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Study Tips
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The Best collection of tips to make sure your study is proper and useful.
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Study Habits
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- Decide what to study (reasonable task) and how long or how many (chapters, pages, problems, etc.). Set and stick to deadlines.
- Do difficult tasks first. For procrastination, start off with an easy, interesting aspect of the project.
- Have special places to study where you can study in a relaxed manner and which is free from disturbances such as Television, phone, people etc. Take into consideration lighting, temperature, and availability of materials. Once you identify the place, make it a permanent area. However, avoid beds and other sleeping areas.
- Study 50 minutes, and then take a 10 minute break. Stretch, relax, have an energy snack.
- Allow longer, "massed" time periods for organizing relationships and concepts, outlining, and writing papers. Use shorter, "spaced" time intervals for rote memorization, review, and self-testing. Use odd moments for recall/review.
- If you get tired or bored, switch task/activity, subject, or environment. Stop studying when you are no longer being productive.
- Do rote memory tasks and review, especially details, just before you fall asleep.
- Make sure that you spend some time on all the topics that were told in your classroom. Revise, review and re-assess topics that were told in the classes.
- Take the help of text books, guides and any other reference books and pick up material on the topics. Organize the material and write points relevant to the topic.
- Depending on your daily schedule, make a time table / breakup as to how you wish to study. Stick to the plan
- Study with a friend. Quiz each other, compare notes and predicted test questions. Try to discuss / teach topics to them. This allows you to gather more and more points. You can get different ways of expressing the same statement which is advantageous.
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Preparing for Exams
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When the Exam is Announced:
- Find out what the exam will or won't cover.
- Find out what kind of exam it will be: objective, short essay, long essay, or a combination.
Exam Study:
- Prepare summary sheets for large amounts of lecture and textbook notes.
- Spend several nights before an exam making a final review of notes.
- Stress the following areas in your review:
- Points emphasized in class or in the text;
- Areas the professor has advised for study:
- Questions in study guides, past quizzes, and reviews at the end of textbook chapters.
Preparation by Type of Exam
- Objective exams: Study as if it were an essay exam.
- Stress specifics:
- Definitions of key terms and examples;
- Lists of items;
- For True/False, write some false statements.
- Essay Exams:
- Stress concepts.
- List probable questions.
- Prepare a good outline answer and practice it.
- Problem Exams:
- Memorize formulas if needed.
- Practice problems.
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