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5th Years!! (2010-2011)
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Sorry.:P
Try breaking whatever you're trying to learn into a mind map or short bullet points. Works for me whenever I do it.
Anki is what I use, based off an SRS (Spaced Repetition System)
Find it works wonders, have 2 Spanish flashcard decks, Irish deck, Physics, Bio and Chemistry.
Nothing better for studying imo, and as long as you're keeping it up every day, there's only an hour max work, and i find i remember everythin pretty easily
I realise this sounds like spam, but I'm really loving it, been using it since the start of 5th year each day!0 -
What exactly do you do?Anki is what I use, based off an SRS (Spaced Repetition System)
Find it works wonders, have 2 Spanish flashcard decks, Irish deck, Physics, Bio and Chemistry.
Nothing better for studying imo, and as long as you're keeping it up every day, there's only an hour max work, and i find i remember everythin pretty easily
I realise this sounds like spam, but I'm really loving it, been using it since the start of 5th year each day!0 -
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Okay, for example lets take Chemistry chapter 4. In my book, thats The Periodic Table.
You take the relevant information and input it into Anki in question and answer format e.g. in the "Front" field you type:
What is the modern version of the periodic law?
And in the "Back" field:
That when the elements are arranged by increasing atomic number, the properties vary periodically.
You do this for all the material you wish to cover, then click done.
Then, you begin later that day with 20 flashcards (recommended at the beginning) and the computer asks you those 20 flashcards in turn. you click after saying/writing/typing the answer. If you got it wrong, click "again". If you got it right, click Hard, Good, or Easy depending on how quick you knew the answer.
Based on what you click first, and on subequent clicks, the program knows how long it is to wait until you should review it again. From this, it follows that you must do it (run the program and see what to review) every day! Or its absoulutely useless! No good doing it 3/4 times a week. Every day. Preferably twice a day (I do it at 7pm and 10pm) For example, it took me 35 mins today, and 45 yesterday to go over ALL my Spanish, Irish, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Hamlet quotes (also an extra deck of Spanish words found in newspapers frequently)
I hope this explains it, if not try the website..
http://ichi2.net/anki/
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By all day I meant about 2 hours :rolleyes:thetonynator wrote: »Never had that problem cos i've never spent all day or anything near it studying . .:P
I actually woke up the next morning remembering everything, got an A2 on the test!crayolastereo wrote: »How are you studying? Make sure you are writing stuff down as you go. Also maybe you are doing too much study? 3 hours including about an hours homework is all I can do before I just can't focus anymore. You might also be studying too late at night (ie past 9)
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Thanks for the link to the flash card thing. Going to give it a go.
In terms how far we've gotten the first term:
English: Almost done Act 2, Scene 2 in Hamlet.
Maths: Done algebra 1 and almost done 2, at least I hope.
Irish: (Ordinary) Done that poem on Captivity.. some letters.. some oral bits done. Doesn't feel we've got a lot done. >.>
Physics: All of Mechanics done. Legend teacher.
History: Done Decolonisation of India for the Documents Question. Also waiting for my two books to read my History project to arrive.
Business: On the Maslow and McGregor's Theories on Motivation, it's not too bad at all.
Chemistry: On Chemical Bonding (chapter 5 or 6? Not too sure.), starting electronegativity on it I think now.
LCVP: Teambuilding trip done and about 3-4 (small) teambuilding tasks in school. Need to write up the first proper report for mid-term.
I do hope we're keeping up. Worried about Irish, since our old teacher is gone on maternity leave and this new one is completely useless...0 -
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Coeurdepirate wrote: »By all day I meant about 2 hours :rolleyes:
I actually woke up the next morning remembering everything, got an A2 on the test!
And I remembered everything.
And I got an A2 on the test.0 -
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Coeurdepirate wrote: »Just for Irish. I'm just after moving to honours, 2 weeks before the mid-term, and I really need to tackle some ground work for when the tests come around!
Yeah, the poets are tedious alright. I seriously wish Boland had just become a housewife like all of the other women back then!
Boland's not the worst, imo. All ya have to do is write about feminism and violence and stuff :cool: We're doing some guy called Philip Larkin??
Never heard of him til like before the midterm. Kinda dreading Kavanagh though from what crayolastereos saying 
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yamadeejit wrote: »Boland's not the worst, imo. All ya have to do is write about feminism and violence and stuff :cool: We're doing some guy called Philip Larkin?? Never heard of him til like before the midterm. Kinda dreading Kavanagh though from what crayolastereos saying
She's soo boring! I did enjoy two of her poems tbh, but the rest are shít! What's Larkin like? I hope Yeats is on our course!0 -
INORITE. The four poems we did after Inniskeen Road are basically him saying 'Ahh isn't everything lovely', it's completely inane. But obviously I can't say that...crayolastereo wrote: »Giant Kavanagh essay= DEFEATED!!
I seriously have no opinions on his work. I think its boring, and its very hard to write 4 pages of personal response on something you really didn't respond at all to!
Do you not know what's on your course yet??Coeurdepirate wrote: »She's soo boring! I did enjoy two of her poems tbh, but the rest are shít! What's Larkin like? I hope Yeats is on our course! 0 -
INORITE. The four poems we did after Inniskeen Road are basically him saying 'Ahh isn't everything lovely', it's completely inane. But obviously I can't say that...
Do you not know what's on your course yet??
I brought up the bright stick as being silly. :P
Yeah its just a bit ridiculous, he goes from hating the world to 'tra la la la la I love canals and bunny rabbits and babies!':rolleyes:0 -
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