Hey, /sci/ I've heard many ways on the most effective ways

>>8747632

Learn all the keywords definitions by heart (Meaning you repeat it until it sticks, just like lyrics).
Then its just a matter of regrouping and rearranging those keywords in most of the material.

>>8747632
>but my information retention is still lackluster.

Try a subject that you are genuinely interested in.

A common aspect of intellegent people is that they choose a favourit subject and constantly turn it over in their head until they reach a high level of attainment in it.

Most people choose maths.
However because of a misshap involving chemical X, i chose debating instead.

>>8747662
Thanks I'll definitely give that a shot

>>8747632
Stop googling things that you can't remember.

There's been some research that suggests that this has a negative effect on memory retention. I'd go find the studies but I can't be arsed, I think Huff Post did an "article" on it.

>>8748014
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/15/health/15memory.html