Flashcards are often used by students when they want to remember facts (knowledge).

Students have a habit, however, of revising their favourite topics. Anki is a program that will allow you make your own ashcards using a spaced repetition system. This means that the system knows which information you are

nding hard to remember and tests you on these cards more often. You can download this program from https://apps.ankiweb.net/.

When making the ashcards it is important to use images and key concepts only and do not try to t as much information as possible onto each card. Less is denitely more when trying to commit information to memory. You can make ashcards that help remember individual studies, theories or even essay plans. A ashcard with the word “PREJUDICE” on one side and four images on the reverse that correspond to related studies, concepts or arguments will really challenge the memory and facilitate learning.

Try making ashcards for a topic that you nd challenging.