Majority of the students do not take interest in Biology despite all of the students know that Biology constitutes 45% of marks as a single subject in medical test. So, this subject can create a huge difference in any medical exam. Due to this fact, every student accepts the significance of this subject.
A large number of students consider Biology as a boring and tough subject. That is why students do not prepare this subject. Majority of the students do selective study and as a result lose marks in exam. Here are some helpful techniques for students to prepare Biology in an interesting way.
For understanding and learning Biology with ease, a student should follow the following techniques from the beginning.
It is observed that students often overlook the biology class. They don’t consider it serious. Never miss any class of Biology at school or college.
Many students don’t give due attention to Biology in the class. They listen its lecture without any interest. Always listen the lecture of your teacher carefully. It assists you in developing the understanding and love of this subject.
Some students listen the lecture carefully but they forget the points because they don’t write the main points of the lecture. Write the important points of the topic being discussed.
Write the terms which you don’t understand. Similarly, write difficult words of a chapter on your register and ask from your teacher or search from internet.
Motivation is a key to success. Students who have lack of motivation can’t produce the desired results. Develop interest in the subject and you will feel the difference. When you have interest in a subject, you easily study and remember it.
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Try to understand things in your life. When we don’t pay attention to necessary things, it becomes our habit. Such habits create difficulties for students even during studies. Majority of the students don’t try to understand the concepts. As a result, they cram the topic blindly.
For better understanding adopt these questions
What the topic is (Name/Structure)?
How this is?
What are its functions/uses?
Why this is important?
Improve your reading skills
Good reading skills create interest and love of a subject.
Use internet effectively. Note down helpful websites for study. There are many useful websites that provide free learning material to students.
Focus on diagrams. Draw and label diagrams, it is an easiest way to learn concepts. Students who focus on diagrams and charts gets excellent marks in all types of exams.
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Take notes during study. Mention date on your notes. When you mention date, it tells how regular you are in study. It shows your performance on daily,weekly or monthly base.
Breakdown complex words into their root words for your understanding and ease. e.g. in glucose,’gluc‘ mean sweet and ‘ose‘ mean sugar.
Make flash cards of difficult words to learn meanings. Flash cards can be used any time.
Adjust special time for Biology. This subject demands reasonable time and due attention to get good marks.
Prepare a time table for your studies. Follow time table strictly for this subject. Time table should be flexible and practicable.
Collect and solve past papers for understanding paper pattern and questions. Solving past papers is an excellent technique which makes you relax in the test.
Use color high lighters for main points, it will help you in revising things quickly.
Don’t rely on a single resource; always use multiple options e.g. text books, teachers guidelines, websites, video tutorials and other online sources.
Use all available sources. It is observed that often students cling with a single source. Each source has its benefits and usefulness.
For effective study find calm place where there is no noise. Your environment also plays crucial role in your study. Sometimes intelligent and hardworking students don’t show the desired result due to lack of learning oriented environment.
Similarly, avoid any sort of distraction e.g. cell phone, TV and internet during study. However, these things are helpful if used positively and purposefully for learning.
Get membership of a library for studying from diverse books. It is observed that students in Pakistan don’t have the habit of utilizing library books. No student can purchase all the local and international books for learning. Library provides you variety of books written by different authors with less and affordable cost.
Some students study continuously without any gap. This is not a good study approach. Take study breaks for smart work, these breaks will make boring chapter interesting.
Don’t study the night before the test. Some students study the night before the exam that is why they don’t perform well in the exam. Due to insufficient sleep they are mentally distracted during the test. Take enough sleep and it will keep you relax all the day.
Explain before your friend or class fellow what you studied or learnt. It is a valuable method of remembering things.
Ask question from your teachers where you find difficulty in understanding concepts during the lesson. Ask the teacher to show relevant video tutorial or documentary.
Write in points and headings during study for future use and comfort in revision.
Some techniques are explained below for ease and comfort of the students in their learning process.
Comparing Technique
It is a good technique of memorizing and learning things.
Example: A student can easily learn about plants and animal cells by comparing their diagrams.
Linking Technique
It is an efficient method for remembering a list of items. Students can learn similar topics by associating one idea with other. It is a simple and easy technique for students.
Mind Map Technique:
Mind map is a diagram used to organize information. It gives concept by visuals. It helps in structuring information and generating new ideas.
Summary Technique
It means identifying the main idea and most important facts of a chapter. It helps you in understanding the whole topic.
Use memorizing techniques e.g. write it, use it, teach it, use flash cards and use mnemonic devices.
Memorizing Technique
Student often find difficulty in remembering difficult terms, names and orders of things in science subjects. Mnemonic is an excellent technique to remember things with ease.
To remember the order and names of planets, use the following useful mnemonic:
Similarly, to remember the value of pie(3.1415927) , use the following mnemonics. Remember each word or letter denotes the corresponding digit.
To learn features of living things, the following mnemonics is highly helpful:
MRS GREN
In short, the above techniques are highly useful for all level of students. Students can use any approach according to their needs, interest and available resources.
