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| Roby-ZNR | Jan 27 2010, 07:27 PM Post #1 |
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The tedious procedure most of us dread - studying. I have my English exam tomorrow and it is one of those classes where you need to be able to regurgitate the information more than understand it. As a result, I have plenty of studying/reviewing to do and the question is: what helps you study? Some people find music (classical music especially) helps them relax and prepare their brain to store large amounts of information in a short period of time. Some (such as myself) prefer good old silence while studying so there are no distractions while you're trying to focus. I tend to mumble lyrics and start tapping when a song is playing in the background, keeping me from staying focused. Do you have any study quirks or rituals that you put to practice when you have a test coming up? Do you recommend any specifically? |
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| OverTheBelow | Jan 27 2010, 07:33 PM Post #2 |
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Do everything you want you do (which you might think about during studying e.g. browsing ZNR, etc) before you begin. That way you won't keep thinking about it and thus less distraction is made. |
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| Dakota | Jan 27 2010, 07:39 PM Post #3 |
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over my dead body
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This is what I do too. I also study an hour or two before I go to bed because I usually can remember it more in the morning if I study right before I fall asleep. |
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| Fiona | Jan 27 2010, 08:15 PM Post #4 |
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true in mind body spirit
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Honestly, I don't really study. I try my best to absorb everything in the lecture - I don't take notes, but I listen very carefully and sometimes draw a mindmap of sorts to connect different points. |
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| Doffy90 | Jan 27 2010, 08:22 PM Post #5 |
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That boy is a mons†er
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Hmmm wish I was like that. I forget litterally everything like 1 hour later.
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| Deletion. | Jan 28 2010, 12:04 AM Post #6 |
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loldedicated
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Basically. I have yet to take notes in my US History class and I've got a solid 92 average thus far. Yay for random dates, leaders, and events. |
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| John | Jan 28 2010, 12:45 AM Post #7 |
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Determined
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I follow the same suit. Most of my tests just require very good memory, which I have. It's important for me to pay attention in class, take good notes, and just review the material. |
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| Fiona | Jan 28 2010, 12:54 AM Post #8 |
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true in mind body spirit
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I find that if anything, taking notes makes me do worse because I worry about catching up on notes rather than absorbing the material. If you want to learn the material well but are worried about missing info, I'd totally get a little tape recorder and use that in class (ask the teacher for permission first though). That way you can listen to the lecture and write in the info later if you need to. |
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| lightsilver | Jan 28 2010, 08:16 AM Post #9 |
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I just sit down, and do the work. I go over everything I don't know. And I can study everything with practice assignments. So I can easlily know if I can do it or not. |
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| Locke | Jan 28 2010, 12:41 PM Post #10 |
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I would suggest that maybe you need to do something within the lecture/class then. Whether that means taking notes, following on a printed outline, or recording the lecture for later listening. No one (or at least very few people) will remember everything, but you should still remember key concepts. I never did any studying before college, but still now the extent of my review is reading through my notes before big tests/finals. As for dealing with distractions: you just have to be serious about it. If you actually want to study, then you'll avoid the internet and anything else. And when you're getting tired, accept that and take a break. If you're practical about it, it'll work out. |
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| Nicola | Jan 28 2010, 12:52 PM Post #11 |
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Zatharawrus
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What honestly helped me heaps (leading to a B for one exam and an A for another) was revising while having my LOST boxsets on my TV in my bedroom. When I wanted to take a minute or two break I could tune in, and just vaguely tune out while revising from my textbook. That way it's not totally boring and since I'd already seen LOST, it wasn't completely distracting either. |
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| Locke | Jan 28 2010, 10:25 PM Post #12 |
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Movement while reading has been proven to improve retention and it is also known that if you do a last review of material just before you sleep, you'll remember more (though obviously, that shouldn't be the first time you pick up the materials ).
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| Arianna | Jan 29 2010, 04:34 PM Post #13 |
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Never settle for a half measure.
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Studying is a relaxation technique for me and I actually find the content I look at fun so I don't find it dreadful at all! (I'm weird like that) Basically, I found I've retained the most information when I do all of the following:
Obviously, what works with studying varies from person to person. This study method is obviously not for everyone because it take up like 5 hours a night for all subjects combined but it works for me so w/e. It absorbs a hella lot of information (like 95%) because I'm relaying the stuff through writing, reading, and oral communication (even if 1/2 the time it's just with myself, I get along). English takes the longest though because I do crazy and have this complicated system of note taking as I read through the chapters.
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| Maiz | Jan 30 2010, 05:15 PM Post #14 |
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Lord of all things corn.
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I actually haven't really studied (other than looking over notes right before class starts) in a really long time. If it's something that I need to actually study for, I usually take notes and that note-taking usually is good enough for me. |
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| tokyodrift | Jan 30 2010, 06:15 PM Post #15 |
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I'm terrible at studying and unfortunately I procrastinate so much that I end up having to cram at the last minute, and even then I usually don't bother doing it properly. :sigh: |
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