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Studying, where do we start? Sometimes the thought of studying can be overwhelming, especially if you have lots of different types of subjects, which can lead to procrastinating. The best way to get started is to get organised, look at your time management, figure out when is the best time for you to slot in some College work. I find I work best in the mornings, so I try to get my studying/College work done then.

So how do we study? There are different tools we can use for studying for example we can use Quizzing, Spacing and Mixing, (Matty)these are the hardest ways to study but also the best ways to study. The more your brain works, the more brain activity it induces, the more it strengthens your brain connections and the better the information will stick. Quizzing/testing yourself is where you test yourself as if you were in an exam, for example you can write some questions and answers, cover up the answers and check to see if you get the answers right. Spacing means spreading out you’re studying over time; you need to review your notes/work every couple of days for a better chance of remembering if you leave it too long between each study session the chances are you might forget some of your information. More effort equals more retention. Mixing is when you mix up your different subjects while studying them. If you use multiple parts of your brain you will adapt to the variation. These three styles are hard because they challenge your brain the most, Quizzing is hard because you are not allowed look at the answers, you must come up with your own answers, spacing is hard because you are waiting to study just before you are about to forget the information. Mixing is hard because your brain must understand the connections between different ideas rather than relying on memorization.

Another tool for studying is active reading, (Frank)Active reading takes place when students are proactively involved in the reading of a text. Active reading is about more than reading words in black and white and answering questions afterwards. Active reading can include pseudo skimming paragraphs (looking out for important information), reading notes backwards (getting a feel for the book), paying attention to different formatting, taking notes from your books, or putting brackets into your books if you own them and making active reading a habit.

When we are studying in college, we also must learn to become critical thinkers Critical thinking means making reasoned judgments that are logical and well-thought out. It is a way of thinking in which you don't simply accept all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but rather have an attitude involving questioning such arguments and conclusions. If you are participating in media studies you must learn how to deconstruct media, it is important that you are able to interpret text into subtext (our own interpretation) by telling the untold story. After all you need to find new and interesting ways to reach your target audience. (TEDxTalks)

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Frank, T. (n.d.). Youtube. Retrieved from youtube thomas frank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0pqJeE4_w&t=183s

Matty, M. a. (n.d.). youtube. Retrieved from youtube Mike and Matty: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeandMatty/search?query=3%20best%20science%20and%20study

TEDxTalks. (n.d.). youtube. Retrieved from youtube TEDxTalks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHAApvHZ6XE&t=314s