Emma'sIDMblog

  For the reading task for week number 3 I had to read about study  skills. The   first  two passages  are from the website “theopenuniversity.com”  this website  had  some   interesting  useful tips and t ricks that I will  be  encountering over my time in college  and further into the future . In the first passage it was talked about the importance of understanding and knowing w hat and why you are reading the text and what you are going to gain from reading. This is do ne  by using a series of techniques  the first technique is skimming over texts before diving into reading it  all. I  myself always do this as I find it helps me gain better knowledge of what  I'm about to get into .  this  is done  by reading any key information first that stand out to you so any headings in bold or any key words that are highlighted.  It is also encouraged to take notes whilst reading and th...

For this weeks task, week number 3 I have reviewed 3 videos about different study skills and also about media literacy. The first video that's called "three best science -based study tips " this video was broken down into 3 parts to study more effectively these methods were recommended by Augustine to study medicine. Firstly they talked about the quizzing style also known as active recall Quizzing can also be used as a method of studying by using flash cards, practise questions and notes this method forces the brain to go through motions  The second method that was talked about in the video was spacing also known by spaced repetition this is a method that is used overtime to retain information. If knowledge isn't revised there's such thing known as the 'forgetting curve' To prevent this from happening he mentioned the use of revision timetables. The final method talked about in this particular video was the method of mixing. This method is also known as in...