Be specific!? How do Y-O-U study ideas like Parts to Whole concepts? Terminology? Story comprehension? Math?

Question

Most teachers do not teach kids HOW to study, they just give kids terminology (as an ex) and send them home saying,"Study for Friday's test." Most kids study instinctively. Others, now adults, have had to develop compensatory skills (tricks to get the job done that work for them). I was one such student. So, to the instinctive student I ask you to reflect on HOW you "study" and to the student who developed compensations, I ask what worked for you?

Previously, the best response I got was:
Read the questions 1st! Then write down every bold print title and the italicized words and their def. for the next days lessons. Then read that portion of the text. When reading for comprehension in a library book write down the characters as they show up and tell who they are in relation to the main character. Write down places,cities,year,century,etc... When you finish reading for the time period, read over your notes and put the notes with the book or put in a certain section in your notebook

Answer 1

How-to-study.com
I used this with my ninth graders last year. Another thing you should do is find out your learning style--visual, auditory, tactile (hands on). There are many sites you can go to and do a test to find out which you are. Each learning style has different methods to use to help you study and learning the material.

Answer 2

I think I'm one of the instinctive studiers you mentioned. I generally just read things through until I'm familiar with them and then, I don't know how to explain, it's like there's this clicking feeling where I've fully embraced and understand the concept, like I'm at peace with it and then I move on to something else. I don't really take notes because I noticed early on that highlighting and writing just slows down my thought process.

Usually with anything that involves a lot of math, I go over the formulas a lot, and figure out why the formulas is the way it is. Then I wait for the clicking feeling. And with things that are mostly reading I just do it, examine the word etymology for vocabulary and go over the questions at the end of the chapter. Every now and then, when there's a process (like Kreb's cycle or cell replication) that I know I'll need later, I draw it out.

Answer 3

Actually...I have been quite blessed when it comes to studying because I really don't have to. I find that if I go to class everyday and take notes that usually I just reread my notes right before the test and I'm good to go. However..some classes that involve several things I have read...I have to go back and write which author goes with which story and a brief summary of what it was about or rewrite the notes about the story
classes such as history where there are too many names/dates I like to make up little sayings like...Hernan Cortés only dates girls between ages 15-21..1521..the year he arrived to Mexico.
I'm a Spanish major so as far as any grammar/vocab...I don't have to study..it's something you just go to class and you're set. I believe it is the same with math