<p>Do you guys have any specific methods for studying rather than just reading? Also, if you guys know any techniques for improving memorization, please share =) Thanks.</p>
<p>While I'm reading sumthing, I usually pause and quiz myself with the info ive read (every few pgs or so) to make sure im absorbing the material. This also helps to reinforce it. I also try (hard to acheive sumtimes) to get into the subject even if its dull by connecting it to real life.</p>
<p>I don't.</p>
<p>jk, it is much easier for me not to take notes, and soak in what the teacher says, asking questions. Also, for subjects like history, you just read the textbook like a storybook. And for math and science... i always just got it. It isn't that difficult.</p>
<p>I find making cue cards summurizing the material in my own words helps me to remember it. I have to understand the material to be able to summurize it, and I find writing it down helps too. With math or other things involving formulas, just practice it over and over until you can do it in your sleep. </p>
<p>I also sometimes come up with really weird analogies or ways to remember words (ie. In French, I remember that sur is "over" and sous is "under" because the word sous is bigger than sur, so sous has to go under).</p>
<p>for history, when i have to read like 80 pages a night, i try to skim skim skim. don't spend more than a minute on each page. that little extra detail isn't worth your sleep.</p>
<p>Supposedly chewing gum (or anything, really) while studying improves your memory.</p>
<p>Peppermints also! :-)</p>
<p>for bio and history, I explain to myself all the jargon I just read. AP Chem too I guess</p>
<p>I study infront of the tv on the couch, with a bag of candy in my lap, under my book. As I'm reading I take notes of important stuff on a lap desk I keep on my right side. Since my attention span is short.. the tv serves as a distraction so that I don't get fed up as quickly with studying. (Disclaimer: this method is not recommended for everyone) .. but I do maintain a 3.8 Gpa going into my 4th year as a chem major.</p>
<p>anyone has any tip for doing well in social? I do well in sciences and math (100s or near 100s), but Im just not good at social. =( Also, for some reason, my teacher always puts a bunch of questions we have never learned on the tests, which is a lot harder for me than for other kids cuz I am a foreign student here. Do your teachers also put random stuff on the tests too?</p>
<p>I remember in grade 7 during the Japan unit (coolness_rookie, depending on when you came to Alberta, you may or may not know what I'm talking about) my social teacher would give us these tests about nit-picky little details from the textbook. Very few people actually did well on those tests. Happens occasionally in science but less so.</p>
<p>For social (also my worst subject), I find that discussing the topics with a friend helps to reinforce the ideas. One thing you could try is finding someone who is very good at social/understands the material very well, and explain the concepts you learned to them. The concepts are reinforced for you (because you are "teaching" it), and if you make any mistakes, your friend can help correct you.</p>
<p>I have different methods for studying the sciences and the humanities. With English and History, I focus more on my performance in class. I listen attentively, ask questions, sit in the front of the class, etc. Homework isn't as important to me. I'll do what the teacher assigns, but homework isn't as effective for studying the humanities as good class participation. The sciences require more independent work. It's imperative to complete Problem Sets and notes are my best study guides. Class participation is effective, too, but it will only go so far. If I'm confused about something, the teacher can only explain it for so long before she has to move on.</p>
<p>sometimes writing flashcards help. i generally just read over the chapter in the book if its like for science. math.. notebook. english.. ehh, i dont really study for english. o_O</p>
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my teacher always puts a bunch of questions we have never learned on the tests, which is a lot harder for me than for other kids cuz I am a foreign student here.
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My science teacher used to do that to us couple of years back. What i did, was to read the part of the textbook which parallels the subject. I didn't study hardout on those 'unknown' parts which we didn't study in class.. i just skimmed it over (just to absorb the info)
And when the questions came, voila.. it was all in my head.
So i guess you have to put in extra effort to study for these tests. extra studying, extra knowledge.. goes a long way</p>
<p>Study five minutes before you get to the class. No, really.</p>
<p>For memorization, I use all kinds of mnemonics and stuff. Like if I'm studying a history timeline the period before, I'll use the first letter of each event to create a sentence or series of words.</p>
<p>I naturally do that for everything I want to remember now.</p>
<p>Or if I have to remember something like a name or definition, I'll look at the word, associate that with something, and then associate that with what I have to remember. Sometimes higher-degree associations work as well. I don't know why, but I find it easier to associate between things multiple times than simply name and definition. I need a middleman.</p>
<p>I rarely study. If a class is hard, I quickly glance over my notes a little before the test. Paying attention in class works - take good notes and it should stick with you. I guess it depends on the teacher. And of course, the person. </p>
<p>I make up uberbizarre acronyms for the ultracomplicated things. Usually works for me but then again, I'm a freak.</p>
<p>I'm all about reading ahead. Look over what you'll be learning the next day, and it helps makes things clearer during class. If I study for an hour for a class, like physics or something, I'll spend 10 minutes reviewing that day's notes (or past week, going back as far as I need to go), 40 minutes doing the homework, and then 10 minutes going over tomorrow's stuff. It helps.</p>
<p>I don't really study for tests....well, I read over my notes like at the beginning of class, and the stuff that I know I won't remember, I just paraphrase on the palm of my hand. I've never failed a test. You just gotta pull a sneaky sneaky sometimes.</p>
<p>I failed a lot of multiple choice tests in APUSH. I don't get along with reading. I would seriously try reading a page of the american pageant, but I just couldn't handle it. Luckily, tests only counted for 60% of the grade, and multichoice was only half of the tests. I owned essays hard with my amazing bs skills (thank you AP Lang and Comp) and still managed decent scores. Um, so back on track. When I do study, I read something, write down the important stuff, then read again, and repeat. When it's something less hardcore like memorizing oxidation states, I just put everything down on one sheet and stare at the paper for a while.</p>
<p>Going to start doing the SQ3R method using the questions at the back of the text book. My Academic Decathlon coach says that is will sayve 2/3 of my time.</p>