General Study

• Simple Reading Method

  • Read the material through once

  • OR listen to material on CD

  • OR do both at the same time

• Triple Repetition Method (*reinforcement learning)

  • (per chapter)

    • Read verse 1 three times

    • Read verse 2 three times

    • Read verse 3 three times

    • Read verse 4 three times

    • Read verse 5 three times

  • Read verses 1 through 5 once

    • Read verse 6 three times

    • Read verse 7 three times

    • Read verse 8 three times

    • Read verse 9 three times

    • Read verse 10 three times

  • Read verse 6 through 10 once

  • (continue this pattern to the end of the chapter)

  • Read verse 1 through ALL once

• Unique Words

  • (good knowledge of the material)

  • Use Unique Word list from spiral-bound portion or website source (link)

  • Mark the Unique Words in your scripture portion (*these are already in bold or color highlights in the spiral-bound portion)

  • Read surrounding verse and make questions using the Unique Word

  • Make flash cards with Unique Word on the front and corresponding questions on the back and drill with cards

• Pomodoro Technique

  • This is a time management technique where you spend 25 minutes studying and then take a 5 minute break and then repeat that 30-minute cycle as many times as desired. The idea is to use these intervals to maintain focus and productivity during study sessions. After completing 4 pomodoros (1h 55m), a longer break of 25 minutes is encouraged before returning to studying.

  • If you are struggling with burnout or are having trouble focusing while studying, give this technique a try!

  • Fun fact: “Pomodoro” is Italian for “tomato”.

• Study Questions from Blue book, Yellow book, or question sets quizzed on during practice

  • Study the questions in verse order

  • Mark pre-jump point on each question

  • Write your own questions from each verse

Memorization

• Memory Verses (for Reference (R), Finish the Verse (V), and Quote (Q) questions)

  • Make flash cards with reference on front and verse on the back

  • Read the verse(s)

  • Say first phrase 5 times; 2nd 5 times; 3rd 5 times

  • Say the whole thing without looking 5 times

• Large-scale (like multiple chapters)

  • Note on large-scale memorization: the According-to Specialist & “multiple-ing”

    • Memorizing Scripture allows you the opportunity to use the verse in your memory and create questions from the verse. You can do what is called a “multiple” or “multiple-ing” and recite all of the questions from a verse you’ve memorized and which you would like to answer in a given order, and then you can answer each question in order. Why would you do this? It can be a major advantage if you are given the verse reference of the question early on in the question. This is exactly what the most competitive quizzers do with According-to questions. However, if you add any erroneous information before giving the correct answer, you will be counted incorrect. Or if you answer questions out of order, only the questions answered in order can be counted. Take into account that you still only have 30 seconds to recite the questions and answers on such a pre-jump. A quizmaster may quick-call once the correct question and answer are provided. Take into account that there are always 4 According-to questions in a 20-question quiz round. It takes 4 correct answers to quiz out per round. You could in theory (and this has been done consistently before by some quizzers) jump on all 4 According-to questions and get them correct every round if there are no other “According-to specialists” (this is what quizzers who do this are called) and you will be able to quiz-out very often. This is the most advanced technique in quizzing. If you are able to do this, you will do very well in quizzing.

  • “Chunk and Grid”: article & video from Bible Memory Goal (link)