Study Technique

You know your technique is poor

when
You know your technique is good
when
you spend a lot of time studying and get
poor results
you spend a reasonable length of time
studying and get great results
you are concerned that you don't know
much and expect to do poorly
you are convinced that you know it all and
expect to do well
you read notes and texts etc., over and over you study from study notes
you don't know when it's time to quit you quite studying when you know it all
Important Facts about Studying
1. Information that you become aware of when reading, listening, hearing, etc. enter
your short term memory and 80 is lost in the !" hours.
2. #rocessing faces a second time $e.g., looking a study notes% places 80 the
information into your long term memory $&'(%.
3. )tudying requiring concentration which is ony possibe !or 1" to 2# minutes. *fter
that you are wasting your time$ uness you take a !i%e minute break between !i%e
minute inter%as.
&. #roper studying puts information into &'(. It is +overlearned+ and cannot be
forgotten. 'ry to forget the name of your school,
Features o! a 'ood Study Technique
-. #rocess all materials $notes, texts, films, etc.% into +study notes+ in !" hours of
reviewing them in class.
!. *sk for help about things you don't understand.
.. /se #0123 32*4I56 by writing down information as it comes up in class in study
note form.
". )tudy your study notes regularly, perhaps once a week.
7. )tudy by self8testing. 9over the answers in the content column: place a check mark
beside the terms you answer correctly and an +;+ beside the ones you get wrong.
3eread the content you get wrong a couple times and go on. )top for 7 minutes
breaks every -7 to !0 minutes. '<I) I) 50' 1*)'24 'I(2.
=. 3epeat )tep 7, but test yourself only on the material you didn't know. 9hange the
+;'s+ to 9heck marks when you find that you know something.
>. 3epeat this cycle until you know it all.
8. ?eep all study notes from the year for the final exam. @ou will find that you have
overlearned much of the information and final exam preparation will be fast and easy.
Tips For Studying
1. )tudy alone in a quiet place. (on)t !orget the " minute breaks.
2. /se memory aides such as (nemonics $Soh*ahToaA Sine B +pposite C ,ypotenuse,
*osine B -dDacent C ,ypotenuse, Tangent B +pposite C -dDacent: .+Y '. /I01
.ed, +range, Yellow, 'reen$ /lue, Indigo, 0iolet.%
3. 3efine your technique as you learn what works best for you. )ome people prefer to
use cards with questions on one side and the answer on the other.
Tips !or 2riting a Test or 34am
-. )can the entire testEexam quickly. @our brain will search for answers with you
knowing it.
!. 4o easiest questions first. It builds your confidence and the questions and answers
may contain clues about harder questions.
.. For multiple choice testsEexams, try to decide before looking at the choices
$distracters% if possible. If in doubt, eliminate obvious wrong choices and guess.
Your study technique wi get better with time5 Start studying today5
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Sampe Study 7otes
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-. 1rite down words or phrases you need to know in the second column, and
information you want to be tested on in the third.
!. 1hen you've written down all your information, you begin studying.
.. )et a timer for -7 minutes. $httpAEEwww.online8stopwatch.comE%
". 9over up the +5otes+ column, with a sheet of paper. 'est yourself. $1hat's the capital
of 5ova )cotiaM+% 3eveal the answer, if you get it correct, put a check mark, If not,
that's 0?,, put an +;+. 9ontinue to the +?ey 1ord.+
7. 1hen the time runs out, take a 7 minute break. $)et the timer again.%
=. 1hen your break has run out, go back to studying.
>. ?eep doing this until every key word has a checkmark,
Sampe Study 7otes :cont)d;
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6eorge
1ashington
First you see, once chopped down a cherry tree
Iohn *dams )econd #resident
'om Iefferson )tayed up to write 4eclaration late at night
Iames (adison 5ever had a son, fought in 1ar of -8-!
Iames (onroe 9olossal nose, bigger than #inocchio's
Iohn Kuincy
*dams
5umber six, beats *ndrew Iackson
*ndrew
Iackson
Jeaten by number six, next time he's the one the country
picks
(artin van
Juren
5umber eight, one8term shot at 9hief of )tate
1illiam
<arrison
<ow can you praiseM 'hat guy was dead in .0 days,
Iohn 'yler <e liked country folk
#resident
$Iames ?.%
#olk
*fter him Iohn 'yler
Nachary 'aylor &iked to smoke, breath killed friends whenever he spoke
(illard
Fillmore
-870, really nifty,
Franklin #ierce @oung and fierce, man without a chin
Iames
Juchanan
Follows next a period spanning, four long years with Iames
Juchanan, then we got a civil war
*be &incoln 6uy who's really thinking, kept the /nited )tates from
shrinking, saved the ship of state from sinkin'
*ndrew
Iohnson
5ext, had some slight defects, 9ongress each would
impeach, so the country elects
/lysses
)impson 6rant
<e would scream and rave and rant, while drinking whisky,
although risky, because he'd spill it on his pants
3utherford J.
<ayes
-8>>, 4emocrats would gloat, but they're all amaGed when
he wins by Dust one vote
Iames 6arfield )omeone really hated, because he was assassinated
9hester *rthur 6ets instated, four years later he was traded for
6rover
9leveland
3eally fat, elected twice as a 4emocrat
JenDamin
<arrison
*fter that
1illiam
(c?inley
/p to bat
'eddy
3oosevelt
9harged up )an Iuan <ill
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1illiam 'aft <e got the bill
1oodrow
1ilson
'akes us into 1orld 1ar 0ne
1arren
<arding
5ext in line
9alvin
9oolidge
<e does fine
<erbert
<oover
In -O!O, market crashes, we find it's <erbert <oover's big
debut, he gets the blame and loses to
Franklin
3oosevelt
#resident who helps us win in 1orld 1ar 'wo
<arry 'ruman 1eird little human, serves two terms when he's done
4wight 4.
2isenhower
<as the power from 7. to =-
Iohn F.
?ennedy
<e gets shot
&yndon J.
Iohnson
'akes his spot
3ichard 5ixon <e gets caught $1atergate%
6erald Ford Fell down a lot
Iimmy 9arter &iked campaign trips
3onald 3eagan )peeches all came from movie scripts $1as an actor%
6eorge Jush )aid +3ead my lips.+
Jill 9linton 0ne in charge is plain to see, 9linton, first name <illary
6eorge Jush
Ir.
<e darn near led us to 1orld 1ar 'hree,
Jarack 0bama #resident number "", cleaned up all the drama
Those were <ust sampe study notes.
'o summariGe it all upL
8. 1rite down words or phrases you need to know in the second column, and
information you want to be tested on in the third.
O. 1hen you've written down all your information, you begin studying.
-0. )et a timer for -7 minutes. $httpAEEwww.online8stopwatch.comE%
--. 9over up the +5otes+ column, with a sheet of paper. 'est yourself. $1hat's the capital
of 5ova )cotiaM+% 3eveal the answer, if you get it correct, put a check mark, If not,
that's 0?,, put an +;+. 9ontinue to the +?ey 1ord.+
-!. 1hen the time runs out, take a 7 minute break. $)et the timer again.%
-.. 1hen your break has run out, go back to studying.
-". ?eep doing this until every key word has a checkmark,
I hope these hep you out5
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