Study tips please?

Question

Does anyone have any tips on how to study? Thanks!

Answer 1

First create a list of assignments, tests and projects that you have coming up. Get you assignments for the next day over.

Than decide which test you feel you need to study the most for. Take notes out the book, summarize your notes from class or the text, create flash cards over facts, key terms, etc. Create a game, such as Jeopardy, to help make it more fun. Study with a buddy. (This can be a great help when you are confused over something.)

Then work on projects.

If you have additional time, look the various subjects you are studying and gain more information.

I know many people believe that working on projects and doing assignments are not a form of studying, but like I tell my students, you learn when complete assignments and apply the skills.

Also, if you do not have a note taking method, apply the Cornell method of note taking. It's simply dividing the paper into three different sections. Two are vertical, and the third is horizontal (see link below). On one of the vertical sections, jot down questions. The questions come from rewording heading, sub-headings, key terms, places, and locations into questions, and the questions found in section and chapter reviews. On the second vertical side (should be bigger, to contain more information,) write down the answers to these questions. On the horizontal portion, summarize your notes. This works well for text like English, science, or history.

Another method might be to create a concept map or flow chart. This works well with reading and math.

Finally, if you’re taking notes over a novel or short story, try answering the following questions after every chapter or section:

1. Who are the major characters?
2. Who are the minor characters?
3. What is the over tone/ mood of the chapter (section)?
4. What is the plot?
5. What is the setting?
6. Do any of the characters change for the better or worse?
7. How do the minor characters contribute to the major characters?
8. What is the overall theme or meaning behind the chapter (section)?
9. How do I feel about the story after reading this section? Have my feelings change from the beginning of the story? If so, how?

Then summarize about the chapter or section.

Good luck in studying

P.S. If you keep a planner and use it to record school assignments, tests, and projects during your classes, it will help you to plan out your study time.

Answer 2

When I was in college, I would study a couple of weeks before a big test, mid-term, or exam. Nothing major, I just study for an hour, take an hour break to do whatever I usually do to relax at home, study for another hour, and just keep repeating the cycle until I get sleepy enough to sleep. All this for two weeks, and, being dyslexic, I usually end up getting low As on my tests. This can also work on huge essay papers, too. Hope this helps.