how do YOU study? Options

[Wishful_Dream]

okay okay.. i used the search engine but all i put in was study and all i did was read the topics.. and i saw none like this so yeah.. if there still is a topic out there like this.. well just close this.. anyways, by tuesday i have to remember all my notes for science because my science teacher is giving us around 3 tests each class for i don't know what reason.. i guess he wants to make it hard because now it's for our third term mark.. so yeahsss, i wanna know the best way to study because memorizing isn't working for me, it really hurts my head and i always forget it afterwards.. so yeah, how do YOU study?

[*AngelicEyz00*]

Moved to Homework

I really don't know how to study. I read. Meh, that's anough, I guess.

[Wishful_Dream]

Thanks for moving it.. but nobody ever answers in homework..

[silver-rain]

hmm, it depends on the subject i guess. mostly, i just read over my notes a lot and try to understand what i've written, and memorize anything. sometimes, i'll make flash cards or something.

[xXirockhardXx]

I never study thats why i always fail my test or quizes but i dont know when i study the information it never sticks in my head plus i dont even want to talk about science i have a D in that class and my teacher just got fired!!

[ZXCVBNMASDF]

Yes, it really depends on what subject. For Math, I just redo a lot of problems in the math textbook and memorize all the terms and information. For other subjects, I just try to read and memorize important points.

This post has been edited by kz10683: Jan 30 2005, 12:38 AM

[dani41790]

i jus read my notes over and over or do drill and kill

[KissMe2408]

Study the night before, and go over some of the same stuff in the morning. Like, if i have music on in the background then it helps. And i just stay away from the tv and computer lol. And i use word association alot...like when i had to memorize the elements and their symbols a couple of years back i would be like

Fe=iron. because FErris wheels are made of iron

lol stuff like that

[Wishful_Dream]

Study the night before, and go over some of the same stuff in the morning. Like, if i have music on in the background then it helps. And i just stay away from the tv and computer lol. And i use word association alot...like when i had to memorize the elements and their symbols a couple of years back i would be like

Fe=iron. because FErris wheels are made of iron

lol stuff like that

wow.. that helped a lot.. thanks.. and thanks to anyone else who posted.. i didn't think anyone would post hehe..

[demolished]

1. visit to the libarary
2. find the most quiet lonely seat in the libarary
3. open your note/ text book or whatever your studying for ..
4. write down the facts for each part, header or catagories ..
5. while writing down the facts, try to remember what u just read ..
6. after your done writing down the facts .. review what u wrote ..
7. study it and remember it ..


it helps alot to me ..

[gelionie]

It depends on the subject. If it's for science, make sure you understand all the facts. I don't know, really.

[sammi rules you]

you can't really study for math.
you can memorize other things, and make outlines.

[sweetdreamsx3]

I study with loud music on and a book in front of my face.

[snak3y3z1001]

I just read/skim through books/notes for like 30 mintues. I dont try to remember them. When i take the test, the anwers just comes to me.

[cheri_pi]

the best way is to, as someone already said, UNDERSTAND what the stuff is.
if its just dates or names or something, its harder. with names i try to like make a word out of the name-- when i was doing the revolutionary war and and to remember that a guy named Holden had a newspaper, i thought that 'HOLD'en because people 'hold' newspapers... stupid but it worked.
with dates just say them aloud a bunch of times. say them like 5 times every 5 minutes over the course of an hour, so they stick in ur head. good luck!

[Skyline Drive]

Sometimes I just kind of glance over worksheets and reviews.
I really need to start studying this semester.

[largosama]

studying is easy, provided you follow this short list of don'ts:

- Don't go within 100 feet of the computer
- Don't listen to music that will make you listen to it
- Don't watch TV; studying takes literally 10 times longer
- Don't put your textbook under your pillow; it only makes your neck sore... osmosis doesn't work with information
- Don't forget to take home your subject binder/folder/textbook

Then you plop yourself down and memorize by reading many many times... or in the case of math or anything else that needs practice, do the hardest problems in the chapter and go easier xD

[*Solipsist*]

I don't.
I absorb the necessary info when my teacher gives lectures.
It's easier that way.

- Solipsist

[cyber]

er...one thing is to shut off the tv, computer, music, sit in your room and read the material that you have been testing on...and pay attention in class and take notes

[lovescream]

I don't study.
Just.. ermm.. read about whatever you need to study. I guess it's sort of hard to explain.

[iheartsimba]

i make notecards..it just like helps me..it takes a while to make them but its easy to sort out what i know and dont and everything..

[demolished]

Solipsist Posted Jan 30 2005, 1:11 PM
I don't.
I absorb the necessary info when my teacher gives lectures.
It's easier that way.

- Solipsist

Awesome, you seem very intelligence.
Did you got good grades though ?

[*stephinika*]

i re-read notes and stuff...and come on cb. i'm so bad at studying...i get so sidetracked so easily.

[emo_in_urpanties]

study? who sed nething about studying?

[*salcha*]

memorizing doesnt work, you have to GET it.
like in math, if i don't know how to do a problem, then i, most likely, wouldn't know how to do it on a test either right?
look up words AND write sentences for words you dont get, and UNDERSTAND the information you're studying.

[shortiiex]

i can't study...i end up forgetting 75% of the information in my sleep

[sm0kinm0nky]

well it depends on what subject, but usualy i dont

[WhiteLotus*]

I cram fifteen minutes before a test. I remember things better like that, while it's still fresh in my mind.

[lakerfever2476]

First , you need to actually understand what you read. Don't just read for the sake of it , you understand ? And, you should ABSOLUTELY 150% listen to the teacher lecturing. Don't take notes while he/she is talking. You'll miss some details. Just absorb and ask questions that you don't get. For studying and memorizing, what I do is find things that kinda relate to the word. For example, vacuoles clean the thing in the cells or whatnot right? Vaccum kinda sounds like vacuoles. Chloroplasts are the green cells that capture energy from the sun I think. Chloroplasts sound like chlorophyll, a green pigment found in plants. So, that's just how I do it. If that doesn't work, make flashcards!! They really do help. Trust me. If all else fails , then sleep on it.

[X-Zeifer]

im failing so i dont think you would wanna know how i study..if my method's making me fail and you use it you'll fail too

[blondiebombshell]

i dont. simple as that

[Wishful_Dream]

im failing so i dont think you would wanna know how i study..if my method's making me fail and you use it you'll fail too

i just failed my math test.. and science test...

anything is appreciated...

[VGyrl88]

I study that morning before class starts. It's easy because my teachers go over the stuff really well so there is really no need to study at all. But repetition and verbal quizzing is a good way to study..flash cards..group studies (not with the talkative friends though hehe)..and persuaving the teacher to go over the lesson again to take up class time is a great study technique, so there's no test!

[HongKongDong]

Lock the door, blast the music, study while watching TV. People wonder how I do so well studying like that but hell it works for me >;]

[mzawesome]

just write notes out and memorize those easy for me? idunno but it works.!

[JustaMomentPleas...]

i study with music blastin to the highest volume

[zbrittanyz]

I usually don't study, unless I know the test is going to be wicked hard. But I take really good notes that help a lot if I just need to review a certain topic.

[thait3n]

Here is mine, and works out perfect XD

1. Study 3 days before a test/quiz
2. Get away from comp, acutally turn it off, stay isolated, NO MUSIC
3. Do the problems, write it out
4. I talk to myself when i work on problems, or read
5. Take notes, or so sample problems
6. Take a 15 mins in between eac hsubject i study XD

Yah, thats my technique

[imadorkabledxd]

make my own notes..or stare at a page long enough to memorize how it looks like haha

[much2muse]

try these methods:

DONT WAIT TO THE LAST MINUTE (i need to take my own advice on that one)
understand the material

how to study for anything but math:

read your notes out loud, in your head, or write them several several times.

change the order of your notes around. that way your remembering the information.

you can make index cards

come up with stupid words to remember things. example: in french class i had to know the word le chat (pronounced le shat) which is cat. cat looks like ( and rhymes with) chat, so its easily remembered. or.. in math i had to know the order of operations.. so please excuse my dear aunt sally worked for that.. which is actually paranthesis exponents multiplication division add subtract

give yourself quizzes to see if you know it << helps a lot

how to study for math:
do problems out of all the sections, (usually the same kind ones you do for hw.. but NOT the same exact problems you do for hw) and do chapter review problems.
i get a's, so all this stuff must work somewhat lol

[bonluvdan]

i won't study my quizzes until the last minute! but it works and i hv a high grade. lol. (but except for exams)

i prefer short term memory and sometimes revise my books for twice be4 the quizzes.

however, i will practise my maths and amaths in my free time.

also, i will study the subjects i like first.

[Jinny]

i have to make a study guide. i cant study out of a book..

[michellerrific]

I read shorthand (the professional kind, not the internet kind) off paper, in the form of study guides usually. Or sometimes I just read my notes and just try to drill it in my head. And then I always blank out before the test.

[danifibble]

i'm a huge procrastinator so sometimes i'm seen studying during the period BEFORE the actual test or quiz.. rarely i study the night before.. but for finals i take time to make study guides

[misoshiru]

I occasionally drink while I study. haha.