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Psych-Quotes: Studying Tips: When and Where to Study for a Mental Boost

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:45:20 +0530

Psych-Quotes: Studying Tips: When and Where to Study for a Mental Boost:

1. Study in different places.

Studies show that studying in different places helps us remember better because our brain becomes more active in trying to make connections. In one classic study, participants were asked to study a list of 40 vocabularies in two different rooms - one windowless and cluttered, the other modern with a courtyard. The participants who studied in the courtyard did far better.

2. Alternate between different types of homework/assignment questions.

Studies suggest that switching between types of questions can enhance test scores. The studies had children in either two conditions: 1) children who would repeat doing the same set of questions before moving on to the next set. For example, first do additions. When done, then move to multiplications. 2) children in this condition would alternate between multiplications and additions. The children who had studied mixed set did two times better on a actual test.

3. Space Out Your Studies

Studies found that spacing out our study periods significantly improves memory. For example, studying 1 hour each night as opposed to a full-cramping session produces better results on tests.

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Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:39:11 +0530

srdash: Gravity manipulation. All so called as Gravitokinesis...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:17:50 +0530

srdash:

Gravity manipulation. All so called as Gravitokinesis or Gyrokinesis.

justbeingseriouslysocial: Three Cubes Colliding: A 3D Printed...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:04:55 +0530

justbeingseriouslysocial:

Three Cubes Colliding: A 3D Printed Kite Spectacular (VIDEO) »

Using 1,700 3D-printed joints, CTF3 (Cuben Fiber) fabric and feather-light carbon rods, this seemingly heavy and eight-foot cube is actually a kite that can fly to the sky.

The piece is simultaneously a complex and mesmerizing formal accomplishment and a light, airy ode to innocent play.

art + design + science + technology = This 3D-printed kite

srdash: As they say in India: Be able to be alone.

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:47:07 +0530

srdash:

As they say in India: Be able to be alone.

Liberal arts college explore uses of 'blended' online learning

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:10:27 +0530

Liberal arts college explore uses of 'blended' online learning:

justbeingseriouslysocial:

infoneer-pulse:

Online learning is no longer foreign to traditional universities, where courses formerly held in large lecture halls are migrating to the Web. But at residential liberal arts colleges, whose appeal often lies in the promise of small classes and regular face time with professors, online education has had a harder time gaining a foothold.

That could soon change. Several top-rated liberal arts colleges have begun experimenting with online course modules. Professors at those colleges hope the technology, which tutors students in certain concepts via artificially intelligent tutoring software in lieu of static textbooks or human lecturers, will help level the playing field for academically underprepared students while giving instructors more flexibility in planning their syllabuses.

» via Inside Higher Ed

Uses of ‘blended’ online learning programmes are increasingly being preferred, as there is flexibility in timings and people from diverse backgrounds can join.

srdash: 857 Empty School Desks The desks represent the number...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:56:15 +0530

Image by JONATHAN ERNST / Reuters

Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images

Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images

srdash:

857 Empty School Desks

The desks represent the number of U.S. students who drop out of school every hour, every day. […] The art installation was made by not-for-profit organization, College Board, to call upon presidential candidates to make education a more prominent issue in the 2012 campaigns.

OMG! The 2nd image is a Graffiti made on one of the 857 empty school desks.

"This is causing universities to rethink their value to students,” says Professor Koller, who is from..."

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:55:50 +0530

““This is causing universities to rethink their value to students,” says Professor Koller, who is from Stanford University’s computer science department. The most prestigious universities are always going to have enough demand for places - but the emergence of high-quality online courses could be tougher for middle-ranking institutions. Why would you pay high fees to sit through a mediocre lecture, when you could go online and watch world experts at another university, even if it’s in another country? “The universities in the middle will really have to think about their proposition,” she says.”

- BBC News - Top US universities put their reputations online (via infoneer-pulse)

pewresearch: “Asian Americans are the highest-income,...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:02:33 +0530

pewresearch:

“Asian Americans are the highest-income, best-educated and fastest-growing racial group in the U.S, with Asians now making up the largest share of recent immigrants.” Read our new report, “The Rise of Asian Americans,” just released: http://pewrsr.ch/KIJP63

justbeingseriouslysocial: srdash: Though all of our sea...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:27:17 +0530

justbeingseriouslysocial:

srdash:

Though all of our sea creatures are becoming extinct at an alarming rate, live sea animals are being sold as keyrings in China.

One salesman claimed that the creatures could live as long as several months because the water contains “nutrients” - a claim that is unlikely at best. […] Even if this were true, it doesn’t excuse the fact that the creatures have no space to move around in, very little air, and are likely to be smashed in someone’s pocket. The worst part is that this practice is completely legal! Chinese law prohibits the sale of wild animals, but apparently the legislation does not apply to selling turtles and fish in such inhumane fashion.

Just knew about this via @OMGFacts and this post is a WARNING: If you’re selling live animals as keyrings in China or any other part of the world, beware! The Internet will expose you even if your country’s law doesn’t prohibit you from doing such cruel and merciless act.

justbeingseriouslysocial: NYC Kids Spend Estimated $4.2 Million...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:59:37 +0530

justbeingseriouslysocial:

NYC Kids Spend Estimated $4.2 Million On Phone Storage »

$22,800. That is how much money the New York Post estimates New York City high school students hand over each day to make sure their cell phones are safe while they are in class. And all because the Department of Education continues to be incredibly stubborn about its cellphone policy. Even sadder is that most of the kids paying to keep their phones locked up could really use that extra money for things like lunch.

Even those students don’t hesitate to cut back on food for the sake of their smartphones! So, a part of digital culture is evolving?!

fotojournalismus: Shogara, Tajikistan. 1993. Drawings of war...

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:38:22 +0530

fotojournalismus:

Shogara, Tajikistan. 1993. Drawings of war scenes by children.

[Credit : Abbas]

More High School Students Are Going to College Than Ever Before

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:28:07 +0530

More High School Students Are Going to College Than Ever Before:

infoneer-pulse:

In 1990, only 49 percent of high school graduates had taken chemistry and only 21 percent had taken physics. But, by 2009, the number of high school graduates with a chemistry class on their transcript had jumped to 70 percent, and 36 had taken physics. Most encouraging of all, in 2009, 30 percent of high school graduates had taken biology, chemistry, and physics in high school, up from only 19 percent taking all three in 1990.

There was also a slight increase when it came to advanced math classes. In 1990, only 7 percent of grads had taken a calculus class, and a mere 1 percent had taken statistics. By 2009, 16 percent of seniors had taken calculus and 11 percent had taken statistics. The rigorous coursework is helping to ensure that today’s students are prepared to go to college immediately after graduation. In 1979, only 49 percent of students headed to either a two-year or four-year college right after high school, but that jumped to a high of 70 percent in 2009.

» via GOOD

"As you educate yourself about your own talent and ambitions, you graduate from doing a task right to..."

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:52:01 +0530

“As you educate yourself about your own talent and ambitions, you graduate from doing a task right to doing the right task. It takes some experience to realize that a lot of work is better left undone. It might be busywork that is performed out of habit, or it might be work that is heading in the wrong direction. Working smart means making sure you are spending your time on jobs that are effective and that actually need to be done.”

- Kevin Kelly on What You Don’t Have To Do

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:51:25 +0530

srdash: MAHATMA STEPS OUT of character as Gandhi “When you...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:48:13 +0530

srdash:

MAHATMA STEPS OUT of character as Gandhi

“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It is to enjoy each step along the way.” ~Dr. Wayne Dyer

Not all today's students are 'tech savvy'

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:49:26 +0530

Not all today's students are 'tech savvy':

justbeingseriouslysocial:

They’re neither dumb to use today’s technologies or social networking sites nor they believe that “Mark Zuckerberg will create an application in the future that helps them get their study on while Facebook stalking.” In spite of the distracting nature of technologies, they don’t think of deactivating their Facebook account. Sometimes they even found themselves mindlessly minimizing Microsoft Word to log into Facebook.

A small minority of today’s university students don’t use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn’t bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves distracted by social networking sites during study. […] The distracting nature of technologies was commonly cited in the interviews but also happily accepted. Most students had developed ways to cope with the distractions while studying. These ranged from switching off the sources of distraction to taking breaks for social networking.

Interesting blog!

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:28:25 +0530

Thank you. Glad you enjoy my blog.

srdash: How not to fall asleep during the preparation for exam…...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:00:21 +0530

srdash:

How not to fall asleep during the preparation for exam… Student of Madras (now, Chennai) University, India used to tie hair to a nail in wall to prevent falling into sleep.

[Pic of 1948]

Dedication.

Mathematics clock

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:45:07 +0530

Mathematics clock