If you are preparing for the BECE and WSSCE, you must master how to Learn Faster and Remember More. If you intend to make good grades, do well to carefully read how to teach your brain to remember what you learn in this post.
If you study smart and apply these tips, you are more likely to learn faster and remember more. I have personally enjoyed exam and study success with these tips, and what I explain in this post is practical and will give you shocking results and progress.
Learn Faster, Remember More With My 2024 BECE and WASSCE Memory Mastery Tips and Practical Steps, and Thank Me Later.
With effective study and the use of smart skills and tips to read, retain, and understand what you learn, you cannot do well in any exam, no matter who you are.
Learning has been done the hard way, and many students preparing for the BECE and WASSCE are still using the old, hard ways to learn when there are brilliant, easy ways to learn and retain so much with less effort.
But, do not worry, by the time you are done reading “Learn Faster, Remember More With My 2024 BECE and WASSCE Memory Mastery Tips,” you will be more confident as you sit behind your desk to learn.
If you are learning and memorizing facts and formulas, it is never easy, so you need to find smart ways to deal with it.
Don’t worry, this guide will equip you with powerful memory hacks to learn faster and remember more for your upcoming exams!
How does your memory work?
You need to understand exactly how your memory works.
Your brain is constantly storing information if you give it the chance. It does store what you learn, for instance, in stages.
Firstly, the brain stores what is called short-term memory.
Consider your short-term memory storage as a whiteboard of information written with a temporal marker. This will only keep the information for a while.
The second way your brain will store what you learn is to move it from short-term memory to long-term memory.
This is where all your study must end with the tips I will share soon with you. This is where the magic happens because all that you learn if stored here, will remain here over a long period or extended period.
When you study with the smart tips and tricks shared here, you will often be able to transfer knowledge from short-term to long-term memory.
What Are the Powerful Memory Techniques to Use? Learn faster, remember more?
Now, let’s explore some practical techniques to boost your memory power:
1. Active Recall:
To Learn Faster and Remember More, Engage In Active Recall.
When studying, do not only read. Passive reading does not help you retain the knowledge. Instead, engage in active recall of information by trying to recollect it in memory and also rewriting the facts.
Study a section, for example, one page at a time, close the textbook or note, and try to write out the points you have read from memory. This way, you are actively studying and not passive. Do not read notes and textbooks as though they were mere storybooks.
Example: If you study the difference between plant and animal cells in integrated science, recall what you have learned by drawing a table and outlining the difference.
2. Actively practice spaced repetition.
To Learn Faster and Remember More, Practice repeating what you have learned over and over again.
When studying a particular topic or subject for an exam, ensure that after about 45 minutes of active study, you try to recap what you have learned. You can do this again by writing down the points you can remember. Number them as you write, and try to get as many points in shorter, clearer sentences as possible.
Example: After studying a chapter, review key points the next day, again one or two days later, and test yourself by rewriting the points you learned from the previous study all over again.
3. Mnemonics and Acronyms
Use Mnemonics and Acronyms To Learn Faster and Remember More.
Only students who have weak study techniques and want to study the hard way always learn without using mnemonics and acronyms.
Do your best to create your mnemonics and acronyms from the facts into catchy phrases or acronyms to improve recall.
Example 2: Trouble remembering the order of the planets? Use the mnemonic “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos” (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
Example 2: Explain the five importance of mining in Ghana. The acronym for this is FC-2-FIT, where the 2 means the F is two.
Based on the above, the points to raise are as follows:
Foreign exchange for the government from the export and sale of minerals such as gold, crude oil, and bauxite
C: Create employment
Foreign direct investment by foreign companies and individuals.
Foreign exchange for the government from the export and sale of minerals such as gold, crude oil, and bauxite.
Infrastructure development in mining areas by mining companies
T: Tax revenue for the government from companies and workers
Example 3: Rivers in Ghana: BTAPAD WORK NO PASS
- River Bia
- River Tano
- River Ankobra
- River Pru
- River Ayensu
- River Densu
- River White Volta
- River Ofin
- River Red Volta
- River Kulpawn
- River Nini
- Asukawkaw
- River Oti
- River Pra
- River Afram
- River Sene
- River Sisili
4. Mind Maps and Visuals:
Engage your visual cortex by creating mind maps to connect ideas visually. Use diagrams, flowcharts, or even doodles to represent concepts.
Example: Studying the history of Ghana? Create a mind map with key events radiating from a central image representing Ghana. Mind Maps are a good way to learn faster and remember more.
5. Practice Tests and Quizzes:
Self-testing strengthens memory pathways and helps confirm if you have stored in memory what you have learned. By engaging in taking practice tests or quizzes online, or from past papers you will be able to improve your memory.
Example: Find online BECE/WASSCE practice tests for your subjects and take them regularly.
6. Elaboration and Connection:
Don’t just memorize; understand! Connect new information to what you already know. Ask yourself “why” and “how” things work.
Example: Learning about photosynthesis? Relate it to the concept of respiration you studied in biology.
7. Teach Someone Else:
One of the best ways to learn is to teach others. This helps you retain facts and helps you learn how to explain them to others, which in the long run will help you write them better in the exam hall.
Do your best to explain concepts to a friend or family member.
Example: After studying an integrated science lesson, try explaining it to your sibling or friend in your own words.
8. Read and Record Yourself
Reading out your notes with the aid of a phone, then playing them over and over and listening. This will help you.
Bonus Tip: Optimise Your Learning Environment!
Find a quiet, well-lit space with minimal distractions. Get enough sleep and maintain a healthy diet to support memory function. Take breaks and reward yourself for completing study sessions. We recommend taking a break of up to 15 minutes after every 45 minutes of study.
Remember: Consistency is key! By incorporating these memory hacks into your daily study routine, you’ll be well on your way to BECE and WASSCE success in 2024.
READ: 5 Steps to Ace Your 2024 BECE & WASSCE Exam Success
Are you ready to ace your exams? Do you want to learn faster and remember more? Start using these memory techniques today!
Source: Wisdom Hammond | Ghanaeducation.org
