UncleSeth 👍 congratulation and best of luck, ur attitude s appreciable...u r d live example for others who wants to start again study or learn some thing but due to fear what others will say, u r a great example for them again 👍
For making flashcards: 1. Make it into your own words 2. add pictures and words 3. pneumonic devices to help associate info with a certain something 5. say answers out loud 6. study cards in both directions
Hey guys! This is - in my opinion, at least - the BEST video I've ever made. Well over 20 hours went into the editing, and I also spent a day building a custom-made overhead camera rig, which made the flash card and whiteboard shots a lot better. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Hope you enjoy it :)
Definitely noticed the editing! Don't spoil us or else we'll expect this quality all the time ;). Also in your opinion are written or digital flashcards? I noticed you had both for your periodic table
That was an awesome video, thank you so much! The tips were really helpful and the editing was so professional, the perfectionist side of me approves everything in this video :) Thank you for always giving us quality content
1) Add pictures to your flashcards 2) Make sure the pictures are next to words 3) Use weird Mnemonics to associate words 4) One question for one card 5) Simplify complex information Other tips 1) Say answers out loud before revealing information 2) Study cards from both sides 3) Learn first elsewhere and then review information using flashcards
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
0) make your own cards 5) break complex ideas into smaller, easier chunks 9) use flash cards for review, not learning, so learn first. 10) Spaced repetition
This is really helpful! I have another tip if anyone's interested! It's to incorporate writing with flashcard studying. I like to use a white board and write out what I think the answer is before I flip the card. It helps me a lot because A) I can't lie to myself about what I said (I tend to say "oh, yeah, I pretty much said the right answer" when it's untrue) B) I have to stay more awake and alert in order to write things down, so I don't zone out as often C) writing things down (especially repeatedly) has been shown to improve memory Just figured I'd share! Thanks a ton for your videos!
I remember back in high school when I would literally put all my biology curriculum into Anki, made tons of cloze cards and studied them individually. I remember spending hours and hours reviewing facts and memorizing the entire biology book--- without studying them or understanding first. I was hard working--- but in the wrong way. I remember having to review over 1000 cards just for biology, not to mention other subjects as well. Then finals came and I screwed up. Hard work in a wrong way didn't and wouldn't pay off. I could recall all the facts but could never see the connections and the underlying concepts. I screwed up so bad that those times were one of my darkest time. Now I know better, a lot better. I wish I could have watched this video a few years earlier but hey... life goes on and I am a much more effective student now:) Guys don't make the mistake I made. Flashcards is a tool for you to review AFTER STUDYING.
It hurts :(i can relate to it memorizing without understanding is very hard and also it is bad in long run ..i m learning now without the fear of results and I learned alot, still there is alot to learn life is too short
I always wondered why people would waste flashcards with only several bold words written on each side. the tip about the illusion of competence really helped me to understand it!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
this has to be your best video so far when it comes to editing. i've noticed the video quality getting more professional over time, but this is just something else :D content as always super helpful!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I'm a High School chemistry teacher and I've been showing this video (as well as your spaced learning one) to many of my classes. Hope you don't mind. The tip about recall Vs Recognition is an important tip. Keep up the great videos Tom.
Oh my God, what perfection is this?! I was LITERALLY just researching about flashcards and the best way to study effectively with them and then THIS. THANK YOU TIMES FOREVER :D
I have no words. When i started this video i was clueless on the art of making flash cards, but you have given me hope and determination to make flashcards myself, i felt truly enlightened watching this video. How insightful.
I love this! Flashcards are my thing now(specifically Quizlet) and my tests for psychology class have gotten so much better using them! I use all your techniques except pictures on my Quizlet :) Awesome video!
just what the doctor ordered ! I''m learning Russian and tried repetition repetition repetition. All well and good. This system is an incredible asset. In fact.... I 'm gonna start making flash cards right now ! Thanks so much!
Flash cards are amazing for Anatomy! I recently started using white flash cards with colorful markers and I group similar topics into the same color. It helps me not just memorize but understand that it's a building concept. I also like to place the cards on the floor or a big flat surface and align them in order of occurring events. Anyways thank you so much for your videos they've really help me with becoming an A student in college!
I watched this video a long time ago and just re-watched it. I graduated already, but want to use this to help remember things from books I've read. I recommend Ronnie White's videos on memory as well. He's a memory champion and was able to memorize decks of cards. His tips help with remembering facts, names, and lists. Happy New Year!
Thanks pal, you helped a Brazilian business/french student. I'm really busy and i have tried new methods to learn and your channel is full of proper information and different ways to be right on the head. Moe a time thanks.
I always get excited when I see your videos. When I watch them I get a surge of inspiration to study, you make studying feel like an adventure, an exciting challenge. Keep doing what your doing Thomas! ;)
Wow, I think you covered it all with flash cards. Well done, Thomas! What's up with all those thumbs down? The "haters" are at it again. This is why some UA-camrs just turn comments off. I'm glad you left yours on, however, so that people who recognize good work (like yours) can let you know. I have been an English teacher for over 35 years, and highly recommend flash cards to memorize vocabulary. Thx again!
So apparently I've been making bad flash cards for years lol. I appreciate the insight on putting too much information into one card. When I would study disease processes I would run into that problem of having to recall too many things from one card.
I've found that for some things, like studying Japanese, I need multiple layers of information (for kanji I need the kanji, the pronunciation and the translation) and I've found that using digital cards (I use Anki) really helps with keeping the information as easy to study as possible. This means that you can basically use a multi-sided card instead of just two-sided. In my case: kanji - pronunciation - translation you can then study: kanji - pronunciation kanji - translation translation - pronunciation translation - kanji pronunciation - kanji pronunciation - translation Of course, you can make any combination of these (I only use the first four ways, as the last 2 can be really confusing). But this you can also apply to other topics. Is the information you have really all needed at the same time? Or do you need to study different parts of it separately? Basically, what Thomas said about 1 card -> 1 item. Split your information in useful one on one items.
+Kia Zi Shiru hi so i downloaded Anki about 3 weeks ago. still havent gotten aroundhow the whole thing works.. have been reading their 'how to' and FAQ but that just confuses me more. any help?
Elorm Daketsey what type of help do you need? There are many videos on UA-cam on how Anki works. but this post explains somewhat what I said above about using cards in a way that isn't simply two sided: kialearnsjapanese.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anki-how-to-set-it-up-to-learn-japanese.html
You are correct. I am 64 and taking medical terminology. I just keep going over and over my flashcards (that do have pictures). It is working wonderfully.
(don't mind my grammar)i have prepared using flash cards.absolutely brilliant technique for revisions(reduced my revision time by upto 90% as exams neared.i learnt one thing about using them.please tell me if any of you guys are using it the same way too.i study one chapter and then learn it , then revisit the chapter, let's say 1 day later and there will be things that i will not be able to recall.i'll focus on these things(along again revising the rest of the chapter) and learn them properly again.after about 3 days, i'll pick up the chapter again and there will still be things i won't be able to recall.now, only for these things i'll make flash cards. i have seen that if i only revise these flash cards properly let's say twice more, then in future revisions(of the whole chapter) i am able to recall everything inside the chapter.so i end up reducing the number of flashcards i make by about 90% and use this tool for placing missing bricks in a wall rather than for making the wall itself.
I was procrastinating and looking for revision techniques, and started wondering if i was using flash cards properly seeing as they're my go to. It was on mind... and at night i see a notification from youtube that this video was uploaded. How weird is that. Thanks for this it was so helpful and came at the right time!
I´m from Brazil and I´m learning English. I´m using the App Anki that help me with Frase Verbs, words, expressions, and so on. This App is a Flash Card and it is very effective. Thank´s Thomas!
Namaste 🙏🏼 I hadn't attended 2 years exams. Had 48 subjects with various chapters & just 2 months. I used your exam prep suggestions. Cleared ALL subjects with high marks. So, heartfelt Dhanyāsmi 🙏
You've really stepped up your game (in all aspects) in this video, Tom. I was very engaged the whole way through. Extemely professionally done (noticeably awesome editing - stunning graphics and visuals, and I did indeed notice the clarity/lack of glare in the whiteboard shots - the custom-made rig paid off!), with the perfect amount of the characteristic 'Tom-humour' weaved into the very well-put information. Keep up the great work; I've been following your stuff for a while, and am always impressed at your efforts and, especially in this video, your growth as a creator.
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I really like how you pointed out the difference between recognition and recalling with regards to flashcards. I had a very vague idea of it, which is why I tend to be obsessive about studying flashcards, but this really helped me understand it better.
Thomas,I get the concept and it sounds great for small items as mentioned. How do you handle Run on definitions with multiple parts? Example: COMSEC equipment Equipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process. COMSEC equipment includes crypto-equipment, crypto-ancillary equipment, crypto-production equipment, and authentication equipment.
SUPER helpful thank you so much for this video! I'm 54yo getting my masters and finally learning how to study more effectively thanks to this video. I will be sharing this with both my college kids so they can start off the right way. Makes so much sense why I was not retaining the information on my overwhelming (every corner had info!!) flashcards. Thanks for all you do!!!
great editing bro. especially with the audio effects on the transitions. Keep up the great work, hopefully folks will understand how dedicated you are to spend 20 hr of your time to motive us.
I always thought that flash cards don't work, at least for me. Turns out that I've been making bad flash cards and the prove is that I still remember the mg ( more goulash) - magnesium till now lol. I think I'll start working with them again. Can't wait till the next video
I hate you. It's impossible to watch your video once. I usually watch each one 12 times. This one is clear, simple, practical and well done. It's a pleasure to watch it. And your speech is sweetly plain. One can feel the happiness and love you spread by doing this job. Congratulation. LOVE, LIVE, LEARN n LAUGH MAC
The advice you gave about incorporating pictures to help with memorization has been a winner! I started using that method towards teaching my youngest son his Latin vocab words. He's remembering them a lot quicker now and finds my crazy drawings rather entertaining. Win!!
This video is really well put together and super helpful! I love all your videos, but especially this one since flashcards are a big part of studying for me. Thanks for making this channel!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I didn't know the video quality of yours could get any higher--- until this one. AMAZING editing, sound, great content. You are a gift the all students. I really really enjoyed this video! Hanzo lol The lesson of LEARNING BEFORE REVIEWING hit me the hard way. I failed two entrance exams because of this mistake. It nearly cost my entire career. GUYS, TRUST HIM. He is the expert on studying skills and tips. Thomas, if you are reading this, I just want to say THANK YOU for all the videos and hard work you put into making these videos. I believe a lot of students, myself included, have benefited TREMENDOUSLY and you've changed lives, at least my life. So thank you:)
Great information! Thanks! If anyone else is struggling with taking notes or with absorbing info. at this speed, click the settings icon (gear symbol) at the bottom and choose "Playback Speed." You can slow playback down to take notes more easily.
Yeah - probably around the 20th hour of editing this, I started thinking about how it would've been better to publish it sometime in September... but oh well. Can't optimize for everything!
Glad you liked it! So I've gotta geek out here for a second. The Dumont/Wright debate can get complicated quickly, but the Wrights did achieve powered, human-carrying, heavier-than-air flight three years before Dumont. A lot of people say Dumont was first, though, because the Wrights used a launching track on their recorded early flights whereas Dumont's plane had wheels. That being said, I didn't even know about Dumont until someone else left a similar comment on this video, and I wish I had learned about him in school. Some more interesting info here: www.quora.com/It-is-commonly-claimed-that-the-Wright-brothers-invented-aircraft-however-it-has-also-been-claimed-that-Santos-Dumont-did-Who-invented-the-first-aircraft/answer/Matt-Conway-3 I think it can be misleading to get hung up on who was "first" to do or invent things in many cases. Part of why science is so interesting is how so many people end up independently discovering things around the same time - it shows that we collectively move forward as a society through communication. Additionally, each person who discovers something utilizes the contributions of others, and in many cases the "original inventor" is someone who simply found the right combination of factors that other people had done far, far more work to hone and perfect. It's really easy to fiddle with where the goal posts are for defining an achievement ("airplane" has been defined as first flight, first powered flight, and first powered controllable flight), which results in not enough recognition being given to many of the people who helped bring something into the world.
Thomas, your hardwork was worth it. Actually, I was about to comment on the great audio/visual clarity and editing when I saw your post about putting 20 hours into it. On top of that, I've been looking for a good video about flashcards and this is the best one I've found. Subscribed. Keep up the great work!
Thank you SOO much! My friend suggested this video to me. “Have you watched Thomas Frank?” She asked. I was like 😒 “who the what now?” She was so shocked 🤯 “OMG he is so helpful...” when she told me the details I was so upset that I haven’t watched your video! Thank you SOO much (Ik i’m just super excited!) The flash cards are working for me, my whole study group uses them!
Ill be at my 3rd year in my college and I've always wanted to try the flashcard method but never got how to actually do it ... you make sence for me so ill try it out !
I graduated in 2015 when I was 51. When I took an Art History course, the final exam was going to be simply 50+ pictures of art objects and we had to write who made it, what its name was, what period it was from, etc. I went to the local Kinko's and copied all the possible art objects we'd covered in class and shrunk them down into uniform sizes and printed the info for each on the opposite side (tedious, yes). After going through them several times, I focused on the dozen I was having trouble with and figured out "tricks" to help me remember them. Like the mnemonic devices you mentioned sort of....I would find something in the picture that would remind me of the exact info I was having trouble remembering. I made duplicate sets and sold them to classmates for $5, just as a little business enterprise. I got a 100 on the exam. Yours was a great presentation ! I needed a little refresher...I'm making flash cards for studying for insurance agent exams. Argh.
Dude your videos are fantastic. Not only is the presentation great and the information concise and useful, but that longboard switch and Hanzo main burn were amazing 😂😂
***** it's like learning all over again! Protip: When you're learning that jump trick, start in switch. It's so much less scary to land in the position you're comfortable in.
I study veterinary medicine, so I usualy go Learn once -> Review notes -> Flashcards -> Explain Like I'm 5 (with my blackboard) -> Test it Usually at the end I stick with the last 3, unless I have trouble with a concept, then I ask or read until it's understood, then again. Very good video! Only that for Clinical Pathology and subjects like that there are a lot of things you gotta know that are linked to one thing... for example the fact that Cocker Spaniels are predisposed to immunomediated anemia, and you have to link that with a leukogram, hemogram, etc, etc. etc. Right now I am thinking how can I do flashcards that help me with this. What would be a good methology. Thanks.
Ps I found your name and videos via Daria from Real Russian Club whose friend also does language videos. Being a dinosaur when it comes to IT, just working out how to find suitable resources is challenging but on that journey, I find other really helpful videos such as yours😀Thank you Thomas. You’re a pure pleasure to listen to with no “ums” or “errs” 👍
If you want to put 4 facts on the back of the flash card put a small 4 on the front so if you remember 3 of them you'll know you need to think of one more thing before you turn the card over.
It's called TinyCards - it's made by the Duolingo team and it only on iOS right now, but hopefully it'll come to Android soon! I'll show more apps in the next video.
Colors of spectrum We were taught to remember this as VIBGYOR which is more fluent and just flows smoothly like butter spread on a slice of bread as you pronounce it rather than ROY-G-BIV which breaks in between.
I found that he said more than 8 tips, so I will provide you all of them : - Make your own flashcards - Add pictures and mix them in with words - Mnemoniac devices to help associate info with words - One question for one card : avoid illusion of competence (recognition is different from recall) - Break down complex concepts into multiple simple questions - Say your answers out loud - Read your flashcards in both directions - Your flashcards are not a silver bullet : they don't work for absolutely anything - Learn first then review
I want to like this video a thousand times.Started using flash cards today and i must say this video really helped me create good ones.Thanks,new subscriber🤗
+DeezApples74 I haven't used it much because the only language I've ever studied outside of school is Japanese, which they don't have. But my friend Martin uses it every day and loves it.
I actually completely disagree with parts of this and think that you would have been much better off with the first cards you showed. Flash cards are supposed to be a way to quickly quiz yourself multiple times a day. The intent is to strip away the connections to see if you truly understand the material when quizzed in a similar fashion to how you will take your test. No connections like pictures or mnemonics, no help, nothing. This means, therefore, it is the WAY you use them that is most important: - quiz often - quiz different (creates more pathways) - back to front - front to back - trade cards - que to memory - que, then write (I would suggest this to keep people accountable to nuance) - orally - have a friend quiz you What you are suggesting is in fact a very VERY good way to study, just make your notes that way. Extremely well made video and some great points but I just think applying them to flash cards muddles what flash cards are actually good for.
I disagree with you here, adding pictures and using them as mnemonic devices like Thomas stated is really 1000 times better and easier for your brain to recall the info on the other side of the flash card, than adding words alone. Look up the picture superiority effect, it conveys that the human brain has the ability to process images and pictures far more faster than just words. I understand that you're trying to say that flashcards should be made for quick revision and testing but on the other hand I still don't understand why some people are making it hard for themselves to memorize quickly and efficiently by making "bad flashcards" and by including a ton of words in one card and by not using the way brains remember information.. Aka imagery.
Hi there ! I absolutely recommend your videos to all the students !!! 👏🥰😘💕 I’ve got a question. I am new in here and I would like to ask you how do you prepare your speech ? Are you memorizing all the text you have to say ? You speak fast and it seems that you’ve memorized everything. Have a nice week!!
Thomas, I keep coming back to your videos because they are very useful, but I do think that 1) This video could be in two parts, and 2) Can you please breathe and slow down your talking just a little bit? I always feel like you are going to pass out because you deliver huge amounts of (greatly appreciated) hints and tips, and its a little overwhelming to hear such fast speech. Just talk to us like you would to a friend in a coffee shop. :)
50 years old. Just starting college. Appreciate this info.
UncleSeth 👍 congratulation and best of luck, ur attitude s appreciable...u r d live example for others who wants to start again
study or learn some thing but due to fear what others will say, u r a great example for them again 👍
You’re dope, wish u the best.
UncleSeth good luck!!!
UncleSeth CONGRATULATIONS! I’m happy for you!
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For making flashcards:
1. Make it into your own words
2. add pictures and words
3. pneumonic devices to help associate info with a certain something
5. say answers out loud
6. study cards in both directions
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Pneumonic😂😂 thank you!!
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Hey guys! This is - in my opinion, at least - the BEST video I've ever made. Well over 20 hours went into the editing, and I also spent a day building a custom-made overhead camera rig, which made the flash card and whiteboard shots a lot better. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Hope you enjoy it :)
Definitely noticed the editing! Don't spoil us or else we'll expect this quality all the time ;). Also in your opinion are written or digital flashcards? I noticed you had both for your periodic table
I'm a huge flash card user so I really enjoyed this video. Great job and thank you!
Skateboard trick made it the best video you ever made. Pretty sure that's what put it over the top
That was an awesome video, thank you so much! The tips were really helpful and the editing was so professional, the perfectionist side of me approves everything in this video :) Thank you for always giving us quality content
what if you are studying a heavy infomation topic (such as psychology) where a fact a card is going to take way too much space
1) Add pictures to your flashcards
2) Make sure the pictures are next to words
3) Use weird Mnemonics to associate words
4) One question for one card
5) Simplify complex information
Other tips
1) Say answers out loud before revealing information
2) Study cards from both sides
3) Learn first elsewhere and then review information using flashcards
I still have problems with information overload and this has been helping. It's just staying with it which is the hard part.
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
0) make your own cards
5) break complex ideas into smaller, easier chunks
9) use flash cards for review, not learning, so learn first.
10) Spaced repetition
what do u mean weird mnemonics😁
This is really helpful! I have another tip if anyone's interested! It's to incorporate writing with flashcard studying. I like to use a white board and write out what I think the answer is before I flip the card. It helps me a lot because
A) I can't lie to myself about what I said (I tend to say "oh, yeah, I pretty much said the right answer" when it's untrue)
B) I have to stay more awake and alert in order to write things down, so I don't zone out as often
C) writing things down (especially repeatedly) has been shown to improve memory
Just figured I'd share! Thanks a ton for your videos!
Thanks, I'll try this tip for school!
I'm glad I could help!
Writing and SPEAKING the answers out loud is even better. They are active studying and can keep you engaged and awake.
Such a good idea! Thanks! :)
Great tip! Using a whiteboard is a fantastic idea.
We want more of these videos. I speak on behalf of everyone below me.
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I remember back in high school when I would literally put all my biology curriculum into Anki, made tons of cloze cards and studied them individually. I remember spending hours and hours reviewing facts and memorizing the entire biology book--- without studying them or understanding first. I was hard working--- but in the wrong way.
I remember having to review over 1000 cards just for biology, not to mention other subjects as well. Then finals came and I screwed up. Hard work in a wrong way didn't and wouldn't pay off. I could recall all the facts but could never see the connections and the underlying concepts. I screwed up so bad that those times were one of my darkest time.
Now I know better, a lot better. I wish I could have watched this video a few years earlier but hey... life goes on and I am a much more effective student now:) Guys don't make the mistake I made. Flashcards is a tool for you to review AFTER STUDYING.
great comment, thanks
I'm in my last year...thanks, this gives something to me, I don't know what it is, but it's like a good warning. Thank you, thanks a lot.
Thanks for the advise bro. Will Definitely keep in mind.
anki overdrive???
It hurts :(i can relate to it memorizing without understanding is very hard and also it is bad in long run ..i m learning now without the fear of results and I learned alot, still there is alot to learn life is too short
I always wondered why people would waste flashcards with only several bold words written on each side. the tip about the illusion of competence really helped me to understand it!
exactly!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
this has to be your best video so far when it comes to editing. i've noticed the video quality getting more professional over time, but this is just something else :D content as always super helpful!
+Lukas Guyer thanks man! Yeah I went a bit over the top with the editing on this one - it took about 25 hours.
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I'm a High School chemistry teacher and I've been showing this video (as well as your spaced learning one) to many of my classes. Hope you don't mind. The tip about recall Vs Recognition is an important tip. Keep up the great videos Tom.
Oh my God, what perfection is this?! I was LITERALLY just researching about flashcards and the best way to study effectively with them and then THIS. THANK YOU TIMES FOREVER :D
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I have no words. When i started this video i was clueless on the art of making flash cards, but you have given me hope and determination to make flashcards myself, i felt truly enlightened watching this video. How insightful.
I love this! Flashcards are my thing now(specifically Quizlet) and my tests for psychology class have gotten so much better using them! I use all your techniques except pictures on my Quizlet :) Awesome video!
just what the doctor ordered ! I''m learning Russian and tried repetition repetition repetition. All well and good. This system is an incredible asset. In fact.... I 'm gonna start making flash cards right now ! Thanks so much!
Flash cards are amazing for Anatomy! I recently started using white flash cards with colorful markers and I group similar topics into the same color. It helps me not just memorize but understand that it's a building concept. I also like to place the cards on the floor or a big flat surface and align them in order of occurring events. Anyways thank you so much for your videos they've really help me with becoming an A student in college!
I watched this video a long time ago and just re-watched it. I graduated already, but want to use this to help remember things from books I've read. I recommend Ronnie White's videos on memory as well. He's a memory champion and was able to memorize decks of cards. His tips help with remembering facts, names, and lists. Happy New Year!
Thanks pal, you helped a Brazilian business/french student. I'm really busy and i have tried new methods to learn and your channel is full of proper information and different ways to be right on the head. Moe a time thanks.
I always get excited when I see your videos. When I watch them I get a surge of inspiration to study, you make studying feel like an adventure, an exciting challenge. Keep doing what your doing Thomas! ;)
Wow, I think you covered it all with flash cards. Well done, Thomas! What's up with all those thumbs down? The "haters" are at it again. This is why some UA-camrs just turn comments off. I'm glad you left yours on, however, so that people who recognize good work (like yours) can let you know. I have been an English teacher for over 35 years, and highly recommend flash cards to memorize vocabulary. Thx again!
LOVE, your all around production value! Not to mention, easy on the eyes.
Anki is love
Anki is life
Anki relieves you of all your strife
Very true
i love anki !!!!
What about Quizlet?
TekCheetah Battlefront anki is better bc it uses spaced repetition
@@thelookingcat Anki has spaced repitation so ...
So apparently I've been making bad flash cards for years lol. I appreciate the insight on putting too much information into one card. When I would study disease processes I would run into that problem of having to recall too many things from one card.
I've found that for some things, like studying Japanese, I need multiple layers of information (for kanji I need the kanji, the pronunciation and the translation) and I've found that using digital cards (I use Anki) really helps with keeping the information as easy to study as possible.
This means that you can basically use a multi-sided card instead of just two-sided.
In my case:
kanji - pronunciation - translation
you can then study:
kanji - pronunciation
kanji - translation
translation - pronunciation
translation - kanji
pronunciation - kanji
pronunciation - translation
Of course, you can make any combination of these (I only use the first four ways, as the last 2 can be really confusing). But this you can also apply to other topics. Is the information you have really all needed at the same time? Or do you need to study different parts of it separately?
Basically, what Thomas said about 1 card -> 1 item. Split your information in useful one on one items.
+Kia Zi Shiru I'll have to check out that feature on Anki. I think it'll be better to break up the information into multiple cards.
+Kia Zi Shiru hi so i downloaded Anki about 3 weeks ago. still havent gotten aroundhow the whole thing works.. have been reading their 'how to' and FAQ but that just confuses me more. any help?
Elorm Daketsey what type of help do you need? There are many videos on UA-cam on how Anki works.
but this post explains somewhat what I said above about using cards in a way that isn't simply two sided: kialearnsjapanese.blogspot.nl/2013/05/anki-how-to-set-it-up-to-learn-japanese.html
+Kia Zi Shiru how to basically use it to make and study flashcards..without it being so tech-y
like a "Anki for Dummies" thing..🙈
You are correct. I am 64 and taking medical terminology. I just keep going over and over my flashcards (that do have pictures). It is working wonderfully.
Chemistry. “The elements of good flash cards.” Genius.
6:17 I agree with you, sometimes I can remember one side really well, but I fail to recall the front side, illusion of competence!
(don't mind my grammar)i have prepared using flash cards.absolutely brilliant technique for revisions(reduced my revision time by upto 90% as exams neared.i learnt one thing about using them.please tell me if any of you guys are using it the same way too.i study one chapter and then learn it , then revisit the chapter, let's say 1 day later and there will be things that i will not be able to recall.i'll focus on these things(along again revising the rest of the chapter) and learn them properly again.after about 3 days, i'll pick up the chapter again and there will still be things i won't be able to recall.now, only for these things i'll make flash cards.
i have seen that if i only revise these flash cards properly let's say twice more, then in future revisions(of the whole chapter) i am able to recall everything inside the chapter.so i end up reducing the number of flashcards i make by about 90% and use this tool for placing missing bricks in a wall rather than for making the wall itself.
My high school biology teacher told me to study like this, and it truly helped me ^_^
I was procrastinating and looking for revision techniques, and started wondering if i was using flash cards properly seeing as they're my go to. It was on mind... and at night i see a notification from youtube that this video was uploaded. How weird is that. Thanks for this it was so helpful and came at the right time!
When you know your good flashcard is his bad flashcard...
*im gonna pretend i didn't see that*
I got you 😂😂😂
I´m from Brazil and I´m learning English. I´m using the App Anki that help me with Frase Verbs, words, expressions, and so on. This App is a Flash Card and it is very effective. Thank´s Thomas!
This video really was awesome! I can tell a lot of work went into it. This is why I love watching you.
Namaste 🙏🏼
I hadn't attended 2 years exams. Had 48 subjects with various chapters & just 2 months. I used your exam prep suggestions. Cleared ALL subjects with high marks. So, heartfelt Dhanyāsmi 🙏
You've really stepped up your game (in all aspects) in this video, Tom. I was very engaged the whole way through. Extemely professionally done (noticeably awesome editing - stunning graphics and visuals, and I did indeed notice the clarity/lack of glare in the whiteboard shots - the custom-made rig paid off!), with the perfect amount of the characteristic 'Tom-humour' weaved into the very well-put information. Keep up the great work; I've been following your stuff for a while, and am always impressed at your efforts and, especially in this video, your growth as a creator.
Thanks so much! It's awesome to get feedback like this :)
:) You deserve it!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I really like how you pointed out the difference between recognition and recalling with regards to flashcards. I had a very vague idea of it, which is why I tend to be obsessive about studying flashcards, but this really helped me understand it better.
Thomas,I get the concept and it sounds great for small items as mentioned. How do you handle Run on definitions with multiple parts?
Example:
COMSEC equipment Equipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process. COMSEC equipment includes crypto-equipment, crypto-ancillary equipment, crypto-production equipment, and authentication equipment.
The quality of this video is RIDICULOUSLY amazing. Great job Thomas, I look forward to the next one.
the best definition and explanation of using flash cards, thank you
SUPER helpful thank you so much for this video! I'm 54yo getting my masters and finally learning how to study more effectively thanks to this video. I will be sharing this with both my college kids so they can start off the right way. Makes so much sense why I was not retaining the information on my overwhelming (every corner had info!!) flashcards. Thanks for all you do!!!
great editing bro. especially with the audio effects on the transitions. Keep up the great work, hopefully folks will understand how dedicated you are to spend 20 hr of your time to motive us.
I've started A levels and your videos are SO HELPFUL, LIKE LITERALLY THE MOST HELPFUL ON UA-cam
I always thought that flash cards don't work, at least for me. Turns out that I've been making bad flash cards and the prove is that I still remember the mg ( more goulash) - magnesium till now lol. I think I'll start working with them again. Can't wait till the next video
I don’t even know how many times your videos helped me in my school/study life.. but it’s a lottttttt
46 year old going back to college and I think that other than the teacher I am the oldest person in the class and feel out of place.
Congratulations, you're such a great youtuber. The world needs more of this type of content. Thank you!!
Such high quality videos! I really appreciate the work and effort you put in. Thank you
I hate you. It's impossible to watch your video once. I usually watch each one 12 times. This one is clear, simple, practical and well done. It's a pleasure to watch it. And your speech is sweetly plain. One can feel the happiness and love you spread by doing this job. Congratulation. LOVE, LIVE, LEARN n LAUGH MAC
Very good tips !! Active Recall is key 🔑🔑🔑
The advice you gave about incorporating pictures to help with memorization has been a winner! I started using that method towards teaching my youngest son his Latin vocab words. He's remembering them a lot quicker now and finds my crazy drawings rather entertaining. Win!!
This video is really well put together and super helpful! I love all your videos, but especially this one since flashcards are a big part of studying for me. Thanks for making this channel!
The first flight was done by the Brazilian Santos Dumont three years of that fraud done by the brothers who used their catapult. Some of you reading here would be surprised but that is the truth. Ask NASA and entire European Union. Santos DUMONT is the inventor of the airplane. Get over American friends.
I've been making flash cards wrong for so long. I wish I had found this channel sooner. It's honestly so helpful now.
It would be great to know your ideas on mind mapping.
I didn't know the video quality of yours could get any higher--- until this one. AMAZING editing, sound, great content. You are a gift the all students. I really really enjoyed this video! Hanzo lol
The lesson of LEARNING BEFORE REVIEWING hit me the hard way. I failed two entrance exams because of this mistake. It nearly cost my entire career. GUYS, TRUST HIM. He is the expert on studying skills and tips.
Thomas, if you are reading this, I just want to say THANK YOU for all the videos and hard work you put into making these videos. I believe a lot of students, myself included, have benefited TREMENDOUSLY and you've changed lives, at least my life. So thank you:)
got my yr 9 end of year exams thx this helped xx
Your channel is incredible, honestly one of the best on UA-cam, the research you do really shines through!
Great video, and some awesome tip. Just in time for my classes going back!
I subbed to to your channel as it is awesome
Omg I 💖💖💖💖you huge fan
Great information! Thanks! If anyone else is struggling with taking notes or with absorbing info. at this speed, click the settings icon (gear symbol) at the bottom and choose "Playback Speed." You can slow playback down to take notes more easily.
Watching your videos not only made my studying habits better but also approved my english.
Thanks for sharing all these info and tips with us😄
"Also *approved* my eglish"
*curb your enthusiasm theme plays*
I wasn't gonna watch this yet cause school doesn't start for another month but I'm happy I did! great tips, thanks!!
Yeah - probably around the 20th hour of editing this, I started thinking about how it would've been better to publish it sometime in September... but oh well. Can't optimize for everything!
I love this video and the tips! Just subscribed! Ps; the first airplane was actually Santo Dumont's, the 14-bis in São Paulo Brazil.
Glad you liked it!
So I've gotta geek out here for a second. The Dumont/Wright debate can get complicated quickly, but the Wrights did achieve powered, human-carrying, heavier-than-air flight three years before Dumont. A lot of people say Dumont was first, though, because the Wrights used a launching track on their recorded early flights whereas Dumont's plane had wheels.
That being said, I didn't even know about Dumont until someone else left a similar comment on this video, and I wish I had learned about him in school.
Some more interesting info here: www.quora.com/It-is-commonly-claimed-that-the-Wright-brothers-invented-aircraft-however-it-has-also-been-claimed-that-Santos-Dumont-did-Who-invented-the-first-aircraft/answer/Matt-Conway-3
I think it can be misleading to get hung up on who was "first" to do or invent things in many cases. Part of why science is so interesting is how so many people end up independently discovering things around the same time - it shows that we collectively move forward as a society through communication.
Additionally, each person who discovers something utilizes the contributions of others, and in many cases the "original inventor" is someone who simply found the right combination of factors that other people had done far, far more work to hone and perfect. It's really easy to fiddle with where the goal posts are for defining an achievement ("airplane" has been defined as first flight, first powered flight, and first powered controllable flight), which results in not enough recognition being given to many of the people who helped bring something into the world.
Oops, my bad! But thank you so much for the clarification (:
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Thomas, your hardwork was worth it. Actually, I was about to comment on the great audio/visual clarity and editing when I saw your post about putting 20 hours into it. On top of that, I've been looking for a good video about flashcards and this is the best one I've found. Subscribed. Keep up the great work!
Thanks... all your hard work is appreciated. ;)
Thank you SOO much! My friend suggested this video to me. “Have you watched Thomas Frank?” She asked. I was like 😒 “who the what now?” She was so shocked 🤯 “OMG he is so helpful...” when she told me the details I was so upset that I haven’t watched your video! Thank you SOO much (Ik i’m just super excited!) The flash cards are working for me, my whole study group uses them!
please review all the points at the end because it seems to be difficult to remember the points
Amazing! Your videos are getting better and better! The visual aids that you use are awesome!
Very, very good editing and overall video!!! Great work :)
Ill be at my 3rd year in my college and I've always wanted to try the flashcard method but never got how to actually do it ... you make sence for me so ill try it out !
Your girlfriend's amethyst drawing is awesome :D
I graduated in 2015 when I was 51. When I took an Art History course, the final exam was going to be simply 50+ pictures of art objects and we had to write who made it, what its name was, what period it was from, etc. I went to the local Kinko's and copied all the possible art objects we'd covered in class and shrunk them down into uniform sizes and printed the info for each on the opposite side (tedious, yes). After going through them several times, I focused on the dozen I was having trouble with and figured out "tricks" to help me remember them. Like the mnemonic devices you mentioned sort of....I would find something in the picture that would remind me of the exact info I was having trouble remembering. I made duplicate sets and sold them to classmates for $5, just as a little business enterprise. I got a 100 on the exam. Yours was a great presentation ! I needed a little refresher...I'm making flash cards for studying for insurance agent exams. Argh.
That Overwatch reference tho.😃
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Dude your videos are fantastic. Not only is the presentation great and the information concise and useful, but that longboard switch and Hanzo main burn were amazing 😂😂
Thanks! Funnily enough I'm actually quite bad at riding switch, so I had to practice that trick a few times before we could film it :P
+Thomas Frank lol same I'm awful at riding switch, I can't even do that jump turn anymore I just act like I'll never need to learn
***** it's like learning all over again! Protip: When you're learning that jump trick, start in switch. It's so much less scary to land in the position you're comfortable in.
I study veterinary medicine, so I usualy go
Learn once -> Review notes -> Flashcards -> Explain Like I'm 5 (with my blackboard) -> Test it
Usually at the end I stick with the last 3, unless I have trouble with a concept, then I ask or read until it's understood, then again.
Very good video! Only that for Clinical Pathology and subjects like that there are a lot of things you gotta know that are linked to one thing... for example the fact that Cocker Spaniels are predisposed to immunomediated anemia, and you have to link that with a leukogram, hemogram, etc, etc. etc.
Right now I am thinking how can I do flashcards that help me with this. What would be a good methology.
Thanks.
Julio Vera You could use mind maps to link ideas together
Ps I found your name and videos via Daria from Real Russian Club whose friend also does language videos. Being a dinosaur when it comes to IT, just working out how to find suitable resources is challenging but on that journey, I find other really helpful videos such as yours😀Thank you Thomas. You’re a pure pleasure to listen to with no “ums” or “errs” 👍
I’m in grade 9 and I have 265 flash cards for science 😭
Think it in other way: you'll have 265 more knowledge!
Wait until yr 11. You'll have 500+ flashcards per individual science
Tᴏɴʏ Tσиу Cнopper that's not the point of flash cards. You need to shorten everything
Henry Jones the teacher made us do flashcards anyways I passed the exam and got the highest mark 😂
Tᴏɴʏ Tσиу Cнopper Well done~! 😊💕✨
Loved how you explained what we do wrong ,clearly & explained why we get false confidence this way.
If you want to put 4 facts on the back of the flash card put a small 4 on the front so if you remember 3 of them you'll know you need to think of one more thing before you turn the card over.
Thanks for this excellent video.
What app did he use to put the image on the flashcards?
It's called TinyCards - it's made by the Duolingo team and it only on iOS right now, but hopefully it'll come to Android soon! I'll show more apps in the next video.
Thank you. I haven’t used flash cards for 20 years so I needed this review for something I am working towards. Great info! Nice editing as well!
I would have to do 500 flash cards like that for studying just one of my exams .
this is common practice tbh (but I cannot speak from expierence - I just started using flashcards)
di it then !!!!!!!! it's the best way for success
@Jo Hawke congrats :) I will always have tones of respect for hard workers like you .
Your videos are so good and your voice is so clear, very good tips! Thanks!
You might want to look at "The Study Game" by Laia Hanau.
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We were taught to remember this as VIBGYOR which is more fluent and just flows smoothly like butter spread on a slice of bread as you pronounce it rather than ROY-G-BIV which breaks in between.
That whiteboard shot feels like a asap science video
Their videos are the benchmark I've always held my whiteboard shots to :)
+Thomas Frank well it looks great. I have been pleased to see your improvement over your videos. Keep it up!
You are amazing!!!, I have never realized that I was doing so much recognition than recall, and thank you so much for showing your Flash cards : )
how did you not take chemistry, its a science! you americans are too lucky. any science is never an option with us.
what do you do with that science? what would be the use of learning the basis of all the basic sciences in your future life?
@@quaerenz nothing much actually. it's just a compulsory subject in the UK curriculum
We Indians learn almost every topic in this planet which literally has no use whatsoever for your daily life
You have to do all three sciences until year 11 😢😢
@@David-wf1er true ....
I found that he said more than 8 tips, so I will provide you all of them :
- Make your own flashcards
- Add pictures and mix them in with words
- Mnemoniac devices to help associate info with words
- One question for one card : avoid illusion of competence (recognition is different from recall)
- Break down complex concepts into multiple simple questions
- Say your answers out loud
- Read your flashcards in both directions
- Your flashcards are not a silver bullet : they don't work for absolutely anything
- Learn first then review
Tnx ...😄😄
HAHAHA - good thing I have to study the periodic table til tomorrow :)
Lina Langemark hi fellow top fan
I want to like this video a thousand times.Started using flash cards today and i must say this video really helped me create good ones.Thanks,new subscriber🤗
8:13 onwards he started sounding like a rapper.
Lol yeah I noticed that too 🤣
Thanks Thomas! Gonna try this. Video is 10 over 10.
DO A FILMING/EDITING TUTORIAL PLEEEAASEE!! 😩
A 38-year-old mother, going back to clinical dentistry. Need to give my exams...this is very helpful. THANK YOU.
Yey, Tinycards! BTW what do you think of Duolingo?
+DeezApples74 I haven't used it much because the only language I've ever studied outside of school is Japanese, which they don't have. But my friend Martin uses it every day and loves it.
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Thomas Frank You could try Duolingo in Japanese and 'learn' English. All the questions are in Japanese but the answers are easy!
Eoghan Champkin well unless you can read kanji fairly well it will be hard to do the language in reverse.
if i am allo0wed to give my opinion,it is one of the best learning tool so far ,in my opinion from my experience
I am using your videos in my Study skills class for middle school. Well done.
I actually completely disagree with parts of this and think that you would have been much better off with the first cards you showed.
Flash cards are supposed to be a way to quickly quiz yourself multiple times a day. The intent is to strip away the connections to see if you truly understand the material when quizzed in a similar fashion to how you will take your test. No connections like pictures or mnemonics, no help, nothing. This means, therefore, it is the WAY you use them that is most important:
- quiz often
- quiz different (creates more pathways)
- back to front
- front to back
- trade cards
- que to memory
- que, then write (I would suggest this to keep people accountable to nuance)
- orally
- have a friend quiz you
What you are suggesting is in fact a very VERY good way to study, just make your notes that way.
Extremely well made video and some great points but I just think applying them to flash cards muddles what flash cards are actually good for.
I disagree with you here, adding pictures and using them as mnemonic devices like Thomas stated is really 1000 times better and easier for your brain to recall the info on the other side of the flash card, than adding words alone. Look up the picture superiority effect, it conveys that the human brain has the ability to process images and pictures far more faster than just words. I understand that you're trying to say that flashcards should be made for quick revision and testing but on the other hand I still don't understand why some people are making it hard for themselves to memorize quickly and efficiently by making "bad flashcards" and by including a ton of words in one card and by not using the way brains remember information.. Aka imagery.
Hi there ! I absolutely recommend your videos to all the students !!! 👏🥰😘💕 I’ve got a question. I am new in here and I would like to ask you how do you prepare your speech ? Are you memorizing all the text you have to say ? You speak fast and it seems that you’ve memorized everything. Have a nice week!!
I wish you were on my “flash” card. Heh 😏
Yeah I’m pretty pleased with myself
This video is so good that I watched this months ago but the "flashcard principles" still keeps popping on my mind...talk about recall! Thanks!
Thomas, I keep coming back to your videos because they are very useful, but I do think that 1) This video could be in two parts, and 2) Can you please breathe and slow down your talking just a little bit? I always feel like you are going to pass out because you deliver huge amounts of (greatly appreciated) hints and tips, and its a little overwhelming to hear such fast speech. Just talk to us like you would to a friend in a coffee shop. :)
I'm glad of being in your newsletter list, excellent tips. Thanks.
Mneomic device
Make it silly
1 card, 1 ?/method
Utter outloud
Both ><
Situational, learn b4 review
Write it, b4 u commit it