Peer Review Assignment

Challenge

I have recently graduated from school. I am a commerce student and  thus had to study subjects like economics, business studies and  accountancy. I am very poor at remembering and so I used to suffer  while studying theory subjects. Business studies is purely a theory  subject. Remembering and relating various procedures and steps that  we had to study in our course was a task for me.

Selection

Mind Mapping is a useful technique that supports learning, improves  information recording, shows how different facts and ideas are related,  and enhances creative problem solving. It makes information easier to  remember, as it's held in a format that our minds find easy to recall and  quick to review. It is a quicker method to retain information for longer.

Application

Since understanding , relating and memorising concept in business  studies was very tough for me I adapted the “mind mapping  technique”. This technique helped me summarise the whole chapter  into one page and also helped to understand the concepts in a better  way. This practice also helped me retain the information for longer.

Insight

Since I was able to summarise the chapter into one page,  it made  revision easy before exams. I performed better in exams because of this  tool. Using Mind Maps can help to bypass the usual panic instinct of the  brain when confronted with a problem to solve. Instead of ‘forcing’ my  mind to come up with a solution, which can result in stress, Mind  Mapping opens up possibilities and calms me.

Approach

When I Mind Map for problem solving, I instantly gain more clarity, so I  can find answers more easily. I am able to view the problem as a  positive challenge and an opportunity to show off my creative skills. I  found this technique very useful and intend to make full utilisation of it in  the future challenges that I face.

