Study Tips
As I said in the previous post: there's a lot of studying involved in the Midwifery degree. To make it all a tad bit easier I have put together a list of tips for you to study efficiently to ace your tests!
1. Present the topic
If there's a topic that you just can't remember/understand: make a presentation. Put together a PowerPoint with lots and lots of diagrams and present the topic to your Midwifery student friends. By explaining something you will remember it a lot easier (trust me, this really works) and your friends will get some much needed repetition of the topic. If there are still a few unclear items after your presentation, you and your friends can work them out together.
2. Draw diagrams
Hormone cascades and other physiological processes such as hemostasis will never be easy as just a few sentences. Get your markers, pencils and crayons out and draw that process like a pro. By drawing the process step for step you will visualise the process while also being able to remember it much more clearly. If you're really feeling it, you can even use your diagram to tell your friends all about the topic (tip #1).
3. Use Flashcards
Really, nobody likes reading a text over and over to learn something. Instead, write down the important items you need to know on flashcards and look them over while you're commuting to school or you're waiting in line for the bathroom. Just a few little "study sessions" of only 5 minutes each every day will make you remember the items so much easier than sitting behind a desk for hours on end trying to focus on a boring text.
4. Do not summarize
One of the most important tips I can give you is to not summarize. Going over every single bit of literature and summarizing it will take huge amounts of time while you're probably only jotting it down just to forget about it the moment you start writing your next sentence. Instead, read the text and only write down the important details that you do not already know. Trust your own brain to remember the general ideas, if they sound familiar when you're reading them: they are. By only writing down the important information you will not only finish off the literature earlier but you'll also remember the really significant things. On your test you won't find the general ideas, it's the little details that they ask for.
5. Technology
When it comes to this part, there are just a few simple rules:
1. Present the topic
If there's a topic that you just can't remember/understand: make a presentation. Put together a PowerPoint with lots and lots of diagrams and present the topic to your Midwifery student friends. By explaining something you will remember it a lot easier (trust me, this really works) and your friends will get some much needed repetition of the topic. If there are still a few unclear items after your presentation, you and your friends can work them out together.
2. Draw diagrams
Hormone cascades and other physiological processes such as hemostasis will never be easy as just a few sentences. Get your markers, pencils and crayons out and draw that process like a pro. By drawing the process step for step you will visualise the process while also being able to remember it much more clearly. If you're really feeling it, you can even use your diagram to tell your friends all about the topic (tip #1).
3. Use Flashcards
Really, nobody likes reading a text over and over to learn something. Instead, write down the important items you need to know on flashcards and look them over while you're commuting to school or you're waiting in line for the bathroom. Just a few little "study sessions" of only 5 minutes each every day will make you remember the items so much easier than sitting behind a desk for hours on end trying to focus on a boring text.
4. Do not summarize
One of the most important tips I can give you is to not summarize. Going over every single bit of literature and summarizing it will take huge amounts of time while you're probably only jotting it down just to forget about it the moment you start writing your next sentence. Instead, read the text and only write down the important details that you do not already know. Trust your own brain to remember the general ideas, if they sound familiar when you're reading them: they are. By only writing down the important information you will not only finish off the literature earlier but you'll also remember the really significant things. On your test you won't find the general ideas, it's the little details that they ask for.
5. Technology
When it comes to this part, there are just a few simple rules:
- Put away your Phone --> Looking at your Phone up until 20 minutes after reading can kick all the information you just studied out of your short-term memory, not even giving it the chance at all to enter your long-term memory.
- Write things down --> stop using your laptop/computer for everything. A piece of paper and a pen allow you to remember so much more while also cutting distraction from your study time.
- Use the internet wisely --> Even though you really need to stay away from the internet while studying, get out your Phone/tablet/laptop every once in a while to help you study. Watching videos on YouTube will give you a very clear visualisation of what you have just studied or what you just don't seem to get. (Just don't get distracted by the recommended videos.....)
I really hope these tips help you with your studying! Please leave a comment below with your study tips!
-M
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