Tips for Success
Get organized
- Write down assignments
- Make sure to take good notes
- File your papers in the appropriate section
- Use post-it notes or make lists to help you remember important things
Find a study/homework spot to use every day. Make sure it is:
- Well lit
- Quiet
- Comfortable and Attractive: The space should be inviting, but not too comfortable that it will be distracting
- Neat
- Stocked - paper, pencils, pens, erasers, dictionary, etc.
Develop and stick to a routine
Review class material regularly
Participate
- Ask questions in class or after class if unsure about the material
- Go for extra help if you are struggling
- Make sure you correct and understand any mistakes you may have made
"SQ3R"
- Survey - Look over an assignment and try to pick out the clues
- Question - Think of questions regarding to the material
- Read - While reading the assignment it may help to take notes
- Restate - Test yourself by summarizing, in your own words, what you have read
- Review - Go over the material right away and a few days later to be sure you know what you covered
Techniques to help memorization:
- Acronyms
- Sentences
- Flash Cards
- Grouping - studying similar things together
- Recitation
- Rhymes
- Images
- Personalization - make a personal connection to the information (ie. relating a date to a birthday)
- Singing
Don't procrastinate! Set goals and stick to them
Relieve Stress
- Don't stay up late
- Review every day
- Eat healthy meals
- Be positive
- Do deep breathing
Test Taking Tips
- Scan the test
- Do the easiest problem first
- Don't spend too much time on one question
- Pace yourself
- Ask questions if you do not understand what the test is asking
- Read each question carefully
- Make sure you are answering all parts of the question
- Don't worry if others finish before you
- Take your time and be careful
- Look over the test before you hand it in
The Parent Institute, 1999, http://www.parent-institute.com
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