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How to use dual coding to study

How to Use Dual Coding to Study (And Why You Should)

Katie Azevedo April 7, 2025memory, note-taking, study skills, vocabulary

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Dual coding is a study strategy that can shorten how long you study and increase how much you learn. Dual coding works best when combined with other study methods, especially interleaved practice, the Feynman technique, and any study method using active …

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10 Different Ways to Use Index Cards to Study

Katie Azevedo April 1, 2024grades, memory, study skills, vocabulary

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You can find an endless amount of apps, games and programs that claim to help you study. And while some of these are fun and can be an effective way to do a final review of the material you’re learning, I …

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Test-taking tip: The 60-Second Test-Taking Strategy

Katie Azevedo October 31, 2022grades, memory, study skills, test taking

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’m going to share a test-taking tip that can lower your testing anxiety and increase your test grades. That might sound too good to be true, but if you do it right, it is very true. I call this test-taking tip …

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Memorization vs. understanding: The ultimate study secret

Katie Azevedo January 24, 2022good habits, grades, memory, study skills

By Katie Azevedo. M.Ed. When it comes to studying, there is a major difference between memorization and understanding. I’m going to explain the differences and when to use each method, but let’s start with this simple but important distinction: Memorization is temporary and limited to …

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Why you should be using Status Notes

Katie Azevedo August 16, 2021ADD/ADHD, executive function, good habits, memory, productivity

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I have been using Status Notes for years. Of course, back then I had no idea that I would make them into a thing and eventually name them Status Notes, but over time I realized I should share my strategy.  The …

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22 best study tips for exams: High school and college edition

Katie Azevedo May 3, 2021good habits, grades, memory, study skills, test taking

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The best study tips for exams differ slightly from study tips for regular tests. Certainly, the list below contains many strategies that will help you prepare for that one high school or college chemistry test, but most of the study tips …

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How to use interleaved practice to study

Study techniques: How to use interleaved practice to study

Katie Azevedo March 22, 2021memory, SAT / ACT, study skills, study tips

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The purpose of this post is to teach how to use interleaved practice to study.  Although they may not know it, most students study with a less effective technique called blocked practice. Blocked practice is when a student studies one particular …

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why you're studying so hard but still failing

Why you’re studying really hard but still failing

Katie Azevedo September 28, 2020memory, study skills, study tips

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I studied really hard but still failed. Some variation of this complaint is one of the most common grievances that I hear from students. But what gets me is that they’re dead serious. They have legitimate pain in their voices. It’s …

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How to deal with test anxiety during a test: 8 strategies

Katie Azevedo June 5, 2020focus, memory, mental health, test anxiety, test taking

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Test anxiety is incredibly common. But it can be debilitating when it pops up during an actual test, as it impairs our thinking and impacts our memories – which we clearly need when we are taking an exam. According to a …

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Study hack for remembering information: How to use the power of three

Katie Azevedo February 25, 2020homework, memory, study skills, vocabulary

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Multiple studies like this one and this one suggest that our working memory can only hold small chunks of information at a time. Exactly how much information our working memories can hold varies with which study you read, but it’s universally …

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