I thought this might help students who struggle with focusing on their studies. I know I have trouble sometimes, so maybe individuals can post their methods of studying. It may help others study better, since they'll be trying new techniques.
I'll start. I usually highlight a page of outlines, take a short break (couple of minutes) unless I'm working hard, highlight another page, take another break (usually shorter now), and then once I reach 5 pages, I stop highlighting and study those 5. When I'm finished, I go back through and do a quick study.
What about you guys?
-Swifty
A quick edit: If this does go well, would it be possible to get a sticky on it?
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I will try this. Thx!
When I took APUSH, I read the chapter and took notes as I went along. I folded each page, length wise and only wrote on the left hand side and saved the right hand side for in-class notes. I would go back through and highlight things that were emphasized in class. I tried to not rely on these outlines, although they are great, because I understood it better if I actually read the chapter of the book.
will try what you mentioned, coconut. thank you for that half and half page thing. but my teacher barely gives lectures at all. She basically just hands us papers, has us read them outloud in class, then sends us home with a chapter questions and 50 or so vocabulary terms and a chapter to read everynight.
Taking small breaks every half an hour or so is one of the best things you can do when studying, doing homework, taking tetsts, etc.
in my class.... my teacher hands us packets of worksheets that go along w/ the book.... and we do the packets for homework, and then we go over the answers in class, so I don't really get "lectures" either.
here is what my teacher gave us:
Tips for Answering Multiple Choice Questions
1. Read the stem carefully and then read each choice. Avoid scanning the stem and picking the first answer that appears to be correct. More questions are probably missed in this way than any other. It might be a good idea to read the stem twice. Once before reading the choices and once after.
2. Watch out for except or not or similar words in the stem. Read all the choices because all may be correct except the one answer you want.
3. On the stimulus-based questions, again read the stem first. Then read and interpret the passage, map, cartoon, chart, graph, or whatever is given. Often, these questions require you to use your knowledge in a new type of situation. These are not as hard as you might think!
4. When you do not know the correct answer, use the process of elimination. Eliminate as many incorrect answers as you can and then make an educated guess from those remaining answers. Remember, you know this stuff!
5. Guess only if you can eliminate one or more of the choices as incorrect. There five choices given. Normally, it is to your advantage to give it a try unless you are truly clueless on the question. Try to leave only a very few answers blank on the Exam!!
6. The idea is to get as many right as possible so do the ones you know first. Then go back and spend more time on the more difficult one. The test does not get more difficult as you go along but hang in there because there are a few easier ones near the end. (AP Exam)
7. Keep in mind that choosing a C when in doubt is simply a myth.
8. Use your time wisely and concentrate on the question.
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