I need help in school.I DONT GET IT!!!?

Question

In school i try to focus on the things i need to do.I pay attention in class(most of the time).I do all the assiments im given.But when it comes for the time for a test i have a heard time remembering the metarials.And thats when my grades go down.Can someone give me some help for when it comes to tests.THANK YOU

Answer 1

You know what always used to work for me in high school when I went to take tests was making up acronyms or stories for my material.

If I was testing on say, the planets in order of their relativety to the sun.. I would make up a song to it that would help me remember.

If I needed to remember the first couple elements in the periodic table, I would make up an acronym..

Hannah (Hydrogen)
LIkes (Lithium)
NAthan (Sodium)
King (Pottasium)

Also, making vivid images in your mind will help. If you have to remember that Julius Caesar was killed by his best friend Brutus, picture a man with a sword and a huge B on his chest (like Superman). The man has half of a best friend's heart necklace and Caesar has the other one.

You see what I mean? Now, I realize that these tips don't work for every subject matter. Sometimes you just have to study hard. Test yourself, or have someone else review the material with you. Don't crash the night before, either. That will only hurt you.

You just have to use your imagination. Make CONNECTIONS with your material to what you know, feel or like. If you like skateboarding, you can connect almost anything with it. If music is your thing, make a song out of your lessons.

You can do it! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Try to think tests are just another assignment you have to do but at school. When you´re at home after school, try to think of all the things you have studied to check that you were paying hard attention. If you don´t get to remember your classes, then that means that you weren´t listening to your teachers properly. My advice is that you pay real attention in your classes, take the necessary notes, read them at home and add the things you remember and if you see that there´s something you didn´t understand you will have plenty of time to ask your teacher or a classmate ; this way you won´t have any trouble in your tests. Trust yourself! Good luck!

Answer 3

i am a teacher who has some students in the same boat as you. We do mental "triggers" like for example: the 26th amendmenment gave 18 yr olds the right to vote at 18.26 - 8 is 18.thats a trigger. You may have test anxiety . if so, (I know this will seem wierd) sing your answers to a tune you know, repeatedly. I learned prepositions to Jesus loves ME at age 12 and I can still sing them at 55 yr old.Relate the response to a scene or something you can relate to on a persomal level. Read the questions or text and sing it till your'e lips are dry or use the mental trigger method. Good luck, work hard and I'm sure your grades will redlect your effort.

Answer 4

hi,ok well tests come alot from paying attention in class and during your assignments so if you do that and your real smart like me you should do fine if you are an average student and require studying then study the week you know the test is for 10 to 15 minutes a night then chewing gum actually helps when testing

Answer 5

I am an auditory learner, so I remember things better when I hear them, rather than just see them written down (in a book or on a screen or whatever). In college, I would have my boyfriend read sections of my textbooks out loud to me. That seemed to help.

It also helps to try and relate the information to things you already know. We're more likely to remember things that matter to us, or that are connected to things we already know. Discussing the information can help.

Here are some links to study tip websites. Hope they help! Good luck!

Answer 6

It depends on what type of test you are taking. Study for the test, if it's multiple choice, write out little cue cards with questions and quiz yourself until you know them all.

If it's an essay type of test, it's more difficult because you have to come up with all the information on your own, whereas with multiple choice you have the information given to you and just have to match it up. For essays, you need to practice actually recalling all of the information on your own, studying cue cards won't help because when you get to the test you won't be given a cue card to jog your memory.

Good luck. It's all about putting the work in really...

Answer 7

I have a hard time with that too. I had my psych tell me a good way of remembering stuff. Make an example of it and and attach it to something you already know. Like if it's a theory about something, think of an example to help explain it to yourself. For math, just as a many problems as you can until you know it backwards and forwards.

Answer 8

hi, try this!
give yourself a few days to study the work for the test, this will help you to retain the material. also don't put so much pressure on yourself just do your best. check out your study habits maybe that needs fine tuning, do what is comfortable, but remember just do your best!!!!

Answer 9

talk to your teachers. there are helps for this situation, you need to be open to assesments for attention defecits and learning disabilities good luck