The purpose of this investigation is to test out different study techniques and compare the results and confidence gained from each one. For this objective I decided to use flash cards for my Air Force quizzes, mind maps for my Political Science class, and self-testing / group quizzing methods with my roommate for my Economics class. The results varied in significance but were all positive. My Air Force warrior knowledge quiz grade went up 15%, my Political Science pre-quiz grade went up 20%, and my Economics quiz grade went up 5%.
For this quiz I studied for fifteen minutes a day during the week leading up to the quiz, instead of for 30 minutes right before like I had been doing previously. This not only improved my ending score, but also my confidence going into the quiz. It also enabled me to have a deeper memory of the concepts and definitions that I would have if I had studied right before the quiz, spit the answers out, and never thought about them again.
My Political Science class has two quizzes due each week, each worth only five or six points, so while the improvement was drastic (20%), it was only a real difference of one question. Nevertheless, the mind maps helped me to get a higher grade on a quiz that covered more difficult topics than the one before it. For both of these quizzes, including the one for my Economics class, I studied with friends who also are in these classes, which helped me to stay focused.
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