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No, I'm not being sarcastic - a lot of people either flat-out procrastinate, or spend time drawing up intricate study timetables that they don't or can't follow. I aimed to do at least 2 hours of study every day, and if at 11pm I suddenly felt like studying, I did it. If at 3pm the next day I wanted a nap, I took it - but I told myself I had to study once I woke up.
I tried all the methods: timetables, schedules, countdowns, goal calendars...2 hours of work per day every day was the only way for me to get work done. Even if I had no homework, I tidied my study area instead.
U R right. Writing by longhand helps to "cement" ideas, so when a test comes up or U re-write a paper online, it's hard-wired. (Sorry, it's like it's ingrained in your head.)
I'm an oldie, taking tests is getting harder for me, but I still can do it and I am substituting again in the middle schools!
Thanks everyone, I always study but find myself being distracted thus I have to cram. I vowed to not do it this time, I studied..took the practice quiz, wrote notes, knew the material.... and today I go to class and even though I knew the chapter I didnt delve deep enough and the teacher was asking questions and I felt so unprepared.
Thanks everyone, I always study but find myself being distracted thus I have to cram. I vowed to not do it this time, I studied..took the practice quiz, wrote notes, knew the material.... and today I go to class and even though I knew the chapter I didnt delve deep enough and the teacher was asking questions and I felt so unprepared.
I hate that!
I hear ya. I've been there and I hate it too. Some just like to throw curve balls I say! I have one prof (that I adore and have taken before) that doesn't want you to regurgitate... she wants you to think hard and come up with other stuff based on what you've learned, to think outside the box, but when she is asking questions in class it's sometimes hard to do it on the spot!
I would like to add one thing though... for me it's best to just sleep if it's a choice between sleep and study. I have tried before, cramming (or even regular studying beforehand) when sleep deprived and none of it sticks! At least if I have enough sleep I can draw logical conclusions and actually absorb what's being taught the next day!
Monday-Friday, school is my life. Class over at 10:45 on Monday? Too bad, do your physics. Four hour gap between classes on Tuesday? Study chemistry. Class let out early? Go over bio.
I have two twelve hour days that are nonstop classes and studying. The other three days of the week, I'm there for six to eight hours a day. I make sure to pull at least 50 hours on campus per week, between classes, supplemental instruction, and independent study. I'll read, work through all the problems necessary, and go over it in study groups. Rarely do I need more than that if I'm truly focused on the material.
Friday afternoon rolls around, and I go bonkers. Party, sleep as late as I want, eat junk food, and run around like a psychopath. Sunday is recovery day, then wash, rinse, repeat.
Doesn't work for everyone, but I'm pursuing a ridiculously hard course of study and so I need to be immersed. I'm holding onto Dean's List just fine though, so I must be doing something right.
Actually studying helps, especially if their is a lot of reading. I know a lot of students who don't read the assigned reading and are able to pass the class but who clearly do not really get anything out of the class.
You should also figure out what kind of a student you are. Here is a website with a questionnaire. I took it and it had me pegged; I already do a lot of the things when I study that it suggested (I'm verbal so writing stuff down over and over helps me to remember things.) http://www.vark-learn.com/english/pa...=questionnaire
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I have one prof (that I adore and have taken before) that doesn't want you to regurgitate... she wants you to think hard and come up with other stuff based on what you've learned, to think outside the box, but when she is asking questions in class it's sometimes hard to do it on the spot!
