Does anyone know how the best way to study?

Question

the effective ways to take notes, understand and remember something for a long time.

Answer 1

1. How to take notes

Use whatever note-taking form works best for you, but always take notes when your teacher is talking to you. Taking good notes is a way to remember what your teacher thinks is important. Good notes will help you learn your subject, prepare for the next day's class, and do well on tests.

To take good notes, make sure you have pencils or pens and a notebook ready when you first get to class. Make sure your pencils are sharpened and your paper is ready when your teacher begins to talk. You might miss important things when you are getting your supplies ready.

-Outline form - uses an outline to organize material
-Bubble notes - list form, with important items circled or bubbled.


2. How to tell what is important

- Note openers

Most teachers will begin their lectures by telling you what they are going to tell you. Any good speaker knows this rule of thumb: "Begin by telling them what you are going to tell them, then tell them. Then end by telling them what you told them." Teachers especially follow this rule. You can really win by writing down the first bit of what your teacher says. If your teacher begins by saying, "Today we are going to talk about nouns," write down "nouns" and keep it in mind as you listen. Pretend you are making a drawing or a map. You are translating the map that is in your teacher's mind to the paper in front of you.

- Important Things

Note the things your teacher thinks are most important. Most teachers will give you hints about what is really important. They may be very blunt by saying things like "this will be on the test!" or "make sure you get this!" Some teachers will be a little less obvious about it. They may say the same thing twice, in exactly the same words, or they may repeat it using different words. Watch your teacher’s body language...that's what he or she is saying without words. If your teacher is waving his or her arms around while making a point, it's probably important.

- Use visual aids

Draw stars, underline or draw arrows to call your attention to things that are important. You may want to use colored pens, a highlighter, or draw squiggly lines. Do whatever works for you.

- Catch key words

You're not a human tape recorder! Don't try to copy down every word your teacher says. Just get the main points and make sure you are listening and understanding. If things aren't making sense, ask questions. If you don't get it, chances are, neither does anyone else, they're just too scared to ask.

- Ask to borrow notes when you miss class

Borrow notes from someone who takes good notes when you are absent. You'll be glad you did.


Good luck with your studies!
~Tia~

Answer 2

u shd better try this:
1. choose a time of day when u feel more comfortable to study and can remember more things.I used to wake up at 4:am daily when i was at high sch,though my freinds used to study till late night

2. if u can't remember things easily then learn by writing it again and again.It really helps.

3. Eat healthy food and do little bit of excercise daily.

4.Revise things u have already learned daily.u can do this by getting up one hour before u usually do on sch days or in a bus

5. alwys take notes,note down wht ur teacher teaches u in class and alwys have a look at ur notes while u go through the book.

6. ur notes shd be compact and make diagrams which ur teacher makes while explaining .it will really help a lot.write short statements and number them. don't create paragraphs.

hope this will help u

Answer 3

You need to listen during discussions. Try to assess yourself at the end of the day whether you really understand the topics discussed or not. If not, you need to exert an extra effort to get a full understanding...ask your classmates or teachers, make a research or re-read your book.
Normally, topics in a certain subject are inter-related. Thus, if you can't understand what was discussed previously, then there is a tendency you can't get the whole picture for the subsequent topics. Having a good understanding on a certain subject makes you remember it for a long period of time.

Answer 4

You have to learn to develop memory tricks, but here is how I used to study -

I'm serious here.

Go to a loud place - a club, for example, where there is lots of people. Go there to study, take your books and your notes, whatever you are using. Now - just sit there, and study - you will be forced to drown out everything else around you and concentrate - your mind won't wander because it won't be craving external stimulus - there will be enough from the loud crowded place you are in. This effort at concentration, will force you to concentrate on what you are studying, and you will learn more and faster. Also, draw pictures to describe what you are studying about - if you are studying the human body, draw the human body in your notebook, for example.

I got myself through six months of tech school like this in the Air Force, and then college after that. Call me crazy, but it worked very well for me.

Answer 5

The best way to study is to first read all the written matter and than write that matter on a piece of paper. And than see how many mistake you have made. While reading you should read it twice or thrice and then understanding all the matter you have read. While doing so you should understand all the concept you have read.

Answer 6

ask the experts and who has been successful in your field of study that which source is the best for your studying ! the next step is to study calm and understand the details , then taking some tests periodically is helpful ; you can use reviewing flash cards too , find the others steps yourself ;) good luck!

Answer 7

the effective way to take notes, hmmmm....
well, actually, it really depends on the student what will he do. well, to share my habits in taking notes, here they are:
~jot down the important notes and things to remember.
~when using a reference book, just write down the important ones.

in understanding,
~just listen very carefully to what the speaker says.

and lastly, in remembering something,
~you should better right it down in a small notebook ar diary to help you remember things better.

i hope this helps you, good luck!!!

Answer 8

First, you have to ask your teacher of anything you didn't understand at school, then you must do your homeworks and revise your lessons. Devide your time so that you make a time for watching Tv, a time for taking a rest and a time for revising your lessons and doing your homeworks.
You may also learn in a teacher's house courses as we do in my country : Algeria

Answer 9

Well divide your notes into two pages...

When you hear something you think you need to remember.

Like, "George Washington chopped down a cherry tree".

Right on the left of the paper...

What did George Washington chop down?

On the right write, "Cherry Tree".

This will require you to interact with the material, rather than just reading it passively

Answer 10

You could try "teaching" the material to yourself or tutoring someone with this subject. This enables you to learn more than you have understood before.