How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards - College Info Geek
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 8. 07. 2024
- Today, we'll look at 8 techniques for both making and studying your flash cards more effectively.
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50 years old. Just starting college. Appreciate this info.
UncleSeth đ congratulation and best of luck, ur attitude s appreciable...u r d live example for others who wants to start again
study or learn some thing but due to fear what others will say, u r a great example for them again đ
Youâre dope, wish u the best.
UncleSeth good luck!!!
UncleSeth CONGRATULATIONS! Iâm happy for you!
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For making flashcards:
1. Make it into your own words
2. add pictures and words
3. pneumonic devices to help associate info with a certain something
5. say answers out loud
6. study cards in both directions
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Pneumonicđđ thank you!!
Allah bless you :]
We want more of these videos. I speak on behalf of everyone below me.
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1) Add pictures to your flashcards
2) Make sure the pictures are next to words
3) Use weird Mnemonics to associate words
4) One question for one card
5) Simplify complex information
Other tips
1) Say answers out loud before revealing information
2) Study cards from both sides
3) Learn first elsewhere and then review information using flashcards
I still have problems with information overload and this has been helping. It's just staying with it which is the hard part.
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
0) make your own cards
5) break complex ideas into smaller, easier chunks
9) use flash cards for review, not learning, so learn first.
10) Spaced repetition
Hey guys! This is - in my opinion, at least - the BEST video I've ever made. Well over 20 hours went into the editing, and I also spent a day building a custom-made overhead camera rig, which made the flash card and whiteboard shots a lot better. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Hope you enjoy it :)
Definitely noticed the editing! Don't spoil us or else we'll expect this quality all the time ;). Also in your opinion are written or digital flashcards? I noticed you had both for your periodic table
I'm a huge flash card user so I really enjoyed this video. Great job and thank you!
Skateboard trick made it the best video you ever made. Pretty sure that's what put it over the top
That was an awesome video, thank you so much! The tips were really helpful and the editing was so professional, the perfectionist side of me approves everything in this video :) Thank you for always giving us quality content
what if you are studying a heavy infomation topic (such as psychology) where a fact a card is going to take way too much space
This is really helpful! I have another tip if anyone's interested! It's to incorporate writing with flashcard studying. I like to use a white board and write out what I think the answer is before I flip the card. It helps me a lot because
A) I can't lie to myself about what I said (I tend to say "oh, yeah, I pretty much said the right answer" when it's untrue)
B) I have to stay more awake and alert in order to write things down, so I don't zone out as often
C) writing things down (especially repeatedly) has been shown to improve memory
Just figured I'd share! Thanks a ton for your videos!
Thanks, I'll try this tip for school!
I'm glad I could help!
Writing and SPEAKING the answers out loud is even better. They are active studying and can keep you engaged and awake.
Such a good idea! Thanks! :)
Great tip! Using a whiteboard is a fantastic idea.
I remember back in high school when I would literally put all my biology curriculum into Anki, made tons of cloze cards and studied them individually. I remember spending hours and hours reviewing facts and memorizing the entire biology book--- without studying them or understanding first. I was hard working--- but in the wrong way.
I remember having to review over 1000 cards just for biology, not to mention other subjects as well. Then finals came and I screwed up. Hard work in a wrong way didn't and wouldn't pay off. I could recall all the facts but could never see the connections and the underlying concepts. I screwed up so bad that those times were one of my darkest time.
Now I know better, a lot better. I wish I could have watched this video a few years earlier but hey... life goes on and I am a much more effective student now:) Guys don't make the mistake I made. Flashcards is a tool for you to review AFTER STUDYING.
great comment, thanks
I'm in my last year...thanks, this gives something to me, I don't know what it is, but it's like a good warning. Thank you, thanks a lot.
Thanks for the advise bro. Will Definitely keep in mind.
anki overdrive???
It hurts :(i can relate to it memorizing without understanding is very hard and also it is bad in long run ..i m learning now without the fear of results and I learned alot, still there is alot to learn life is too short
I always wondered why people would waste flashcards with only several bold words written on each side. the tip about the illusion of competence really helped me to understand it!
exactly!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
When you know your good flashcard is his bad flashcard...
*im gonna pretend i didn't see that*
I got you đđđ
this has to be your best video so far when it comes to editing. i've noticed the video quality getting more professional over time, but this is just something else :D content as always super helpful!
+Lukas Guyer thanks man! Yeah I went a bit over the top with the editing on this one - it took about 25 hours.
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I always get excited when I see your videos. When I watch them I get a surge of inspiration to study, you make studying feel like an adventure, an exciting challenge. Keep doing what your doing Thomas! ;)
Anki is love
Anki is life
Anki relieves you of all your strife
Very true
i love anki !!!!
What about Quizlet?
TekCheetah Battlefront anki is better bc it uses spaced repetition
@@tabbywarrior Anki has spaced repitation so ...
LOVE, your all around production value! Not to mention, easy on the eyes.
This video really was awesome! I can tell a lot of work went into it. This is why I love watching you.
Chemistry. âThe elements of good flash cards.â Genius.
Thanks for sharing your awesomely condensed study tips!
I really enjoyed this weeks video, and I'm already looking forward to the next!
I love this! Flashcards are my thing now(specifically Quizlet) and my tests for psychology class have gotten so much better using them! I use all your techniques except pictures on my Quizlet :) Awesome video!
Oh my God, what perfection is this?! I was LITERALLY just researching about flashcards and the best way to study effectively with them and then THIS. THANK YOU TIMES FOREVER :D
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I'm a High School chemistry teacher and I've been showing this video (as well as your spaced learning one) to many of my classes. Hope you don't mind. The tip about recall Vs Recognition is an important tip. Keep up the great videos Tom.
The quality of this video is RIDICULOUSLY amazing. Great job Thomas, I look forward to the next one.
So apparently I've been making bad flash cards for years lol. I appreciate the insight on putting too much information into one card. When I would study disease processes I would run into that problem of having to recall too many things from one card.
I've found that for some things, like studying Japanese, I need multiple layers of information (for kanji I need the kanji, the pronunciation and the translation) and I've found that using digital cards (I use Anki) really helps with keeping the information as easy to study as possible.
This means that you can basically use a multi-sided card instead of just two-sided.
In my case:
kanji - pronunciation - translation
you can then study:
kanji - pronunciation
kanji - translation
translation - pronunciation
translation - kanji
pronunciation - kanji
pronunciation - translation
Of course, you can make any combination of these (I only use the first four ways, as the last 2 can be really confusing). But this you can also apply to other topics. Is the information you have really all needed at the same time? Or do you need to study different parts of it separately?
Basically, what Thomas said about 1 card -> 1 item. Split your information in useful one on one items.
+Kia Zi Shiru I'll have to check out that feature on Anki. I think it'll be better to break up the information into multiple cards.
+Kia Zi Shiru hi so i downloaded Anki about 3 weeks ago. still havent gotten aroundhow the whole thing works.. have been reading their 'how to' and FAQ but that just confuses me more. any help?
Elorm Daketsey what type of help do you need? There are many videos on CZcams on how Anki works.
but this post explains somewhat what I said above about using cards in a way that isn't simply two sided: kialearnsjapanese.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anki-how-to-set-it-up-to-learn-japanese.html
+Kia Zi Shiru how to basically use it to make and study flashcards..without it being so tech-y
like a "Anki for Dummies" thing..đ
Such high quality videos! I really appreciate the work and effort you put in. Thank you
Hey, Thomas! That was a very good video! Thank you! Love the b-rolls, the animations and the pace of the video. :)
Your channel is incredible, honestly one of the best on CZcams, the research you do really shines through!
I watched this video a long time ago and just re-watched it. I graduated already, but want to use this to help remember things from books I've read. I recommend Ronnie White's videos on memory as well. He's a memory champion and was able to memorize decks of cards. His tips help with remembering facts, names, and lists. Happy New Year!
Flash cards are amazing for Anatomy! I recently started using white flash cards with colorful markers and I group similar topics into the same color. It helps me not just memorize but understand that it's a building concept. I also like to place the cards on the floor or a big flat surface and align them in order of occurring events. Anyways thank you so much for your videos they've really help me with becoming an A student in college!
Thank you for creating this video, Thomas! It helped me a lot with constructing memorization cards with Anki :)
Congratulations, you're such a great youtuber. The world needs more of this type of content. Thank you!!
Thanks... all your hard work is appreciated. ;)
exactly just what I need! thanks !!
I really like how you pointed out the difference between recognition and recalling with regards to flashcards. I had a very vague idea of it, which is why I tend to be obsessive about studying flashcards, but this really helped me understand it better.
Great Tom, loved it. Keep up the good work.
This video is really well put together and super helpful! I love all your videos, but especially this one since flashcards are a big part of studying for me. Thanks for making this channel!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
great editing bro. especially with the audio effects on the transitions. Keep up the great work, hopefully folks will understand how dedicated you are to spend 20 hr of your time to motive us.
Amazing! Your videos are getting better and better! The visual aids that you use are awesome!
This was truly one of your best works, I love how your tips are almost always backed by science or research.
I would love a vedio or blog post about how to study effectively for multiple subjects at once :)
Great video, and some awesome tip. Just in time for my classes going back!
I subbed to to your channel as it is awesome
Omg I đđđđyou huge fan
the best definition and explanation of using flash cards, thank you
Thank you so much!! This was super helpful đ
Your amazing! All of your videos and specially this one cause I've been decided to use flashcards as a major method to study my pathophysiology course next semester, thank you frank and good luck with your periodic table âïžđ»
Very good tips !! Active Recall is key đđđ
You've really stepped up your game (in all aspects) in this video, Tom. I was very engaged the whole way through. Extemely professionally done (noticeably awesome editing - stunning graphics and visuals, and I did indeed notice the clarity/lack of glare in the whiteboard shots - the custom-made rig paid off!), with the perfect amount of the characteristic 'Tom-humour' weaved into the very well-put information. Keep up the great work; I've been following your stuff for a while, and am always impressed at your efforts and, especially in this video, your growth as a creator.
Thanks so much! It's awesome to get feedback like this :)
:) You deserve it!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
Your videos are so good and your voice is so clear, very good tips! Thanks!
Thanks for this excellent video.
I love this video and the tips! Just subscribed! Ps; the first airplane was actually Santo Dumont's, the 14-bis in SĂŁo Paulo Brazil.
Glad you liked it!
So I've gotta geek out here for a second. The Dumont/Wright debate can get complicated quickly, but the Wrights did achieve powered, human-carrying, heavier-than-air flight three years before Dumont. A lot of people say Dumont was first, though, because the Wrights used a launching track on their recorded early flights whereas Dumont's plane had wheels.
That being said, I didn't even know about Dumont until someone else left a similar comment on this video, and I wish I had learned about him in school.
Some more interesting info here: www.quora.com/It-is-commonly-claimed-that-the-Wright-brothers-invented-aircraft-however-it-has-also-been-claimed-that-Santos-Dumont-did-Who-invented-the-first-aircraft/answer/Matt-Conway-3
I think it can be misleading to get hung up on who was "first" to do or invent things in many cases. Part of why science is so interesting is how so many people end up independently discovering things around the same time - it shows that we collectively move forward as a society through communication.
Additionally, each person who discovers something utilizes the contributions of others, and in many cases the "original inventor" is someone who simply found the right combination of factors that other people had done far, far more work to hone and perfect. It's really easy to fiddle with where the goal posts are for defining an achievement ("airplane" has been defined as first flight, first powered flight, and first powered controllable flight), which results in not enough recognition being given to many of the people who helped bring something into the world.
Oops, my bad! But thank you so much for the clarification (:
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Thomas,I get the concept and it sounds great for small items as mentioned. How do you handle Run on definitions with multiple parts?
Example:
COMSEC equipment Equipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process. COMSEC equipment includes crypto-equipment, crypto-ancillary equipment, crypto-production equipment, and authentication equipment.
Thomas, your hardwork was worth it. Actually, I was about to comment on the great audio/visual clarity and editing when I saw your post about putting 20 hours into it. On top of that, I've been looking for a good video about flashcards and this is the best one I've found. Subscribed. Keep up the great work!
Thanks pal, you helped a Brazilian business/french student. I'm really busy and i have tried new methods to learn and your channel is full of proper information and different ways to be right on the head. Moe a time thanks.
Very, very good editing and overall video!!! Great work :)
I always thought that flash cards don't work, at least for me. Turns out that I've been making bad flash cards and the prove is that I still remember the mg ( more goulash) - magnesium till now lol. I think I'll start working with them again. Can't wait till the next video
Great video. I love the quality. Looking forward to the video about spaced repetition. Thanks! :)
Really great tips!!!Can't wait for next week's video.
It would be great to know your ideas on mind mapping.
(don't mind my grammar)i have prepared using flash cards.absolutely brilliant technique for revisions(reduced my revision time by upto 90% as exams neared.i learnt one thing about using them.please tell me if any of you guys are using it the same way too.i study one chapter and then learn it , then revisit the chapter, let's say 1 day later and there will be things that i will not be able to recall.i'll focus on these things(along again revising the rest of the chapter) and learn them properly again.after about 3 days, i'll pick up the chapter again and there will still be things i won't be able to recall.now, only for these things i'll make flash cards.
i have seen that if i only revise these flash cards properly let's say twice more, then in future revisions(of the whole chapter) i am able to recall everything inside the chapter.so i end up reducing the number of flashcards i make by about 90% and use this tool for placing missing bricks in a wall rather than for making the wall itself.
My high school biology teacher told me to study like this, and it truly helped me ^_^
I have to agree that this is one of the most well composed videos I've seen you make. I am thoroughly impressed!
Can't wait to see the video next week!
Thanks Thomas for helping out people. Especially students that struggle in school. Thanks a bunch.
got my yr 9 end of year exams thx this helped xx
please review all the points at the end because it seems to be difficult to remember the points
Very useful! Appreciate all your hours that you put into preparing this and other videos.
Absolutely, positively, the best video Iâve seen in the past 10 years. Thank you for all your effort.
Watching your videos not only made my studying habits better but also approved my english.
Thanks for sharing all these info and tips with usđ
"Also *approved* my eglish"
*curb your enthusiasm theme plays*
I like your new animations.
I'm glad of being in your newsletter list, excellent tips. Thanks.
SUPER helpful thank you so much for this video! I'm 54yo getting my masters and finally learning how to study more effectively thanks to this video. I will be sharing this with both my college kids so they can start off the right way. Makes so much sense why I was not retaining the information on my overwhelming (every corner had info!!) flashcards. Thanks for all you do!!!
Iâm in grade 9 and I have 265 flash cards for science đ
Think it in other way: you'll have 265 more knowledge!
Wait until yr 11. You'll have 500+ flashcards per individual science
TáŽÉŽÊ TÏĐžŃ CĐœopper that's not the point of flash cards. You need to shorten everything
Henry Jones the teacher made us do flashcards anyways I passed the exam and got the highest mark đ
TáŽÉŽÊ TÏĐžŃ CĐœopper Well done~! đđâš
You might want to look at "The Study Game" by Laia Hanau.
I'm so glad I've been following you since I started college lol. Thanks so much! â€ïž
Thanks Thomas I really needed these tips and I wanted it really
That Overwatch reference tho.đ
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If you want to put 4 facts on the back of the flash card put a small 4 on the front so if you remember 3 of them you'll know you need to think of one more thing before you turn the card over.
Thank you so much for this video!!
You're the best! I love your videos. They've helped me through the first year of college!
Your girlfriend's amethyst drawing is awesome :D
I study veterinary medicine, so I usualy go
Learn once -> Review notes -> Flashcards -> Explain Like I'm 5 (with my blackboard) -> Test it
Usually at the end I stick with the last 3, unless I have trouble with a concept, then I ask or read until it's understood, then again.
Very good video! Only that for Clinical Pathology and subjects like that there are a lot of things you gotta know that are linked to one thing... for example the fact that Cocker Spaniels are predisposed to immunomediated anemia, and you have to link that with a leukogram, hemogram, etc, etc. etc.
Right now I am thinking how can I do flashcards that help me with this. What would be a good methology.
Thanks.
Julio Vera You could use mind maps to link ideas together
Just came across your channel, finding the videos pretty helpful! Quality content!
Man this video is great, thank you very much!
What app did he use to put the image on the flashcards?
It's called TinyCards - it's made by the Duolingo team and it only on iOS right now, but hopefully it'll come to Android soon! I'll show more apps in the next video.
HAHAHA - good thing I have to study the periodic table til tomorrow :)
Lina Langemark hi fellow top fan
The advice you gave about incorporating pictures to help with memorization has been a winner! I started using that method towards teaching my youngest son his Latin vocab words. He's remembering them a lot quicker now and finds my crazy drawings rather entertaining. Win!!
I've started A levels and your videos are SO HELPFUL, LIKE LITERALLY THE MOST HELPFUL ON CZcams
I would have to do 500 flash cards like that for studying just one of my exams .
this is common practice tbh (but I cannot speak from expierence - I just started using flashcards)
di it then !!!!!!!! it's the best way for success
@Jo Hawke congrats :) I will always have tones of respect for hard workers like you .
That whiteboard shot feels like a asap science video
Their videos are the benchmark I've always held my whiteboard shots to :)
+Thomas Frank well it looks great. I have been pleased to see your improvement over your videos. Keep it up!
Brilliant! Well designed and presented!
I donât even know how many times your videos helped me in my school/study life.. but itâs a lottttttt
DO A FILMING/EDITING TUTORIAL PLEEEAASEE!! đ©
8:13 onwards he started sounding like a rapper.
Lol yeah I noticed that too đ€Ł
Great video! Love your channel man
Great tips. Appreciate your efforts. Thanks
I wish you were on my âflashâ card. Heh đ
Yeah Iâm pretty pleased with myself
Thomas, I keep coming back to your videos because they are very useful, but I do think that 1) This video could be in two parts, and 2) Can you please breathe and slow down your talking just a little bit? I always feel like you are going to pass out because you deliver huge amounts of (greatly appreciated) hints and tips, and its a little overwhelming to hear such fast speech. Just talk to us like you would to a friend in a coffee shop. :)
Really excited for your next video.. :) ...
Thanks Thomas! Gonna try this. Video is 10 over 10.
how did you not take chemistry, its a science! you americans are too lucky. any science is never an option with us.
what do you do with that science? what would be the use of learning the basis of all the basic sciences in your future life?
@@quaerenz nothing much actually. it's just a compulsory subject in the UK curriculum
We Indians learn almost every topic in this planet which literally has no use whatsoever for your daily life
You have to do all three sciences until year 11 đąđą
@@David-wf1er true ....
Anki is a great app for Flash Cards
Fantastic video Thomas, thank you for your tips. I'm doing my master's degree here in Brazil and you're helping me a lot. Thank you again.
Thank you for the tipsđ the video was very helpful!!
Yey, Tinycards! BTW what do you think of Duolingo?
+DeezApples74 I haven't used it much because the only language I've ever studied outside of school is Japanese, which they don't have. But my friend Martin uses it every day and loves it.
DeezApples74
Thomas Frank You could try Duolingo in Japanese and 'learn' English. All the questions are in Japanese but the answers are easy!
Eoghan Champkin well unless you can read kanji fairly well it will be hard to do the language in reverse.
if i am allo0wed to give my opinion,it is one of the best learning tool so far ,in my opinion from my experience
It just seems like so much of a hassle to make so many flash cards when you're studying something like math or whatevs. Are there any other methods that centers around math or just in general is easier to get around to?
Math is one of those subjects where flash cards have few uses - for the most part, you'll learn far more effectively by working lots and lots of problems, identifying weak areas and developing isolated practice problems, and getting guided help when you need it. You could make flash cards for memorizing formulas, but even those will probably stick better with deliberate practice and application.
And how do you find the time to put so much time and effort into making these flashcards? Drawing the pictures. If you have hundreds and even thousands of flashcards, like in medical terminology for example, this method just isn't isn't very practical. You would spend all your time making flashcards instead of actual dedicated studying. Just been my experiance is all.
As Thomas explained, making the cards and being mentally present when doing this is already part of studying. You are learning as you go along. This is especially important when you're working with a lot of
information. At that point you need to figure out how you trigger certain things in you brain to learn them.
I don't do images or mnemonics as I've found them rather tedious and they don't really help me long term, I'm apparently not really wired that way. Give me words on words any day.
But the most important thing is what Thomas said at the start of the video, using other people's decks is not going to be helpful, that includes some of the tips that he explained in the video. This is what works for him, doesn't mean that it has to work for you.
This video is amazing! You deserve more subscribers. :)
Really great video. Thank you for all your hard work, and amazing advice.