Does Studying for a test really work?

Question

I heard that studying for a test doesnt help you, Is that true?

I study for like 3 days for my Science test, on Astronomie grade 9, and I got 61% on it...

Answer 1

Studying for a test is just loosely, memorizing the material..
I never study for a test. I feel as though I learnt the material, and should not be memorizing it.
I should know it, not know it because I just read my notes before class.

But studying doesn't hurt you.

Answer 2

That's a new one--I've never heard of not studying paying off. Whoever said that must have taken wonderful notes, read all the assignments, and have a photographic memory. To give an example, I'm a lawyer. Before I took the bar exam, I took a two month class on how to answer and the right way to study, and what would be important. I lived with my parents at the time, and they didn't see me the whole time, because I shut myself in my room and studied the whole time. I passed the first time, even though the pass rate is only about 50%. Later, after I married, my husband also took the bar exam. He bought the materials for the class but didn't attend, and really didn't read the materials, let alone study. He thought he was better than everyone else, and that he could BS his way through it. By the time we divorced, he had taken it 4 times and still not passed--he never learned that he needed to study.

Answer 3

Yes, it really does. You should study on the subject everyday b4 the test comes up, but if u sometimes don't have enough time 2 study 1 of the days, then u should study as much as pssible that day and just do the main points. But on days where you do have enough time u should go into the details.

Answer 4

ABSOLUTELY STUDYING FOR A TEST HELPS YOU!

Someone that doesn't know HOW to study told you that it doesn't help.

Your instructor should be able to tell you how to study for the material that they are presenting. Sometimes you will need to memorize facts -- other times you will need to understand how things fit together and explain the relationship -- sometimes you will have to figure something out computationally using the method of computation given in class -- etc.

The other part of knowing how to study -- is knowing something about yourself -- it will probably take some trial and error to find the study methods that work best for you. Note cards -- highlighting text -- note taking -- making mock test questions yourself -- reading and re-reading the text book -- asking questions in class -- answering questions in class -- listening in class -- doing homework -- doing extra problems in areas where you have trouble -- talking to the instructor after class -- research on line and other written sources -- etc -- ALL OF THESE COUNT AS "STUDY" and you have to find the methods that work best for you.

Once you find those methods, class will be much more enjoyable because you'll learn knew things and get better grades!

Answer 5

No studying for a test definitely works - I have a 4.0 in college and study for every test - if I don't get a 100 I question the teacher - that's how confident I am from studying.

Answer 6

Of course it helps you. When you go to sleep, your brain process everything from that day. So if you study, that information will be stored away. But it does help to skim over your notes right before the test as well because that will trigger your memory of what you've studied. Get what I am trying to explain?

Answer 7

If there is material you know it's covering and that is the stuff you study, then yes, it should. But you have to organize your studying and do it effectively.

Studying isn't everything, but it is a lot!

(People who are smart but don't study, like me, sometimes do less well off than people who aren't smart but study hardcore. The easiest is being a little smart, and studying a little).

Answer 8

It does help. I wish I were a person who could learn everything necessary for an exam by only hearing or reading it once, but this isnt the case. Repetition of a thought/concept/fact increases its availability for recall in your brain. So you likely wouldnt be able to learn pi out to twenty digits by only looking at it once, but if you study that number for a week or two, you will know it.

Answer 9

YES IT WORKS. Cramming in last minute doesn't work though. Study for fifteen minutes everyday for a week before the test and you'll see good results!

Answer 10

Are you kidding me?
Practice is the only way to be the best. And it doesn't just apply to studying for the test - it applies to everything you do.