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The Simple Study Hack College Freshmen Can Use To Boost Their GPA!

By Craig Jamieson

If you’re a college freshman, I hate to break it to you but college level courses aren’t as easy as high-school classes.

Your high-school teachers spent weeks slowly covering basic concepts, making surface level information easy to learn

But college is different…

Professors break down complex topics at a fast pace, while expecting you to learn more in less time… 

And from my experience as a college senior, most freshmen use inefficient study tactics that prevent them from gaining a deep understanding of class material. 

If you spend hours upon hours rereading the same notes and highlighting texts, while your grades suffer…

YOU’VE COME TO RIGHT PLACE!

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Retrieve to Achieve

By Brock Bower-Preece

As incoming college freshmen, you are likely to encounter new and challenging material that requires a great deal of memorization. Whether you are studying for an exam or trying to retain information from a lecture, memorization is a critical component of academic success. Research on the correlation between note-taking and test scores does not necessarily support that just studying your notes the night before a test will lead to a good grade. Fortunately, research has shown that using retrieval practice, or actively recalling information from memory, can improve your ability to remember information and perform well on tests. By practicing retrieval, you are not only strengthening your memory, but you are also enhancing your understanding of the material, which can help you excel in your classes. In this way, retrieval practice is a valuable tool that can help you achieve academic success throughout your college career.

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Test Better Using the Testing Effect

By Sydney Abdnour

We’ve all heard the saying “you get out what you put in.” This statement applies perfectly to schooling, specifically studying and test taking. In high school, it is easy to cram the night before a test and get a good grade. Unfortunately, that is not the case in college. Even if you consider yourself a “good test taker,” it is important to put more time into your studies than you did in high school. There are many techniques out there to enhance the learning and studying experience for students of all ages. One of the effective ways to help students (especially college students) study and retain information better is the Testing Effect, known more commonly as the Retrieval Practice Effect.

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