Transcript How to Study - My Teacher Pages

Study Smarter,
Not Harder
1
Preparing to Study....Be Nice
to Your Brain

Sit in a QUIET place. TV, cell
phones, and music distract your
brain.

Don’t procrastinate. It puts your
brain under stress.

Don’t study after you normally
go to bed. Your brain wants to
sleep at that time.
2
Preparing to Study....Be Nice
to Your Brain


Take breaks. Your brain gets tired
too. Get a snack or take a walk.
Set reasonable goals and reward
yourself-”I’m going to study for 20
minutes then take a snack break.”
3
What Kind of Learner Are
You?

Auditory Learners: Learn by
hearing
 Use
a study group
 Study out loud
 Pay close
attention to lectures
4
http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-auditory.html
What Kind of Learner Are
You?

Tactile Learners: Learn by
touching or using
 Use
practice questions
 Pay close attention to labs
5
http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-tactile.html
What Kind of Learner Are
You?

Visual Learners: Learn
by seeing
 Use
flashcards
 Review diagrams from the
textbook
 Pay close attention to
class notes
6
http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-visual.html
Study Method #1: Repetition

Review your notes the same day
you get them. That’s when your
brain remembers the best!

Then review your notes daily.
Give your brain the chance to
repeatedly see the information.
7
Study Method #2: Writing

Rewrite your notes

Type your notes

Or do both!
8
Study Method #3: Condensing



Day 1: Write out everything you
need to know. You’ll have several
pages.
Day 2: Condense this information
into half the number of pages.
Take out extra words not needed,
not important details.
Day 3: Condense this information
into one page divided into four
sections.
9
http://www.gearfire.net/3-effective-methods-to-study-for-exams/
Study Method #4: Talking to
Yourself

Say or sing your notes out loud




Read only 1 sentence of the notes at
a time
Cover the sentence up and say it
several times.
Check your notes to make sure that
you got the sentence right
This words great for diagrams
too!

Cover up the labels and try to guess
them correctly.
10
Study Method #5: Flashcards




Make flashcards of information
While studying flashcards, make 3
piles
 What I know
 What I don’t know
 What I guessed right
Focus your studying on the “What I
don’t know” and “What I guessed
right piles”
Try to arrange the flashcards in a
huge web that relates all of the
topics (see Mind Mapping)
11
Study Method 6: Mind
Mapping


Rewrite your notes using only
key words and images
A blank sheet of paper is used
with related ideas organized
around and radiating off the
main test or quiz topic
12
13
14
Study Method #7: Study
Buddy

Use a study buddy
 Have a friend or parent ask you
questions about your notes.
 Answer their questions without
looking at your notes.
 If you get a question wrong, ask
your study buddy to tell you the
right answer. Make a list of the
questions you get wrong.
 After the last question, have
your study buddy ask you the
questions you got wrong again.
15
Study Method #8: Mnemonics

Catchy words or phrases


SPONCH= sulfur, phosphorus,
oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen
=the 6 most common elements in Bio
King Philip came over for good
spaghetti= Kingdom Phylum Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
16
Study Method #8: Mnemonics

Visualizing


Fondant is a sweet,
smooth, elastic icing.
If it’s freezing you
need a blanket.
Fondant looks like a
smooth blanket over
a cake or cupcake.
Buttercream is a light,
creamy frosting.
Buttercream is
creamy!
17