The Science of Learning: Quick Revision Tips

Here are a few quick revision tips to put into practice when studying. Chunking Theory: Make it bitesize the content you are learning. It’s unlikely you can remember entire chapters, so take keypoints and relate them to the clinical environment (make the hooks to link theory to clinical situations) Challenge: Test yourself, check the textbooks…

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Good and Bad Studying by Barbara Oakley

These rules form a synthesis of some of the main ideas of the course–they are excerpted from the book A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel in Math and Science (Even if You Flunked Algebra), by Barbara Oakley, Penguin, July, 2014. 10 Rules of Good Studying Use recall. After you read a page, look away…

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