4 hacks for students to help students memorise better 

Going through stacks of books weeks before the final examinations can seem daunting to any student. Considering the lengthy syllabus in most subjects, preparing for them and appearing in internal or external exams is not a cakewalk. It can be even more challenging if a student is trying to cover an entire year’s syllabus in a few months. If that’s the case, help your child with these hacks to perform better in their exams. 

Help your school goer maintain a daily study tracker 
The point of studying something is not just learning or knowing new things alone. It is also to retain what we have learnt. Try to explain the difference between learning and retaining information to your kids. Once they come around to this logic, you can help them with keeping a daily study tracker. For instance, creating follow-up columns with headers such as within 48 hours, 1 week, and 15 days could help. The time can be divided like this: (tweak it if needed): 30 minutes every day to practise what they have learned the day before, 4 hours per week to revise what they have learned in a week, and 8 hours per week to revise what they learned in 15 days. Once the tracker is maintained, the daily goals can be easily accomplished. 

Make sure that they stay away from gadgets while studying 

Focus is a key element in preparing for anything where one wishes to give their best. Exam preparation is no different either. Hence, as parents, you can guide your little learners to concentrate wholeheartedly on their studies first. They can spend about 30 to 45 minutes on their gadgets after their study hour quota is achieved. A limited exposure to electronic devices as well as social media platforms would help them remember their concepts clearly while also ensuring a sound sleep. 

Motivate them to use formula charts or flowcharts 
Well, recalling those lengthy, confusing formulas in Science and Maths can actually be a mood dampener for many students, including your kids. Irritating as it might be, those very formulas account for some crucial marks in the examination. Thus, ensuring a change in your kids’ approach by using flowcharts or formula charts could do the trick. Preparing a formula chart on a big piece of plain or coloured chart paper and keeping it in front of their eyes while studying will help in improved recall for your budding learners. Moreover, you can ask the kids to close the charts and write down the formulas from their memory to practice better and effective learning. 

Let them unwind their brain muscles through meditation 
Yes, that’s right. Meditation classes are not only meant for the usually overworked and underpaid corporate culture employees. Even school-going children can benefit by practising meditation every day. Daily mediation for even two minutes will help your kids in better retention and increased confidence about their academic lessons learnt day after day. It would also aid in de-cluttering their minds from the stress and anxiety of daily events.