Sunday 19 April 2015

Studying Properly And Successfully

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One of the biggest obstacles many students face in high school and college is knowing how to study correctly, and in fact, many students decide that they are just "not good at taking tests," when the truth might actually be that they are simply not taking the proper approach to studying! While there is certainly no single "right" or "wrong" way to study, there are definitely a few things that everyone should make sure they understand about studying, as an understanding of these things will go a long way improving the effectiveness of the studying a student does - and in turn, will go a long way in improving a student's performance in school!

In order to improve your study habits, the first thing you will have to understand is the difference between learning and cramming; many students study for their tests by trying to make sure they "cram" everything into their brain, or by trying to figure out what they can do to make sure they "remember" things, when the best approach to take to studying is to do what you can to actually "learn" the topics at hand.

Along the same lines, understanding the value of starting the studying early is also important; a lot of students will wait until a week (or a few days!) before a test before they start studying, but if you instead spend the entire semester studying a little bit at a time, you will not have to study at all in the days leading up to a test, because you will "know" everything already.

And understanding the importance of repetition, as far as studying goes, is also important; the more times you look over certain notes or points, the more likely you are to retain these things - learning them to a point where you will have no problem recalling them when it is time for the test.

When you hold onto these understandings as you begin to study, you will be in much better shape to succeed in school, instead of being left complaining that you are "just not good at taking tests."

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