Efficient reading of technical texts or books means that you read much faster and at the same time you can absorb more than with normal… Read More »Efficient reading of technical texts or reference books
98 percent of the population has an average reading speed of 160 to 170 words per minute, which is about the same as schoolchildren aged… Read More »The ability of quick reading
Sitting posture: The reader’s posture alone has a measurable influence on his reading speed, because someone who sits upright and with good body tension can… Read More »Factors influencing the speed of reading
Speed reading was studied by Evelyn Wood (Reading Dynamics) in the 1950s and popularized worldwide beginning in the 1960s. How best to learn speed reading… Read More »Speed reading
Try to formulate your own study tips by completing the following sentence starters: 1. When starting homework, it is better to … 2. When you… Read More »Formulate your own learning tips …
Blurting is a useful study technique in the last period before an exam. It is best to set an alarm clock depending on the scope… Read More »Blurting
As a student, you have to keep the material and your nerves, because learning-intensive subjects need good learning strategies. Studying usually demands a lot from… Read More »Learning strategies for learning-intensive subjects
Estimating results is good practice in more ways than one: Estimating requires and encourages a basic sense of scale: Is the circle one meter or… Read More »Learning tip for mathematics: Simply estimate for the first time
In mathematics, many students in higher grades are like old computers that you want to use on the Internet: They still work, but they are… Read More »Learning tip for mathematics: More mental arithmetic
Even if you follow all the study tips: There will always be phases in which you find it difficult to build up motivation. And despite… Read More »Believe in yourself
Breaks are very important when learning. Your head needs them to be able to process information, because your brain is not continuously receptive. As a… Read More »Give yourself breaks!
As idle as it may be: Without regular repetition, there will be no lasting learning success. Your brain needs repetition to store information in long-term… Read More »Study regularly
Checking your smartphone, listening to music or watching Netflix on the side – even if it’s just in passing, it can have a significant impact… Read More »Avoid distractions
If you want to be properly structured and organized, it can help to create a study plan. This is especially recommended if you generally have… Read More »Create a study plan
Good preparation also includes a structured approach. This means that you pack the topics into individual blocks and work through them instead of just learning… Read More »Learn with structure
Everyone has different strengths when it comes to learning. Some learn visually, which means they need to see things vividly in front of them. Others… Read More »Find out your learning style
An important way to increase your motivation for learning is to be aware of what you are doing it for. This doesn’t necessarily have to… Read More »Formulate a clear goal for learning
It is often the biggest problem that keeps us from learning: the lack of motivation. Because, of course, there are tens of things you would… Read More »Find your motivation
Sit down and get started – before you do that, you should prepare yourself. Because if you want to learn effectively, but then realize that… Read More »Preparation for learning
The time after the daily learning is also important, then every student should let what they have learned sink in and take at least twenty… Read More »The consolidation break after learning
In recent years, more and more female students have been required to give presentations, and in some types of schools these presentations are even part… Read More »How do I prepare a presentation?
Sebastian’s favorite subject was physics and he had become interested in it immediately when invitations for a lecture at the adult education center had been… Read More »Travel preparations for the brain
“It’s getting late,” his mother said as she poked her head into Sebastian’s room, “you have to get up early tomorrow!” “I still want to… Read More »The wizard’s study tips
Walter was just tired that day. Already in the third lesson he almost fell asleep, if his bench neighbor Barbara hadn’t pushed him. On the… Read More »Warming up the brain
Dieter had already not slept well last night, because he had to remember that he was supposed to give his big speech exercise on the… Read More »The speaker’s fear of the audience
Alfons had just eaten lunch – his favorite dish was chicken schnitzel with potato salad – and therefore even passed on the dessert his mother… Read More »The inner clock
When the teacher returned the French school work, Christopher had to wait a long time for his turn. The teacher always started with the best… Read More »Trojan Language School – The Schliemann Method
Sebastian came home from school and threw his school bag into the corner. After a long illness that forced him to stay home for almost… Read More »Management for school?
The day had started “well” for Georg! When he got on the bus to go to school, he remembered that he had forgotten his student… Read More »“No learning tip” or “Georg under the bell”
“What is the name of the capital of Bulgaria?” the teacher asked Tobias, who had prepared far too little for this geography exam. Perplexed, Tobias… Read More »Gap learning against learning gaps
When the school vacations come to an end, some will think a little anxiously about the coming school year, some will be glad that it… Read More »How do school professionals start the new school year?
When Sebastian got up from his computer, he was quite perplexed. He had spent half the afternoon looking for a page on the Internet that… Read More »Weblog – The logbook for internet surfers
“So you’ve finally decided on B – Julius Caesar – and you’re sure that money doesn’t stink according to him. Well, the right answer …”… Read More »Who will become a knowledge millionaire?
“Phew!” René murmured to his bench neighbor Barbara when the geography teacher sent him back to the rows of benches after the exam. “At least… Read More »Non vitae, sed scholae discimus!
“Please list the founding states of the Council of Europe,” the geography teacher said to Martin. He didn’t think twice and started: “Belgium, Denmark, France,… Read More »Pack the material in lumps!
Mario was anxiously awaiting the big break, while the teacher was still explaining the homework in the last minutes of the math lesson. The reason… Read More »The best exam preparation: “Watch the flowers grow!”
“The upside-down Maximilian*). … Maximilian, Mrs. Nickus and … a flying flowerpot. It was a day … like any other. … Maximilian was … in… Read More »Help your eyes to see!
While looking for a new learning tip for the “Learning School”, Werner – that’s the one on the top left – came across a pedagogical… Read More »Learning with the computer
The chemistry teacher scratched behind his right ear as usual and let his eyes wander over the heads of the 4a students, frowning. All of… Read More »Dominik’s nightmare
“Tomorrow you have your appointment at the dentist!” exclaimed the mother as she glanced into Alexander’s room before leaving. “I know!” he replied, wincing at… Read More »Fear eats up thoughts … *)
Benjamin’s gaze fell on his weekly schedule. “My God!” he groaned, “in four days I have the paper on the Visigoths and I don’t even… Read More »Hopefully I’ll find something on the Internet …
“It’s terrible,” Claudia lamented, “my memory is like a sieve. Whatever I pour into it, it just trickles through.” She can’t understand how her sister… Read More »I have a memory like a goldfish!
Today, Alexander can’t wait to finally get his English schoolwork back. Until now, he had a queasy feeling in his stomach, because his performance was… Read More »The learning poster: Advertise against mistakes!
“Dear Alexander,” the geography teacher said, “unfortunately your test was negative. But I’ll give you another chance next week and take you again orally. The… Read More »Get to the bottom of your teacher!
When learning, practicing and repeating, a lot of time is wasted by working through parts of the material that you actually already know. This waste… Read More »The learning machine
Introduction Do you know this too? You have to write an English essay by tomorrow, in a few days there is a math test, next… Read More »The Secrets of the Time Masters – Master of Time
Konrad came home from school with his head hanging. His mother knew immediately what had happened, because that day the math test was to be… Read More »“Go ahead!” or “I can do it!”
When the father opened the apartment door to his children, who were coming home late from afternoon classes, his daughter Christine greeted him with a… Read More »The student’s etiquette
It was the sixth and last lesson and Angela was staring out through the window onto the schoolyard. Already late in December, the first snowflakes… Read More »Learning while walking
Hans-Jürgen had the feeling that the letters were beginning to blur before his eyes. For half an hour now, he had been sitting in front… Read More »“Today I just can’t concentrate!”