I just completed (yesterday) my 9 week online class and I feel extremely knowledgeable of the suject matter and also excited about taking the exam - the real deal!. However, in reviewing and exercising some of the questions/ core concepts that were covered in the intial sessions, I've realized that they have actually deteriorated from my memory and now I'm having to spent a considerable amount of time revising the initial material.
Should I be constantly reviewing the concepts on a daily basis to ensure enhanced retention and performance? Any suggestions to tackle the retention problem would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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- StaceyKoprince
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Yes, everybody struggles with this. The stuff you first learned 8 or 9 weeks ago slowly starts to seep away...
Now that you're done with the 9 weeks, you should be doing mixed sets of problems. For example, you might decide today's going to be a math day. You put together a set of 20 random problems from OG, both DS and PS, and from different number levels (since difficulty generally increases as the numbers get higher). You set the timer for 40 minutes, sit down and do that set, and then use your performance to determine what you do need to go back and review - you'll remember some stuff just fine, while other stuff will have "gone away."
Key is - don't review every last thing, or you'll never be done reviewing. Use your performance (on mixed problem sets, question banks, practice CATs) to figure out what you do (and don't!) need to review; let your current performance be your guide.
Most of my students seem to take about 3-4 weeks after the end of the course to review before they take the real thing. (This can vary quite a bit, obviously, depending upon how much work someone did during the course and what kind of score the person hopes to get.)
Now that you're done with the 9 weeks, you should be doing mixed sets of problems. For example, you might decide today's going to be a math day. You put together a set of 20 random problems from OG, both DS and PS, and from different number levels (since difficulty generally increases as the numbers get higher). You set the timer for 40 minutes, sit down and do that set, and then use your performance to determine what you do need to go back and review - you'll remember some stuff just fine, while other stuff will have "gone away."
Key is - don't review every last thing, or you'll never be done reviewing. Use your performance (on mixed problem sets, question banks, practice CATs) to figure out what you do (and don't!) need to review; let your current performance be your guide.
Most of my students seem to take about 3-4 weeks after the end of the course to review before they take the real thing. (This can vary quite a bit, obviously, depending upon how much work someone did during the course and what kind of score the person hopes to get.)
Stacey Koprince
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
Instructor
Director, Content & Curriculum
ManhattanPrep
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