<p>Enumerating the role and significance of recollection in learning, Mohan Das advises students not to ignore the benefits of it in targeted study as they gear up towards final exams.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Soon the buzz of preparatory exams will begin and get louder and louder. No wise student will ignore the importance of these exams as they help in maximising their performance. <br /><br />Generally, students begin their preparation for exams by picking up books. But the first step, however, needs to be mental preparation, followed by targeted study. The target is, of course, the final exam. <br /><br />The first step in mental preparation is recollection. No student must ignore the benefits of recollection which is part of the learning process. <br /><br />Learning by recollection is not merely memorising or learning by rote. Memorising is practiced by constant repetition; no thinking is involved and mistakes are shunned. <br />Recollection, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. It is an essential part of a learning process. It is practically reliving your entire classroom experience - including the mistakes made, lunch time gossip etc. <br /><br />Recollection offers a strong base to develop one’s thinking and analysing abilities. Here are some tips to use recollection in targeted study. <br /><br />n Setting aside time to study: Set aside at least two to three hours each day specifically for study. Switch off all gizmos, gadgets and anything that disturb. Keep away your books to begin with. Yes, the most profitable way of studying is to use books only at a later stage.<br /><br />n Making recollection a habit: Devote at least 30 minutes for recollection. Find a comfortable place and recollect as much as you can about your day in school/college beginning with the very first class of the day. <br /><br />The more you recollect the more you are consolidating into memory. You can even begin recollecting lessons as you commute back home. Learn to recollect as many previous sessions as possible. <br /><br />The more you recollect the less you tend to forget. Use your diary or textbook/notebook to find out what you could not recollect. <br /><br />n Time for the difficult: Devote at least 90 minutes for homework/sections that you find difficult. After you have confidently recollected the day’s lessons turn your attention to what you failed to recollect and ensure that you spend time reading/practicing those sections. This is when you begin to do your homework. <br /><br />n Choosing a method of study: It is true that not all students are capable of studying in a single way; one can choose his/her method of study by using visual, auditory, writing and other aids.<br /><br />n Enhancing memory: By doing as much of your homework as you can from recollection you are practicing to write and maximise your cerebral capacity. <br /><br />Writing is to exams what practice is to music. Only writing can make you perfect, particularly writing from recollection. <br /><br />n Ignore not, the mistakes: It is important not to ignore mistakes; your mistakes or even others’ mistakes. Given the systems of education we have, most errors students commit are lapses of memory not of conception. Such memory lapses can be minimised by diligent practice. <br /><br />n Self-evaluation: Give yourself an oral test every two to four weeks on short topics and be realistic in your evaluations about yourself. Do not spare yourself a tough self-evaluation. <br /><br />Why not expect high standards from yourself even if you are surrounded by lower and disappointing standards? <br /><br />n Involving family: Involve parents or siblings in asking you random but relevant questions even if you think they are “less qualified” for the job. <br /><br />Do not be discouraged or put-off by the supposed ignorance your parents might offer as an excuse. There is nothing to beat help from family. <br /><br />Do not let family shirk its responsibilities. Sometimes, certain parents need to be reminded by their children of their parental responsibilities.<br /><br />n Learn to write: Answering exam papers is an art. It has to be learnt and practiced, and sometimes the brightest of children, in their pride, neglect to learn this art and score less. <br />Practice answering standard exam papers neatly in as few sheets as possible; learn to waste little. <br /><br />Do not write in excess, and practice drawing neat diagrams that not only look neat but are technically correct.<br /></p>
<p>Enumerating the role and significance of recollection in learning, Mohan Das advises students not to ignore the benefits of it in targeted study as they gear up towards final exams.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Soon the buzz of preparatory exams will begin and get louder and louder. No wise student will ignore the importance of these exams as they help in maximising their performance. <br /><br />Generally, students begin their preparation for exams by picking up books. But the first step, however, needs to be mental preparation, followed by targeted study. The target is, of course, the final exam. <br /><br />The first step in mental preparation is recollection. No student must ignore the benefits of recollection which is part of the learning process. <br /><br />Learning by recollection is not merely memorising or learning by rote. Memorising is practiced by constant repetition; no thinking is involved and mistakes are shunned. <br />Recollection, on the other hand, is quite the opposite. It is an essential part of a learning process. It is practically reliving your entire classroom experience - including the mistakes made, lunch time gossip etc. <br /><br />Recollection offers a strong base to develop one’s thinking and analysing abilities. Here are some tips to use recollection in targeted study. <br /><br />n Setting aside time to study: Set aside at least two to three hours each day specifically for study. Switch off all gizmos, gadgets and anything that disturb. Keep away your books to begin with. Yes, the most profitable way of studying is to use books only at a later stage.<br /><br />n Making recollection a habit: Devote at least 30 minutes for recollection. Find a comfortable place and recollect as much as you can about your day in school/college beginning with the very first class of the day. <br /><br />The more you recollect the more you are consolidating into memory. You can even begin recollecting lessons as you commute back home. Learn to recollect as many previous sessions as possible. <br /><br />The more you recollect the less you tend to forget. Use your diary or textbook/notebook to find out what you could not recollect. <br /><br />n Time for the difficult: Devote at least 90 minutes for homework/sections that you find difficult. After you have confidently recollected the day’s lessons turn your attention to what you failed to recollect and ensure that you spend time reading/practicing those sections. This is when you begin to do your homework. <br /><br />n Choosing a method of study: It is true that not all students are capable of studying in a single way; one can choose his/her method of study by using visual, auditory, writing and other aids.<br /><br />n Enhancing memory: By doing as much of your homework as you can from recollection you are practicing to write and maximise your cerebral capacity. <br /><br />Writing is to exams what practice is to music. Only writing can make you perfect, particularly writing from recollection. <br /><br />n Ignore not, the mistakes: It is important not to ignore mistakes; your mistakes or even others’ mistakes. Given the systems of education we have, most errors students commit are lapses of memory not of conception. Such memory lapses can be minimised by diligent practice. <br /><br />n Self-evaluation: Give yourself an oral test every two to four weeks on short topics and be realistic in your evaluations about yourself. Do not spare yourself a tough self-evaluation. <br /><br />Why not expect high standards from yourself even if you are surrounded by lower and disappointing standards? <br /><br />n Involving family: Involve parents or siblings in asking you random but relevant questions even if you think they are “less qualified” for the job. <br /><br />Do not be discouraged or put-off by the supposed ignorance your parents might offer as an excuse. There is nothing to beat help from family. <br /><br />Do not let family shirk its responsibilities. Sometimes, certain parents need to be reminded by their children of their parental responsibilities.<br /><br />n Learn to write: Answering exam papers is an art. It has to be learnt and practiced, and sometimes the brightest of children, in their pride, neglect to learn this art and score less. <br />Practice answering standard exam papers neatly in as few sheets as possible; learn to waste little. <br /><br />Do not write in excess, and practice drawing neat diagrams that not only look neat but are technically correct.<br /></p>
