How to Take on College Studying Part 2

How to Take on College Studying

Part 2

10 High School Study Tips For Students

Choose Where to Study

Where you should study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do.

                  The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space – usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

                  For completing problem sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

                  When you are reading book chapters or working on a research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

Improve Your Study Habits

Here are some simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

                  Have a routine for where and when you study.

                  Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session.

                  Do things that are harder or require more intense thought at your most productive time of day.

                  Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but not absorbing it.

                  Get to know students whom you respect and can study with or contact to ask questions.

                                                                          Keep up with the workload and seek help when you need it.
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Sarah’s Academic Success Story Part 2

Sarah’s Academic Success Story

Part 2

My test study method: I have different strategies for different types of tests or subjects. For me, any type of math is exceptionally difficult so I had to spend extra time on that. I would go back through the homework problems focusing on the problems that I had extra difficulty on. Many times I would ask the teacher for any additional study materials they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guise for myself many times focusing on what where key focal points in the class. If I knew there were going to be essays I would try to take the terms and apply to an example or create different questions on the concepts focused on throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always always always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlighters to show what each even in my calendar is for. For example, pink in personal, yellow is school, orange is work, blue is appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use white-out frequently, I can see in bright yellow that if I have that project on finance due on Tuesday, I need to start working on it [the previous]

Wednesday so I can just get things accomplished but that is really all I do.

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You Can Succeed Everyday Part 1

You Can Succeed Everyday

Part 1

My overall study method: I break up studying over several days and over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try not to do it. I will have longer sessions on the nights before big tests, but I never stay up later than normal before tests. I know that if I take the test tired the next day I will not do as well if I was rested.

How I've overcome an initial bad grade: I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher did not want. Basically, I do not stress out about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really upset about. I do well because I know the material. However, if I do get a bad grade or one lower than I expected, I make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be surprise by the questions.

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Effective Study Methods Part 1

Effective Study Methods

Part 1

My test study method: when it comes time to study for the test, I usually start 2-3 days before the test. I go through my notes and make flashcards on what was important for those sections, paying special attention to what the teacher said would be on the test if there was a review session. Also, I go through the book and read the inset stories and add to my flashcards. If there are practice problems or online assignments or old tests, I use those to help me study for the test as well. Once the test is over, I keep the flashcards so that I have them for the next test or the final. Flashcards are a marvelous learning tool. The key to remembering something is to repeat it numerous times-space rehearsal. If you forget something, it is because you haven’t repeated it enough times for an extended period of time. Repetition is a law of learning; therefore, to learn and remember, to recall, it is mandatory that you repeat over and over the things the things you desire to learn and remember. You may be thinking, “Oh, no, repeating something.” You need to get used to it. For example, the more you practice a song on the piano the better you become at playing that song. Learning and remembering is like playing the piano-the more you practice saying or doing it the better you can remember it because you have repeated it numerous times since your first being expose to it. So, practice rehearsing those things you desire to remember, and they will stick to you.

Practice-à Proficiency -à Pleasure

The better you remember, the more pleasure you will obtain from studying and learning. 

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