Collect the questions and prepare it to return to students as a practice tool. While the tips above use good memory aids, students will also find the course material more memorable when they understand the connections between it and other aspects of their lives. Divide students into groups of 5 and have them brainstorm the most important topics of the course. Have the group rank the top ones and develop a short explanation for why they think each is important. Connect your lesson to a model of strategic thinking.
Share results with the class.
Now that the semester is close to its end, have students list applications for course material on an index card. Students may not anticipate what their strengths and weaknesses are. Each One Teach One. Have students prepare a mini-lesson taken from a list of key course concepts. These lessons could be put on video or audiotape and used for review.