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5 Reasons to Study with Flash Cards

April 26, 2012 by Tansey Louis 3 Comments

5 Reasons to Study with Flash Cards

Last updated on November 20th, 2022 at 08:57 pm

There are so many methods to effectively study for exams that sometimes we forget the simplest and easiest methods. The method I’m referring to is “Flash Cards”.

Flash cards are one of my favorite study methods and students have found success using it.

Here are 5 great reasons to study for your BJC and BGCSE exams using flash cards.

5 Reasons to Study with Flashcards from The Student Shed

1. Gets rid of empty time spaces

Flash cards are convenient for those occasions when you only have a short window of opportunity to review. For example, if you’re waiting on a long line, you can use that 15-20 minutes of empty waiting time to quickly review your notes.

2. Easy memorization

Because when you look at a flash card, your attention is strictly on the one card at a time, it allows for easy concentration. This makes flashcards ideal for memorization of formulas, graphs and pictures.

3. Compact

Although it is exam time, life does not end. You still have obligations like family affairs and special events. During that time, you don’t want to lug around a textbook or large notebook. Flash cards are compact and easy to carry around. They can be slipped into your pants pocket or in a purse for quick revision.

4. Easy testing

Sometimes, even parents are not the best testers when it comes to quizzing you, on foreign languages like Spanish and French. Flash cards are designed so that you can self test easily without cheating! Or if you like, you can create a question and answer competition amongst a group of friends.

5. Content reinforcement

The preparation of the cards is study in itself. By writing down your questions, answers and facts you are reinforcing your knowledge of your subject content.

How to Make Your Own Flashcards

Flashcards are ridiculously easy to make. First; you locate index cards or some heavy duty paper which you can cut to the size of 5 inches by 3 inches.
Secondly, on one side of the flash card, you write a question e.g. “In what year did the Bahamas obtain its independence?” and on the back you write the answer “1973”. It’s that simple. You can do this for all of your subjects.
I have not found any subject yet, that cannot be studied using flash cards.

What about you? Are there any special ways that you study which works best?

Filed Under: BJC & BGCSE tips and tools Tagged With: bgcse exam prep, bjc exam prep

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  1. Nelissa Thomas says

    March 16, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    I study by writing questions along with answers on a piece of paper that I call my Test Prep and I get people to test me.

    Reply
    • Tansey says

      March 17, 2013 at 9:19 am

      Thats great Nelissa. I trust that you get good result with this method.

      Reply
  2. Kealeboga Pearl Lesetlhe says

    March 22, 2017 at 8:25 am

    Um happy that I managed to join you guys and um looking forward to study with u…

    Reply

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