Flashcard alternative


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Flashcards are no way peculiar study materials for students. I, myself, have used these for the past two years. As I was to fight another battle called midterms, I have planned on making flashcards on each of my subjects as I believe it is the best way to remember information. I even scheduled when I will make them on my study plan. But unfortunately, I did not have the topics to review early so I was not able to make them right away.

Thinking about it, I realized I am already behind my schedule. Calculating how much time I have left, I do not have enough time to make flashcards for all of my subjects. Then, I decided to just make flashcards on the subjects that I think I needed the most. They were the subjects that required intense memorization. The flashcard app I use is Quizlet because of the gamification that makes it more engaging and fun. I also share my study sets to my classmates.

Then the rest of my subjects, I studied by reading the book/handouts and trying to understand the topics. When I believe I already understood the lesson, I tried to remember the facts. Then, I tried to retrieve the information in my brain by writing what I remember on a whiteboard. If there were holes and gaps in what I have written, I looked once again on my notes and write it so I can remember it. I did that multiple times until I am confident that I already know and understand it.

As a visual learner, I honestly found this very effective as I best learn by writing. It sticks to my mind that way. I think this method did not make me waste my time in typing terms and definitions but it was equally or maybe more effective than flashcards. Before I slept, I hang my whiteboard somewhere I can see it when I wake up. So when I was passing through, I got to recall myself.

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