Flashcards are a great tool for memorizing just about anything and they are simple to create. Just write a term on one side of an index card and the term's definition on the other side. Once you have a stack of them, you can quiz yourself to see which ones you know, putting the ones you knew in one pile and the ones you didn't in another pile. Even if you didn't know any of the terms before you started making the cards, you'll find that through the process of creating the cards you actually learned several of them. However, if you just stop studying as soon as you can recall all the term's definitions you'll find that after a few days of not reviewing the cards that you will have forgotten several of them. The key to really learning the information on all of your cards is to repeat the process after you've allowed some time to elapse. If the process of reviewing the flashcards is too boring or you are not motivated enough to study, you may find that making flashcards does not work for you.

StudyStack has computerized the idea of flashcards and has tried to make the process of reviewing the information more exciting. The StudyStack site generates several different activities for every set of flashcards. By giving students several options for reviewing the information, students will hopefully review the information more. Another benefit is that by reviewing the data in several different formats, you'll end up memorizing the information better as your brain makes several different connections with the data.

StudyStack will continue to create new activities using your flashcard data. If you have any suggestions, please fill out the comment form or send an email to suggestions@studystack.com.

If StudyStack does not meet your flashcard needs, maybe one of the following flashcard sites will: