how do i do better in school?

Question

i study most of the time but only for a little while becuase i hate to study nad i procrastante and i do most of all my homework but once i get into the classroom and sit down all ready to take the test i forget everthing. so i always usually fail my tests. how can i do goo on my tests?

Answer 1

You said you hate to study - there's your problem.

I know it's unpleasant, but if you're not doing well, you're going to have to study more. Try to make it fun - here are some tips:

- Make flashcards, then whenever you have a few spare minutes - on the bus, between classes, whatever - look at them, that way you learn the material slowly and don't have to sit down and cram it all at once.
- Maybe try making a game out of it - do a "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" type thing using material from your classes as the questions.
- Teach the material to your mom, dad, siblings, cat, whatever. The best way to learn stuff is to teach it to someone else.
- Get together with friends or other kids from your class (friends have a tendency to distract each other) and study. You can help each other review things, and explain to each other if you don't understand something.
- Review the material WAY ahead of time, this way, if you don't know something, you have time to go find someone (whether it's a parent, teacher, student, tutor, anyone who knows what he or she is talking about) who can help you grasp the concept.
- Try doing all of your homework on the weekends, so that you're ahead and know what's going on in class. This will also free up time during the week, so you won't have to work as hard when you're tired.
If you're having trouble with procrastination, try bribing yourself - i.e., "If I study on time and get an A on this next test, I will buy myself a huge bar of chocolate and the new MCR CD (or whatever it is you want)."
Getting good grades in classes is kind of like losing weight - everyone knows HOW to do it, but they're always looking for the easy way out... well, there is no easy way out. Good luck, I hope I've helped.

Answer 2

First off, you seem to be studying ineffectively. Waiting until the last minute and trying to "cram" rarely works. Typically you will remember the first 5 minutes and the last 5 minutes of what you studied. Try breaking study times up into 15 minute periods at LEAST once a day. The best way is to study for 15-20 minutes, take a 10 minute break and go back to studying. That way, if you do 3 sessions in a night, instead of remembering 10 minutes of material, you remember 30.

Also, different people learn in different ways. You need to experiment and find out what works for you. For me, I write the things I need to remember multiple times and I have it. Sometimes I make a powerpoint "study guide" of the information I need to know. By the time I'm finished with the study guide, I usually only need to review it once or twice.

My husband on the other hand is an audio learner. Reading and writing aren't going to do any good for him. So what he does is record his notes onto the computer and play the files back to himself while he does other things or just relaxes. He listens attentively and both the reading it aloud and the listening help.

A friend of ours makes flash cards for EVERYTHING. Everything she needs to know for a class is on a flash card. She looks them over daily and glances through them just before the test. Regularly reviewing helps her as does making them. Deciding what she needs to write on the card helps her to focus on what she needs to actually know.

One important tip is that highlighting your books is almost never a good idea. Many people read through and highlight the passage they need to know. What this does is tells your brain "I'll learn this later" since you are marking it so you can come back to it. Most people however, don't come back to it, or if they do, they do so only once. Don't highlight something you think is important, write it down. That helps to put it in your long term memory easier.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Study a little while (10-20 minutes) and ten rest (20-30 minutes). This helps yo ustudy better and is proved by scientific research. Also before a test I go through the material in quickly to make sure I know it. Lastly I ask someone to see how they thought of the test, which helps my confidence in taking the test.

Answer 4

Study not just the day before the test. Go outside, go to a park, go somewhere. If need be, do what I did when I needed to study- I got my parents to drop me off at a public library far from home, and told them they couldn't come get me for 3 hours.

There's no way to get around the procrastinating problem. You can't adopt your studying skills to it and expect the same results; you have to simply confront it. Get yourself as far away from distractions as possible, with literally nothing to do but study. Good luck

Answer 5

I would help you out, but it would be entirely hypocritical right now because I have to write a paper by 8 am tomorrow and I am still on page 3 of 8.... (and yahoo answers! **guilty**)