Using Memory Effectively

The following techniques with their exercises use associations with

letters, images, maps, etc. to help you remember.

As you proceed through this list of techniques, try to think of strategies that

"A.S.P.I.R.E." A Study System

Text of the A.S.P.I.R.E. exercise:

A: Approach/attitude/arrange

• Approach your studies with a positive attitude
• Arrange your schedule to eliminate distractions

S: Select/survey/scan

• Select a reasonable chunk of material to study

Environmental Toxicology

Toxicology is the study of the toxic effects of chemical substances on living organisms. It involves the action of toxin, their serious effects, the symptoms and treatments of poisoning, detection of the amount of substance etc.

The toxicity of a chemical depends on its dose which shows the amount of substance which should be in prescribed limit. The dose and its effects on the organism are of great significance in toxicology. This study is done for various fields like chemical, food, medical, forensic, environmental etc.
Environmental toxicology involves the studying of harmful sources, transformations, and harmful effects of both natural and synthetic chemicals on the environment. The environmental toxicology measures the effect on the living organism and the ecosystem.

Environmental Toxins

How To Study Subjects You Don't Like

Ever feel struggle to study something because you find the subject boring? Or, worse yet, you actually hate the subject?  If so, you are not alone. I just got a letter from Joy in the United Kingdom who asks:

"... as soon as I pick up my books to study I lose interest immediately again. It takes me so much time to understand a few lines of words while studying and I can hardly remember them too, which is to say I think they do not register. I am afraid I will fail and have to repeat a class if I don't find a solution quick."

How To Study Subjects You Don't Like

There are two issues at play here - the first is you THINK you are interested in the subject matter, but the reality is you're not. If you were, you'd have NO TROUBLE STARTING. I'll prove it to you.

If you are a stamp collector and you start to read about the new issue of the new Olympic Stamps for the London Games - you have NO PROBLEM with focus, attention or retention do

Ways The Bible Would Be Different If Written By College Students….

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Someone sent this to me yesterday and I had to share it with you. This blog has a serious focus on improving your grades, but it also has a philosophy that you need to have fun and a short distraction from time to time has been proven to help you be more creative in your thinking and problem solving.

Enjoy these pearls of wisdom!

Ways the Bible Would Be Different if Written by College Students….

• The last Supper would have been eaten the next morning – cold.
• The Ten Commandments are actually only five, double-spaced and written in a large font.
• New edition every two years in order to limit reselling.

How to Study Effectively?

Effective study demands quality focus. It’s hard to make headway in any learning without this particular quality. It is this quality that will get you those extra marks.

Below you will find a variety of tips to help you get started. First a video from You Tube:

And now here is my small effort to help you think about how you can study better. Simply reading this stuff won’t necessarily get you top grades — applying them is what really matters.

Onto the tips…

• Find a quiet place where you can work regularly. This place should be dedicated to study, free of potential distractions from friends or family — yes folks, even your cat. Regular work in such an environment helps form good, effective study habits,  and improves concentration and focus. Distractions waste precious time and cause tension.

• Get rid of clutter. Keep things simple — keep things tidy.

How To Ace Your Next Exam: Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

The best way to achieve mastery is to practice, but you need to practice within the right context and environment.

Spending 1 to 2 hours on a problem the week before an exam that only allows you 20 to 30 minutes to solve it won’t help your exam related stress – in fact it will most probably INCREASE IT!

I know it’s hard to do, but you need to START your preparation much sooner than you think. What I suggest is that within a week of starting a course, you determine the exam content. I’m totally serious.

With the full content of the final exam (you can ask for copies of previous exams – usually available at the library or online), you will know what you know and what you need to learn.

One thing is for sure – you’ll be a lot less stressed if you do this than if you don’t.

Exam stress is mostly due to uncertainty – the “not knowing” what’s going to be on the exam rather than the difficulty associated with the questions.

Once you’ve figured that out, you can easily deal with it.

Otherwise you’ll continue to be best friends with DREAD and that’s no fun is it?

Managing to MANAGE?

Hello Laserminders!

Are you one of those students who always places more importance on recreation than studying? Do you tend to put your studies off until tomorrow?

If you are, who can blame you? Nobody in their right mind would want to stay in studying instead of having a fun night out on the town with their friends!

But if you learn HOW to study better -- it can make the study experience all the more enjoyable.

As humans, we all prefer the fun things in life rather than the monotonous chores we're always faced with. The only problem, though, is that putting things off until the next day will nearly always result in MORE STRESS!

Writing down and maintaining a priority study list is a far better solution. A list not only helps to ensure you don't forget anything, it also allows you to work through tasks in a logical order.

The benefit of following this method is that for the most part, you'll actually end up having more free time to enjoy yourself!
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