how do you make stuying fun?

Question

i really want to get striaght A's, but i haven't been motivated.
it just so boring and i always put it off til last minute. i need soe advice on how to get good study habbits and how to make it "fun".

Answer 1

Use fun websites like MySpace, or this one to study.

For instance I use MySpace when studying my vocab, whenever I post a bulletin I make sure I use my vocabulary words in them. :]

Answer 2

Its all about balance and time management - use a mixed set of techniques and an over-ridding goal. Write a life statement of what you want to be - use objects that are tied to your grades - and rewards - small items you do for yourself when you reach complete the object - getting a high score on a test- purchase something that you like but also moves you closure toward you life goal - another thing form a study groups - where you work to support each other - learn to use different locations to study - not just libraries, but coffee shops - have each member present a new or different technique which the used successfully - memory cards, essay format on-line source - ultimately as to do little proactive things you find you have better time management and with the rewards of good grades come an improvement of self-efficacy

Answer 3

First of all, studying isn't "fun", like watching Seinfeld or playing Nintendo. If this is what you're looking for, you won't find it, and you won't get straight As. What you should look for is that it is "fulfilling", giving you a sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction. Studying something you're not really interested in will be boring, but there are a few tricks to make it less so. First, try to figure out what the text is trying to tell you, between the lines. Try to think of how it may relate to something you do in your everyday life. If you're studying history, and it doesn't really float your boat, try to imagine what it would be to live during the period you're studying, or how the occurences have affected how we live today. If you're studying math (reluctantly), understand that it is just another language to express ideas with numbers, just like English expresses ideas with letters (as words). Understand that an airliner, before even the first small parts are made, is one (or more) huge book full of numbers, equations, measurements, etc. It explains to the technicians how the engineers want things made. It couldn't be done with words - they are not specific enough, and would actually take too long. Finally, you must simply discipline yourself to set an adequate amount of time aside each day to get things done. It doesn't have to all be done at one sitting. I would do the things I liked least, first - and then do the things I was more interested in afterwards, sort of like rewarding myself for my new-found discipline. You should also verbalize to yourself some goal that you want to achieve with each course, so that when you sit down and open the book, you won't have that "when-will-this-ever-be-over" feeling. For more motivation, pay attention to what your fellow classmates say in class, and be determined to figure out whether they are getting as much out of the homeword as you are. BE JUDGEMENTAL!!! The Yahoo (no pun intended) who ever said "don't be judgemental" was an idiot. If you're not judgemental you will never learn anything, and will be a sheep for the rest of your life. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

You need to realize that studying now is gonna benefit your tomorrow. I know it sucks and there is so many other things youd love to do besides pop open the book and do the damn thang... but I'd suggest go get a learn how to study book an learn some tips out of them.

Something I do is study in groups or, make it fun by writing it on colorful note cards and with colorful pens. Its just something that can sort of occupy me and teach me at the same time.

Answer 5

You need to start with your spelling sweetie. If you're not a pro at spelling then use your speller check. Pretty soon you will be spelling like a pro after so many corrections. As for studying being boring.... it's best to buckle down and study now no matter how boring it may be, then you will be able to have fun later. Other wise, you will never be a strait A student, and you will not have the knowledge needed to pursue a decent job when and if you do finish school. The first lesson is "Persistence". Like the chore or not, keep at it until your goal is met.

Answer 6

just tell yourself to sit down and study, maybe listen to some music to help you concentrate, but turn the tv off. Right out flashcards, like ask a question and then on the other side right the answer, or something and while you study work out and read the flashcards. This is what i do: i do sit ups and while im doing sit ups i read the flash cards, or if im doing pushups i put my review sheet or w.e it is on the floor and read it. I dont get bored and i study and work out at the same time. Hope i helped.

Answer 7

Try study groups or if you remember the the game show "password", have answers folded in piceces of paper. For an example, if you pick up a piece of paper that says "United States", you may tell your partner "fifty". Hoping you'll get the response "United States".
Try to make it a little fun, while being serious about studying also.

Answer 8

Well, firstly, you can try to relate all the concepts you learn in class to real life, this will also help with your understanding of what you're learning.
Another thing I used to do was I would use a little chalkboard and pretend I was teaching those concepts to myself, or do my homework on it, that always made it fun for me as a kid. :)
Also, try to work in a relaxed, comfortable environment. If you don't find music, or other external noises too distracting, try using those.
And make sure to take breaks in between, because doing something for a long period of time, all at once, can be exhausting and boring! :)

Answer 9

Well I can't say studying is fun, and I don't do it. I just memorize it when the teacher tells it to us or when I skim over the notes. But find out what works best for you:
When someone says it.
When you have a diagram in front of you.
When it is written.
When you write it yourself.

When doing homework, I listen to music, and do it far, far away from the tv or computer if I can help it.

Answer 10

Thatz easy. It depends. Lyk is ur trying to learn a launguage, have some1 who noes tht launguage make lables and u place them on the things. Or u and ur friend could study on da fone or @ 1 of ur houses. If itz math, make flash cards. Think of fun things u luv to do, and turn them into fun study games. DONT 4GET THE STUDY PART!

Answer 11

I depends a lot on what the subject is, but in my opinion, there are several guidelines.

1. Realize that the subjects that you like the best are the ones that you will do the best in, and will be the most motivated. In my opinion, this is the number one factor to excelling. Every once in a blue moon, there will be that person who can excel in every subject on pure discipline alone(like my high school sweetheart, who got straight A's from kindergarten all the way through to her Bachelor's in Engineering), but for the rest of us, you have to find SOMETHING about each subject that interests you, and gets you asking questions.

2. spend about 30% of your time learning study skills. Learn HOW to learn. Go to your school counselor, go on the web, etc, to learn study and organization skills.Speed reading.How to use index cards to help study. How to gloss a text. This will make your time more efficient. Plus, learn how to take tests. Essay tests are very different from multiple choice tests, which are very different from short answer tests, and there are different techniques for handling each type. Study skills will also teach you how to recognize what information in a given subject is the most relevant.

3. Explore alternate sources for learning given material. How material is presented to students has a great effect on their performance. In college, there's a saying that It's not the class that you take, It's the person teaching it that matters. Some teachers are great, and can instill enthusiasm in their students. Some teachers suck, are just there for a paycheck. If you have a bad professor, then find other sources to rely on to obtain the best information. Same with the textbooks. If you find a book hard to grasp, it's probably the book. Go online, go to used book stores, or Amazon maybe, to find better explanatory text.

4. Set your straight A's goal as a gradual set of smaller goals. Don't expect that you can do it all at once. Set a goal of straight B's at first while you also work on your study skills. People who get straight A's do so because they are efficient studiers. You may be able to get straight A's real quick by pure will power alone, but you may end up working day and night to do it, and learning or memorizing a bunch of irrelevant information in addition to the essential facts. Don't work harder, work more efficiently.

5. Get to know all of your professors as well as the straight A students. Professors are key. Whether you are like it or not, they are biased. talking to them a lot will let them know better than your assignments how you are doing. I'm not talking suck up, a teacher will not give you an A if you did D work no matter how much they like you, but If you talk to them a lot and prove to them how hard you are working, then every little chance that they have to give you the benefit of the doubt on some problem, they will. And those points will add up, and can make the difference between a B+ and an A. And watch ( and befriend) the straight A students. You'll notice that straight A students fight for every point they can get. They could get a 93 on a test, and you'll still see them bargaining with the teacher for a few extra points. Also, ask them about how they study, and study with them if at all possible. They get straight A's because they have mastered the art of finding that something in each subject that's interesting, and you can pick up that skill from them. You can also listen to what questions they ask teachers and learn how to ask more insightful questions. Teachers love insightful questions, it shows them that you are actively working to learn something.

6. Math tip only: don't ever work a problem that you don't have the answer to. I majored in engineering in college, and in all the problems given to us also had the answers given. Because the answer isn't important, how you get to the answer is. If you just wrote the answer on your homework, you got no credit. You have to show the teacher how to arrive at that answer. Then you know that you've learned the right thought process to solve the problem. If you're not given the answer, you have no idea if the answer you get is correct and that you've learned the right process. And you can end up teaching yourself the wrong thought processes. So if your teacher gives you problems from the book that don't have answers, answer them, but supplement this by doing problems from the book that do have answers. And tag those to your homework and talk to your professors and explain to them that these problems show how you have learned the correct thought processes.

7. Last but not least, once you get that first round of straight A's, you will probably find that you are doing less work to keep straight A's than you were doing to get average grades. In math especially. It's much easier to get an A in algebra two if you got an A in algebra one than if you had gotten a C, because math builds upon itself a lot. So does science.

Anyway, that's what I think.