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i’ve learned in several of my college psych classes that the best way to study is in several shorter periods of time rather than one big block of time. for example, instead of studying for 3 hours straight, study for a half hour 6 different times…maybe separated by hour breaks or longer. this is what i do and it really does help. plus who wants to sit and study for hours at a time? whenever i tried to do that i always just ended up giving up anyway.
also if you can rewrite your notes that will help too. and highlight the important parts and focus on those.
some people think flashcards really help the, although they never did much for me.
the key is to find what works for you. everybody has different study techniques that are best for them.
good luck on your finals!!
I always connected something I needed to remember with a song, a poem I created, or even letters…. like CAM = Cortez conquered the Aztec indians in Mexico. Or PIP= Pizzaro conquered the Inca indians in Peru.
I’m 45 yrs old & still remember that stuff! LOL!
Often teachers will give you a study guide. Be sure you’re familiar with all the things on it.
Look at old tests if you saved them. Teachers often use old tests to pull questions from.
Browse the textbook to refresh your brain, especially the night before the test, right before you go to bed. Somehow, sleeping on info makes it “gel” in your brain.
Review it quickly just before the test.
Blatantly ask the teacher what’s going to be on the test. Often they will tell you!
PAY ATTENTION if a teacher does a “review session”. If it’s optional (sometimes they’ll do it during lunch), GO TO IT. During these review sessions, teachers often pull info directly from the test.
In a recent study on the news. It has proven, that when you
study for an exam. It is better to do it two hours at a time,
and then, give yourself a “break.” and then come back, and
start again.The reason for the break, is to give your brain
some time, to process it, from one side of your brain, to the
side, where the “memory” is stored.
They also advised against “cramming” all night long.
Because, you will be short on sleep. so get yourself the
eight hours sleep, that your body and mind needs. <}:-})
im studying for my senior english final i have first thing tommorow right now. i study best when doing it the day/night before that way it is fresh in my mind. i do it all at once usually and it works good for me but it does get really boring though.
Both Amy and LR gave you good advice. I’m even older than LR, and I went back to school in January, studying to be a government-certified (FAA) aircraft mechanic/technician, We study very complicated systems which include a fair amount of math, etc., as well as having to go through the book material quickly AND doing actual hands-on work.
I have found that using a yellow highlighter to mark my textbook helps a lot, but highlighting EVERYTHING doesn’t do any good.. Most teachers will tell you, more or less, the important areas to focus on. Some will even give you a tip-off, like ‘Saaaaaaay,….wouldn’t that be a great test question?”
When you finally are told the chapters that you will be tested on, I have found that it pays to read through them at least once, from beginning to end. Then I go back and actually write out, in longhand, all of the yellow-highlighted text in my book. By writing it out, you are coordinating your hand-eye association with what you are writing.
For example, I try to reduce a book chapter to just one, at the most two, sheets of paper. Then I study what I wrote out several times. It works well for me. It also helps to have a buddy or two to get together with and fire questions at each other, to see how much you’ve absorbed. LR’s technique is called ‘mnemonics,’ that is, abbreviations that stand for concepts, a very good thing to do to help remember things. Good Luck!!!