Some tips for studying -- and DISTRIBUTING the PRACTICE
Studying for Success: Tips to Help Florida Students Pass Any Test
“we can prepare for the test.”
We need to get some questions and then we can learn the vocabulary.
You can find free practice questions by searching "free practice questions PDF " and then give the name of the test.
Then we need to practice, practice practice.... not on the night before the test... If the test is 4 weeks away, then we need to study a little each day and REVIEW what we studied. THIS IS CALLED "DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE"
How should you study?
Alone
Forming a study group can be a good way to compare information and make sure you didn’t miss anything. However, when it comes to learning and retaining facts and concepts, other people tend to be distracting as often as they are helpful.
Make a Routine
Studying isn’t something that most people really want to do. Can you imagine asking a friend, “Hey, what do you want to do tonight?” and having them reply, “I think I want to study”?
Of course not. The same thing is true for many things in life though. Doing chores. Working out. Brushing your teeth.
Yet you do them. (Some probably better than others, but that’s for another day.) How do you stick with them? By creating a routine.
When you have a routine, it’s easier to keep up with the task because it’s built into your regular schedule. Moreover, routinely doing something increases both your tolerance for it and your ability to do it.
In other words, simply continuing to study makes you get better at it over time. You’ll concentrate better – and for longer.
Broken Up into Short Bursts
You probably have friends who humble-brag about how they stay up all night cramming for a test. With all due respect to them, this is a horrible way to study.
Even if they do well on the test itself, their likelihood of remembering any of that information even a few days later is low. Our brains just don’t work that way.
What should you do?
First, decide how long you need to study. Let’s say an hour each night.
Then, break it up into smaller blocks with something restorative in-between. For example, you could study for a half hour, break for a snack and a walk for 15 minutes, then come back for the final half hour.
This prevents you from overloading your brain and burning out. Instead of floundering for that last half hour and waiting for study time to end, you’ll be more refreshed and engaged.
Nutritionally
You’ve heard the phrase “you are what you eat” before, right? Well, it may not be exactly the same, but what you eat certainly impacts how your body and mind respond.
If you eat junk food, you’ll feel sluggish. Even energy drinks will only give you a short burst of alertness before fizzling out.
Instead, go for foods with natural energy. Peanut butter. Bananas. Milk. Seafood. Your body – and mind – will thank you.
Write with a Pen
Or pencil. Write notes about what you read. Then rewrite the notes. Re-read the notes and mark the important parts.
We need to repeat in order to retain. we need REPETITION to arrive at RETENTION.
It is easier for our brains to learn by writing about what we just read.
We can learn by Teaching another person
First, we can learn on own own. Then, look for a study buddy.
When we are the person who is teaching – then we have to explain ideas and answers to other students – we relearn the material. It is like deeper learning.
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