It turns out that saving all of your studying until after midnight on the night before your big exam is not actually a great way to prepare. Today, Thomas explains some test prep strategies...
========== Hi, I’m Thomas Frank, this is Crash Course
Study Skills. Benjamin Franklin once took a few seconds out of
his busy schedule of being a god of lightning to remark, “By failing to prepare,
you are preparing to fail.” This is doubly true when it comes to preparing
for your exams. So today we’re going to guide you through the
process of creating a study schedule, reviewing
effectively so that you master the material, and doing it all without cracking
under the pressure, quitting school, and building a career as an internet personality
who tells people how to do well in school despite
never being able to complete it yourself. [Theme Music] As we’ve discussed already in this series,
learning takes time. Encoding new information into solid memories is
a p...