I have midterms coming up in two weeks. I am a freshman in HighSchool. I just need a good strategy to study for midterms and keep all the information in my head.
2007-01-05 09:49:32 · 6 answers · asked by Matt H 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Studying is never going to be fun unless you enjoy the topic. Even when you do enjoy the topic, studying can still be a bore. These are the most productive strategies:
- Don't cram (Pick a section or maybe 20 vocab words to study in one night. Spend about one hour every night studying until you know everything. Then relax and review.)
- Play review games
- Focus on the main points, rather than the little facts.
- Relate to the topic
- Make quizzes
- Ask a teacher to explain something
- Don't memorize until you understand what you are studying. There isn't a point.
- Make up a song that will help you memorize things.
- Study with friends
- Make flashcards
2007-01-05 09:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT wait until the night before. I have tried almost every studying method. This is what works for me... Although entertaining, listening to music and being online is NOT productive. Turn off all the music and go somewhere like a library where no one can distract you. Studying with a SERIOUS group of classmates, not friends who just want to gossip, works well also. If you don't understand something they can clarify and you can also quiz each other. I'm a flashcard person. If you're having to learn a lot of vocab make flashcards. Although time consuming, it helps refresh your memory. Don't cram. Your mind will only remember so much. I have a bad habit of getting tired of studying and going to sleep with all intentions of waking up early to study. That doesn't work. Just start studying early so you can do a quick review the night before and get plenty of sleep. Hope this helps and good luck!
2016-05-23 07:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, now, high school was a long time ago for me, but my method always got me pretty good marks:
Go through your class notes and make an outline out of them (using bullets), as if you were writing the material out from scratch, or writing a speech about it. This helps you organize the ideas and also summarize things down to just the very important details. In the process of deciding what are the most important points, you end up going through all the material, and in the process of organizing it on paper, you will effectively be organizing it in you head. Then, you can go over this outline a few times to really solidify things - but creating the outline is really what does the trick. Best of luck!!
2007-01-05 10:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by Heather P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Find a comfortable study area with no distractions.
2. Make a note of what you already know. (You'll be surprised at how long that list is.)
2. Take a chapter a night in each subject. Take your notes and lists of terms and go over them. If teachers pass out review sheets, highlight the relevant material in the chapter.
3. You usually find review pages at the end of each chapter, along with a list of terms/vocabulary. Make a note of what you can't do, and ask a teacher or a tutor for help.
4. Don't keep studying when you are really tired - nothing will stick.
Good luck!
2007-01-05 11:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by irish1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too am a HighSchool freshmen. But, even though this sounds really weird, I have some tips. Ok this is really weird sounding but, you don't have to tell anybody that you are using these tips.
If it is something like a list of something...Come up with some kind of memory device. Maybe use the first letter of each and create a saying.
Also come up with stupid little songs...they work!
2007-01-05 09:59:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
highschool midterms are over, it's not that your talking about it's the final exams coming up!!
2007-01-05 10:14:10 · answer #6 · answered by ツ 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋