Study Strategies

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Study Strategies

• By Miss Bookamer

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Time Management

• Keep priorities in mind (school comes first!)
• Create a daily schedule
• Set aside the same time every day to study and
  complete homework
• http//www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/TMIntroduction.htm

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Study Tips

• Study hard subjects first
• Study in a quiet place

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Note Taking Skills

• Create a template for taking notes
• Use abbreviations
• Include important names, dates, and places
• Reread and summarize notes as soon as possible
  after class

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Read Actively

• Highlight the text in the margin or on post-it
  notes
• Keep a notebook of what you learned as well as
  questions about the reading
• Read before and after class
• Read slowly

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DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!

• Complete homework every night
• Write down any questions you have while doing
  your homework
• Ask for clarification before class begins

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Studying for Tests

• Make a study outline/guide
• Do sample problems
• Make flashcards
• Stop studying when you feel confident

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Test Taking Strategies

• Read the entire question before answering
• Eliminate answers
• Do the problems you know first
• Make an outline of short answer and essay
  questions

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Test your knowledge

• http//itc.umcrookston.edu/scripts-bin/asp-bin/ITC
  InteractiveGames/InterGames1/KnowMill.asp?GameIDc
  barton_000