam, emphasizing the importance of focusing on main ideas and relationships. He recommends removing the central theme and focusing on flow of ideas.
  • 01:25:00 The presenter discusses the concept of flow and how it can be applied to studying for exams. He notes that digestive is a topic that has a lot of memorization, but there are still ways to approach it that make it easier. He provides two examples of how flow can be used to organize and encode information.
  • 01:30:00 The video presents ways to revise for an exam by grouping information and creating a flow of information that allows the viewer to remember the more dense and complex information. The main points are that first, you should try to find an order that you are likely to forget, and secondly, you should organize the information by function instead of by layer.
  • 01:35:00 The video discusses how to revise for exams, focusing on the function of the relevant anatomy. The explanation includes examples of how to group information by organ and function. If the information is too trivial to remember, it may be helpful to memorize it instead.
  • 01:40:00 The video discusses how to revise for an exam by breaking the information down into its different parts. The different parts include microscopic food breakdown, chemical breakdown, and protection. The video goes on to explain that the information can be irrelevant if it is seen from a certain angle, but can be more relevant if it is seen from a different angle. The video then provides an example of information that is relatively trivial, but can be made more meaningful if it is understood in relation to a larger purpose.
  • 01:45:00 The video discusses how to maintain a high level of consistency in studying for exams, and provides tips on how to think about and apply information when learning.
  • 01:50:00 The video discusses how to revise for exams, emphasizing the importance of note-taking and the need to chunk information so it is easier to remember. It suggests that, every 15 minutes, one should write down thoughts and list key relationships between ideas, and then simplify these concepts as needed.
  • 01:55:00 The presenter discusses how to revise for an exam, emphasizing the importance of creating a system and understanding the concepts related to the question at hand. He recommends using questions as a teaching tool, starting by building a simplified schema and proceeding to questions that will challenge and reinforce the understanding. Finally, he provides an example of how this process would work in practice.

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This YouTube video provides advice on how to revise for an exam, depending on the method of study. If studying in lecture by lecture, one should revise on the weekend immediately following the lecture and every other weekend. If studying in blocks, one should revise more frequently, for example every weekend. The presenter emphasizes the importance of taking into account the individual student's method of study.

  • 02:00:00 In order to revise for exams efficiently, you should start with a basic understanding of the material and test yourself at each point. The video discusses how to do this by topic, with each topic being related to other topics in some way. You should also vary your practice, employing different types of interleaving that induce some desirable difficulty.
  • 02:05:00 The speaker advises that effective revision involves alternating periods of low cognitive load demand with periods of dedicated retrieval. He suggests that this can be accomplished through a variety of techniques, including building a schema, practicing questions, and deepening understanding with explanations.
  • 02:10:00 The speaker discusses ways to revise for an exam, emphasizing the importance of timing and practice. He recommends teaching, practicing, and gradually adding new techniques to an existing system. It takes about a month to achieve a high level of competency with these new techniques.
  • 02:15:00 The presenter provides advice on how to revise for exams, emphasizing the importance of having clear priorities and deadlines. He notes that, if it's a month from now and the person has already studied for one week, they have three weeks left to revise.
  • 02:20:00 The YouTube video provides advice on how to revise for an exam, depending on the method of study. If studying in lecture by lecture, one should revise on the weekend immediately following the lecture and every other weekend. If studying in blocks, one should revise more frequently, for example every weekend.
  • 02:25:00 The presenter discusses how to revise for an exam, emphasizing that it is important to take into account the individual student's method of study. He provides an example of a simple answer to a complex question, and concludes the video by discussing how to get in touch with him if there are any questions or comments.

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