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Study Methods

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Pre-Read

  • Read each section prior to class.
  • This prepares the student for the information that will be covered in class.
  • This also allows the student to become comfortable with new ideas and concepts.

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Learn the “Language”

  • Terminology and/or Vocabulary terms need to be understood in order to perform well when testing.

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  • It is difficult to communicate well if you can not speak the language

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“Scrap” Notebook

  • Use a scrap notebook to take notes in class.

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  • Do not attempt to take “pretty” notes, just get all the information written down… clean-up comes later.

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“Good” Notebook

  • Recopy the day’s notes into your “good” notebook.

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  • Do this ASAP – best if it can be done the same day.
  • Do not wait more than 2 days to recopy, information will be lost / forgotten.

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Textbook Review Problems

  • Complete all review problems when you have completed that section.

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  • Answer when the information is fresh in your mind… avoid procrastinating until the night before they are due.

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Re-read the Section

  • After completing the reviews, re-read the section.

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  • This reinforces the concepts and ideas introduced.

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High-Light the “Good” Notebook

  • All important ideas and concepts should be high-lighted.

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  • Repeated or stressed material will most likely show up in testing.

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15 Minutes Each Night

  • Study the “good” notebook for 15 minutes nightly.

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  • Study only that which you are not confident with.
  • Probably the single most important part of this method… just a few minutes of real study time daily.

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Time Management

  • Learn self discipline…

Take time to enjoy life as a student, but … Make sure THIS is not negatively effected.

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Index Cards

  • Use index cards to study formulas, definitions, and concepts that are difficult.

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  • Carry these cards with you, and at every opportunity pull them out and look over them.
  • As you master concepts, remove that card from the stack.

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Chapter Review…

  • Use the chapter review as a pre-test.

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  • Use PEN to answer all you know – skip what you do not know. Use PENCIL to best answer the remaining questions – then look up answer to confirm it or correct it.
  • Study the answers in pencil.

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Testing

  • Do not cram for tests… This adds stress and is a poor use of time.

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  • Study in “chunks” that are manageable and productive.

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  • Relax when testing – you are as prepared as you can be.