Study Tips ( For School And Maybe A Test)

Effective studing your mind to be actively engaged in the material simply reading and reading texts or notes is not actively engaging in the material.
Reading and even re-reading your notes or your texts is important, but it’s not the ideal way to study. Think of reading as an important part of studing,but learning information requires actively engaging in the material. Active engagement is the process of constructing meaning from text that involves making connections to lectures. forming examples.

Know where you study best. The silence of a library may not be the best place
for you. Though you might earn brownie points with your parents when you go to
the library to study for 8 hours, this might not be the best decision if you don’t
work well in quiet places. It’s important to consider what noise environment
works best for you.

You might find that you concentrate better with some
background noise. Some people find that listening to classical music while
studying helps them concentrate, while others find this highly distracting. The
point is that the silence of the library may be just as distracting or more than
the noise of a gymnasium. Thus, if silence is distracting, but you prefer to study in
the library, try the first or second floors where there is more background buzz.
Keep in mind that active studying is rarely silent as it often requires saying the
material aloud.

Teaching the material to a peer or even a stuffed animal is an effective active
learning strategy that will help you understand the material deeply and retain
the information.

Try to explain the material in your own words, as if you are the teacher. You can
do this in a study group, with a study partner, or on your own. Saying the
material aloud will point out where you are confused and need more
information and will help you retain the information. As you are explaining the
material, use examples and make connections between concepts just as a
teacher does. It is okay even encouraged to do this with your notes in your
hands. At first you will need to rely on your notes to explain the material, but
eventually you’ll be able to teach it without your notes.

Creating a quiz for yourself will help you to think like your professor. What does
your professor want you to know? Quizzing yourself is a highly effective study
technique. Make a study guide and carry it with you so you can review the
questions and answers periodically throughout the day and across several days.
Identify the questions that you don’t know and quiz yourself on only those
questions. Say your answers aloud. This will help you to retain the information. Try to be smart of where to study. Always complete your home work are test in time.