Dealing with a large amount of material

To help you manage a large quantity of raw materials, here is a 4-phase procedure:

1. Treat the material actively

Before you start the reviews and lecture, check that you understand the material and that your course materials are complete. Do or redo the exercises you have been asked to do and check with your teacher what type of assessment the course will involve. The aim of this phase is to make the content familiar.

2. Break up the material

Divide your material into small portions as learning objectives. It'll be more motivating to get started, and you'll be able to plan your time and visions around this more effectively.

Split your material into smaller portions as learning objectives.

3. Restore memory material

Understanding is not enough, it is necessary to restore the material so that the trace is lasting. Remember that 10% of what you read and 80% of what you say is retained. The phases of recollection must be constant, close together and cumulative with the material as a whole. You can also approach the material in a different order or render diagrams by criterion.

4. Check, control and value

Finally, evaluate the quality of your memorisation. Check for accuracy, precision and whether the information is complete in order to identify and correct any shortcomings.

Finally, assess the quality of your documentation.

Beware of traps

• Memory lapses are often due to a lack of understanding of the material.
• Not being able to formulate a response means that you have studied without formulating the information or without putting yourself in exam conditions.
• To have forgotten everything by the end of a chapter is often due to the absence of the principle of layered study.
• To have forgotten everything after some time is due to a lack of reactivation close to learning. Having the impression that you know when you reread is not enough, so it is essential to practise and restore the material (all the more so if you are going to be evaluated orally).