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I am a very intelligent girl. I won a gold medal for a science quiz that was held in Dubai. Frankly, after getting such a good reward, I became a bit oversmart and didn’t give much effort to prepare for my the next exam. I earned third position in my class instead of my usual first position. So, even if you are at the top, you must keep working to stay there.
”I try to study,read,and do math every day. I like to read because when you read your brain is in a whole nother world and you’re having fun and studying at the same time. I like to do math because when you do math you are getting smarter and smarter and you learn things you never learned before. I like to study because when you study you have such a great time…in fact I’m studying right now. I know I’m on the computer and everything but I still have time to get my homework done and study a lot. So get OFF your video games and do some studying.
”When you are sitting and studying, every once in a while bounce your legs around. This helps to get the blood flowing and improve your concentration and remembering.
”A student should study when he is feeling that he can learn and understand the topic without just wasting time. It is good to do the work on a regular basis to reduce the tension of a heavy workload in the last days of exams.
”When something is hard to learn I go over it again and again until I know it. Repetition also helps me remember what I learn for a longer time.
”My advice is to think positively. There’s little point in setting goals if you don’t think you have the ability to reach them.
”I’ve found that the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else. When I do this, it forces me to make sure I know it and motivates me when I help the other student.
”The more you teach others, the more you gain more information.
”Read aloud when you study if thoughts get in the way of your studying.
”I always carry a small notebook with me. That way I can write down ideas or questions that come to me about my classes. Otherwise I would forget them.
”Your brain can only focus on one thing at a time. So when you’re studying, that’s what you have to focus on. You can’t watch TV and do your reading at the same time.
”Try to go to a corner of your room and first check there is no one coming. Close your door and concentrate.
”I like to organize all of my stuff out. Then when going over notes and then doing homework,it helps me know what I’m doing and looking over!
”If you study just to remember, you will forget. But if you study to understand, you will remember! So be wise when you study and always try to get a better understanding of everything before concluding any chapter.
”My principle when studying is to be efficient! Choose the best time to study, which is different for every person. Take some rest if your brain is too tired to concentrate.
”Stay informed. Read all the current news and then recap what you want to learn.
”Be interested in your studies. Always make colorful 3D images in your mind when you study something. Refresh your mind with new thoughts and goals. Update details about what you are studying to make them current. Always try to recollect the information. Set high goals for yourself and strive to achieve them.
”Push your study efforts to the limit. But don’t try to cram everything in all at once.
”Without the motive to study hard, no matter how effective your strategies are, they just can’t help you. The first thing you must do in order to improve your results is to build your own motive to study hard. Are you feeling reluctant to study? Are you being forced to study by your parents, the pressure of your teachers and the other students? And while studying, are you regarding it as a hard job? These are signs showing your lack of motive to study. Think about this: if you have to study anyway, why not regard it as a passion instead of a difficult job forced to be done? Although it seems easier said than done, the way to do that is simple, just build your motive. Sometimes you know that studying is the right option, but when you don’t feel like studying, you may ask, “Why should I study hard?”
If you have thought of that question, congratulations, you are getting a step closer to studying unforced, by your own will, as well as achieving a better academic result. That’s it – the question that when you have answered it for yourself, you would create your own force that pushes you to study hard, in other words, your initiative to study hard. So why should we study hard? First, think about your parents. Were your parents good at studying? If they were really good, try to outmatch them! Ask them to share about how they did it, and what they had learned. Then, aim at achieving an even better result than them. This would provide you with your motive to strike for perfection and surely beef up your grades. Why do your parents often force you to study? The answer is simple – they want you to have a better result than they achieved! This means that they have certain expectations for you. Don’t you feel that when you have achieved a good result, your parents would be proud of you? Now, consider your teachers. Remind yourself of how hard your teachers have worked to teach you. Do you have any idea of how much effort they have put in for you?
The guestion that I often ask in my classes is do you eat a roti in small pieces or as a whole at once. Obivously in small pieces. In comparison, how do you plan your studies – everything all at once? You must remember that the mind has a maximum attention span. After every 25 minutes of studying your attention really falls. You should study in small units varing between 25 to 30 minutes. By this method a typical 3 hours of studying can be done with 3 to 4 gaps in between of about 4 to 5 minutes.
”I have found that it is not good to study late at night. We often forget what we study then. We should review what we study at least once within 24 hours.
”When you study, listen to your favorite music and try to ignore everyone around you.
”How I manage to remain a topper at school is simple! Whether you are studying for an exam weeks before, or even if you are doing it one day before, just study with full concentration and be focused! Be sure you can remember any formulas!
”The most important thing is to understand every single thing that you have to study. Understanding helps you connect with your studies. It also helps you to remember what you study for a much longer period. So, question anything you don’t understand until you gain understanding.
”Set your mind by visualizing yourself in the future. Think of a very successful and educated person. See yourself as that person. Lastly, compete with the best student in your class.
”I always drink a glass of cold water before studying. It keeps my mind calm and then I can study with full concentration.
”When learning about a subject, learn what you can about related subjects. The more neurons in your brain that connect to other neurons, the more you'll be able to use what you learn in new ways.
”It is best to do assignments and projects as soon as you can. There is no reason to put them off and it is good to complete them before they are due. Then you can concentrate on studying material from class that will be on exams.
And do homework and extra problems so when it is time for the exam you can feel more confident.
If you are trying to learn English, you must try your best with everything in English. This means reading, writing, and speaking.
”If you want to memorize a long piece of information, like in science materials, use keywords that you can easily understand. This will help you to memorize the information quickly and is very effective when you take exams.
”I think you should read as much as you can about what you have been taught.
”The worst thing during high school is getting bored with the content. For this not to happen, always study the content before the teacher teaches it to you at school ( even if it’s just one chapter), as the main reason why students get bored is because they don’t understand the concept when it is presented in class. Also, have fun during the year (especially if this is your last school year) and maintain a good relationship with your family members as their support is the thing that is most needed.
”Don’t try to postpone your studies. There are many factors around us that can get in the way of doing our exercises. It is essential to not give in to them. Make your studies part of your daily routine. Don’t make any excuses to not do them. Follow the instructions as per your respected teachers and resolve your doubts.
”When taking a test you have to believe in yourself. Your outlook affects the test results.
”If you really want to become top in your class, first be confident in yourself! Keep in mind that nothing is impossible. If you really work hard you can achieve everything. Study your lessons every day in a proper order according to your schedule. Study daily for about at least 2-3 hours. Be attentive and interested in the subject and try to understand everything. Try to study in a well ventilated, quiet place without any disturbance/noise. Concentrate on the topic and keep your mind and body calm.
”Studies are a major factor in your life. Keep in mind that you study for your life. Have a goal. Try hard to achieve your goal. During 5th-10th grade is an important time in your life. Don’t waste that time and feel bad later for missing such a golden opportunity. Use it wisely and carefully. Study hard, have confidence and will power. You will surely achieve your goal.
”I set deadlines for what I have to do. I need this structure. Without it, I find it difficult to constrain myself from doing things other than what I have to do for school.
”Make your own vocabulary flashcards.
This will help you to remember the words and what they mean. Don’t be lazy and use your friend’s cards. This will prevent him from learning and the terms may not be correct. Do not print your flashcards online. You will remember better if you do the writing out.
Whenever my professor repeats something, I write it in my notes. Also, if my instructor pauses to look at her lecture notes, I write the next thing she says in my notes. I've found that these things often come up in tests.
”Always focus when you study. Have a snack and then sit down where there will be no distractions so you can concentrate on what you’re doing.
”I make cue cards for important information. This helps a lot for me to remember to review what’s important to know for tests.
”I have found that if I study late at night, then when I get up early in the morning, I then remember what I studied at night.
”It is important to be thoroughly interested in learning new things.
”Don’t see any course as a difficult one. Build up a great enthuisiasm for all your subjects or courses. Attend all your classes. Do all your assignments. Have studious friends that can boost up your learning abilty by engaging in group discussions with them about what you’ve learned or are about to learn. Set a goal for yourself for the type of result you want at the end of each term or semester. Develop good study habits. Having all these guidelines in mind will go a long way to help you in your studies.
”I go to all my classes, and do many practice activities and some revisions at home. I have a separate time to study.
”“I buy index cards at the dollar store. I write things on them in class that I think might be on a test. When I get home I read them through 3 or 4 times. Then I ask someone in my family to quiz me. If noone can help me, I go back to my room and read them out loud to myself some more.”
”Making presentations is a great way to help you really understand and remember information.
”Rewrite the information that you are studying into your own words. This will help you to understand the information better.
”I like to think of the ways in which I can revise the information I need to know so that I can visualize the information in my mind. I try to do this in the context in which it applies to the subject that I am studying.
”1. Review notes from class that day- the same night before going to bed. Do this daily.
2. Find a way to make the notes meaningful to you- form an mental association, etc.
3. Chunk the information into like parts to make the notes easier to manage. 4. Before a test-study the last set of notes first! These are the “freshest” in your mind.
My criterion is that the best way to study is reviewing. Actually, the more reviewing the better the learning. Someone once said that “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.” This is especially important for math. He who does the most practice wins the race.
”Don’t be afraid to ask your teachers questions. This is one of the best ways to learn. Don’t stop asking questions until you get an answer that makes what you are studying clear.
”You must take notes day to day as you are taught. Take your notes in the language you are most comfortable in. This will help you to study a lot of information in a few hours as your exam time comes up.
”Don't get too comfortable when you study. I do best when I sit in a wooden kitchen chair. If you try to study in bed or scrunching up in a cushy chair, you'll only get sleepy. You have to stay alert to study well.
”Make sure you understand what all the symbols mean whenever you take science and math classes. This helps you take notes quickly and not get confused when symbols show up in test questions.
”I used to find it hard to concentrate when I studied. My parents took me for an eye exam. The doctor told me that my vision was fine but that my eyes would become tired after a while. I got glasses to relax my eyes and they helped a lot.
”Don’t be afraid to ask for help. You need to make sure you understand the material that you are taught. Getting clarification not only makes sure that you understand the material, but you also are getting told the information another time, which will help you remember the information for tests and quizzes.
”My friend has trouble with math, but I’m good at it. I teach him what we cover in class and this helps me to get a better understanding also. So help another student and you help yourself learn better too.
”Not sure if it is still practiced, but in my time the school library used to keep copies of old tests and exams. Looking at these provided insight as to what might be covered on the exam, and especially if samples of previous tests/exams by the teacher preparing this year’s exam were available, the type of questions to expect and their scoring. If the library does not store these, you or others may have older siblings who have taken the exam you will be taking and have kept their tests.
”I listen to songs I like when I study. Then I can remember what I read by singing one of the songs.
”I use index cards when I read a textbook. When I find something very important, I write the page number, where the information is located on the page, and the information in as few words as possible. I can then find the information quickly when I need to.
”When I have long assignments I work on one for a while and then another. I switch back and forth. This way I don't get too bored and tired with one.
”I practice my math problems over and over. This is just like the way I practice playing my viola.
”When I’m studying for a test, I first read the notes and then summarize by writing them in a seperate notebook which will serve as a “reviewer notebook.” So when I feel like studying again, I don’t have to get all my notebooks needed for me to review. Instead, I just bring out my reviewer notebook and review them without hassle.
”Before going to study you should select the topic in which you have interest. Then go through different books about that topic. Summarize what you read in notes. Then read them carefully and highlight the most important information.
”Whenever I take a math test, I always doublecheck my calculations. I do this on science tests too.
”I prepare a master notebook to account for each subject. In this notebook I add imortant examples to help me understand what I am studying. I use each notebook when I study at exam time.
”When I study I first go to a silent place and then open my books, read my notebook, and summarize the most important things. I then check my notebook again and then I read the notes that I summarized.
”Whenever you are in a good mood is a good time to study. If you study when your mood is off, you will not be able to make heads and tails out of the information.
”Whenever I go and study, I clear my mind of all distractions and focus on what I want to achieve. It could be getting a better math result or passing my next history test. Works every time.
”Prepare short notes during class time. Read these notes before you read the textbook and again as you prepare to go to bed.
”I read while writing short notes in a seperate book. Then before I go to bed I read the notes.
”Before I start my studying I usually prepare a list of subjects that I need to study. Then I make my mind totally relaxed. I usually take short time breaks while studying so I can concentrate better.
”We should study regularly. We should make our time table according to which subjects we will study. We should try to be creative in our studying rather than cramming from books.
”A tip for remembering is to use a
“domino game” for relating things. For example, remembering vocabulary words where the word is written on one side of a domino card and its meaning on a side of another domino card.
I tried it with my students and it worked.
Meditate for 5 minutes before you start reading a difficult subject. This will help you concentrate. Maintain a certain amount of time for each subject so that you don’t get bored. Day to day reading will help a lot in reviewing before exams. Don’t take heavy meals before you start reading because this may make you feel sleepy. Keep some water where you study so that you don’t need to get up and lose your concentration. In the morning just give a glance to the topics you read the night before.
”Whenever you take a break during study, keep the lessons you have reviewed in your mind even if just a little. Then check if you are right and then continue on with it. Doing this at regular intervals whenever you rest can help you remember with ease rather than forget your notes and lessons.
”When I study what helps me is my music. I put on my earphones so I can block out interruptions or distractions.
”My tip is based to grade 12 learners. If you want to pass advanced math, keep on practicing it. Don’ let a night pass without working on math problems.
”I find that I can memorize things best when I wake up early in the morning. That is when I am most alert.
”When I read a textbook I pay special attention to any information that is in bold or italics. It tells me that the writer thouhgt that that information was very important. My teacher will probably think it is too and it could end up on a test.
”If you study your class notes after the school day, you will improve your memory of the information. You will also improve your self confidence.
”Rather than focusing on adding detail to your thesis, be more supportive toward the topic in the paragraphs that are the body of your paper. By detail, I mean avoid verbal rambling and falling off the topic.
”You have to study in a silent place, but don’t study among sleeping people. If you do, you will get sleepy too. Whenever you study a book, don’t just concentrate on your book and think you are out of the world. Relate what you are reading to the real world.
”Our brain is much more powerful than we usually think. If anything can change you in your life that will be your brain. Have a book in hand instead of the TV remote after you come back to home from school. Only study can activate and drive your brain over a long journey.
”It is easier to study only two or three topics a day on your own rather than try to study the entire syllabus close to exam days.
”The most important thing is to focus on what you are studying.
”Always make sure that you have a open mind about what you are studying. Put your head in what you are reading by only thinking of how you can go about a problem in a particular way. Take math for example. In math you need full concentration on what you are solving. I like studying at night. I always keep water near me. You should not study near the bed for you may be tempted to go to sleep.
”I make a war game assumption between my studies and the things that take me out of concentrating on my studies (e.g., noise, tv, friends, phone, etc.). I like to win by setting time intervals between my studies for those other things.
”I'm not sure why, but if I review some important information just before I go to sleep, I remember it in the morning. What I do is sit in bed for a few minutes before getting up and think about what I was trying to remember. I think it has something to do with the brain processing and storing the information.
”You remember notes better when you study them in the first 15 minutes you wake up and the last 15 minutes before you go to bed! You are refreshing your memory waking up and going to bed thinking about it.
”I try to study at the same time each day. This helps me set a routine I can stay with. When that time comes, I know it is time to study. I try not to schedule any other things at that time.
”I learn and review my flashcards and study class notes the day that I write them. This helps because when there’s a test, it’s easy to remember everything as I already have covered the topic.
”I enjoy reading during the night after 12am when it is quiet and concentration is at hand. The best way to improve your reading is by reading; you have to start somewhere to get somewhere. Never let failure break you down. Be patient with your studies.
”I always had a hard time concentrating, whether it would be because I found the topic to be boring or I found something more interesting to do. I realized that what really helped me study was to keep an open mind and try to find something about the topic that was interesting. Also, studying after a workout helped a lot!
”Reading your notes and extracting questions that you think your teacher may ask you is an excellent way to study because 9 times out of 10 those questions are on the exam !
”When I take lecture notes, at the top I write the name of the class, the date, and the name of the instructor. If the lecture is from the textbook, I write the name of the textbook and the parts covered. I focus on these parts when I study for a test.
”Study your notes the first thing in the morning as well as when you are about to go to sleep. Always study in a very silent place. Study your notes after each lecture and schedule your general reading on a weekly basis to read ahead of class lectures. Students have no time to waste. Leave some time for a little fun.
”The most important thing is to complete your work on a daily basis.
”Even if your professor posts class notes on the Internet, still go to class and take your own notes. Then compare your notes with those of your professor and make any needed changes and corrections. You have to focus and think to take good notes in class. This will make the information more meaningful to you and easier to remember then if you skip class and just read the professor's notes. Also, you will learn from the interactions between students and professors in class.
”Read everyday more as much as you can. After reading everyday I write about what I read. If you want to remember for a long time, you must write. After you write, I go back to check what I wrote.
”Sometimes after I read a difficult chapter in a text, I take a nice, long walk. I think about what I read while I’m walking and things seem to clear up. Then I scan the chapter when I get back. Doing all this seems to help clarify information and I remember it better for tests.
”Make a weekly schedule and devote a certain amount of time per day to studying. Take 5-10 minute breaks minimum in between subjects. The most effective way to retain information is to “tie” it to existing information that’s already lodged in your mind.
”Don’t procrastinate and put off studying the hard stuff until the last minute, or you will regret it. Try and cover the hard sections first. For example, suppose you have to learn an irregular French verb and where to put the comma in English. If English is easier for you, don’t spend an hour looking at it, especially if you already know it. Do an hour of French and then you can do English with whatever time you have left.
”Don’t procrastinate, thinking that you’ll get it done later. You won’t. Class will come before you know it.
”Most of you will feel that studying a major task. But the truth is that it is a small task in front of you if you have confidence in yourself.
”The optimum time to study is when you understand what are you reading. If you feel fatigued during studying, then do some other work to rest your mind and your body. Try to enjoy studying.
”Always write a summary after each reading of what you learned. Think about when and where to apply it!
”I have found that I do much better when I talk myself through an assignment. To do this makes me concentrate hard on what I am doing.
”Read a chapter in your textbook first before studying it and trying to remember the information. Do this at least twice. Think of the information even when you are relaxing or walking. Think of your textbook as a magazine that you like and can read anytime. The best times to study are from 5am to 7am and 5pm to 6.30pm. Hope this will help you guys. This is my big sister’s advice..she excellent at studying and is now in 10th grade!
”Write your goal and paste it in your room where you can see it everyday in the morning once you wake up. That gives you confidence to study early in the morning. You will concentrate better on your studies in the morning because you want your goal to be achieved.
”Concentration is the first thing in studying. Work hard and revise any parts of your notes you need to.
”Always try to study using a table lamp. It helps to build a lot of concentration because your field of view is reduced to a table on which your book is placed.
”My brain can only hold so much knowledge, so I try to maximize information by shortening what I’m studying. Try remembering key words that will trigger the rest of your thoughts later on. Also, comedy is hard to forget, so I like to twist words or facts so I can remember them like a joke and connect the words to real life. For example, to remember ‘took a trip’, I’ll think of it as someone falling, because it’s funnier and easier to remember than someone traveling.
”Revision is a very important part of studying. Set time for both studying and revision each day. When an exam approaches you will not get worried because revision plus studying equals full confidence and good results.
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