5 Scientific Steps to Ace Your Next Exam

The ideas in this video are just some of what I teach in my 6-week course, Rapid Learner:

References from video:

Learn more about the ideas discussed in this video:

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Experiment comparing review, concept mapping and free recall:

Karpicke, Jeffrey D., and Janell R. Blunt. "Retrieval practice produces more learning than elaborative studying with concept mapping." Science 331, no. 6018 (2011): 772-775.

[tchxhpg]

Thank you Scott! That's exactly what I needed! I have two exams next Monday.

[peachlily]

This was awesome. Loved the visualizations, and research backed advice!

[faithhonde]

Okay so am writing an exam in two weeks and blown away by the content and timing of this video. It's like you read my mind that I needed this! Thank you very much Scott :)

[MrButt-oysh]

high valuable content! Thank You Scott!

[LordLuisIII]

For anyone reading this, this video is a summary of all the recomendations going around there perfectly explained and with visual Keys. Really outstanding

[niteeshbihade]

These are such awesome tips. Thank you, Scott. This pumps me up to study. I feel I will need a bit of practice to use the SPACING technique, use Free Recall, and the Feynmann technique. The syllabus is so vast, I lack the patience to use these - but I am going to force myself to do exactly as Scott says.

[albertocordova]

Hi Scott. I hope you are well. Viewing the last principle, once I used a method to reduce the stress and some anxiety listening to classical music and sacred music. The results were amazing for me. All the best.

[DrAdnan]

My next exam is my medical board exams in a few weeks- hopefully some of these help!

[lovethesmallthings]

Hello Young, I am highly impressed by your techniques to grasp the information in lesser time and more effectively. I want to know if such techniques also apply for research like PhD especially when a person is doing a job besides his PhD. Do you recommend any course for that or doesn't it apply to such research oriented programs where more focus is on the research rather than grades? Thanks in advance.😊

[eghanshith]

My notes
1.Take advantage of spacing effect
• Aim to cover each piece info in 5 times

2.Studying
• Recall beats review

3.Study Materials
•Mock> homework & practice problems > recall and self generating questions
Also avoid problem from other classes
•Processing information strongly

4.Deeply understand core concepts
•think deep and no shallow understand

5. Exposure to study often creates less anxiety

[AbuBakar-ythl]

I have practice like this only and got in first division 🎉

[oprene]

Hi Scott, I find your sharing amazing, but the voice volume is a bit small. Hoping that there are some ways to fix the problem. Thank you so much.：）

[JanKohut]

Do you actually think that it is possible to review 5 times? This semestr I have 7 subjects and I hardly manage to review material once (day after the first exposure to info), then I dont have time to review again without sacrificing work, hobbies etc. although I assume the I am quite good at time management. I study economics, so it is not the hardest university, I can’t imagine to study medicine and still manage to review 5 times, you would only stare in the books.

[educationalporpoises]

I think I hit a peak in exam studying about 2 years ago, 2019. I did a bunch of these things and since then my study skills have fallen by the wayside

[gundeepsidhu]

I am studying at u of m, any suggestions...