one word. Last mintue study. LOL i normally study all the notes given to me just 2hrs before the exams. it gets me a pass, so it works for me. not the best way to study tho. dont recommand it to anyone.
Even if I study throughly. I stress moments before the test and cram some more. Bad habit and trying to fix it.
i normally read through all the stuff in the reading list provided by the lecturer (this is university studying btw) not much memory work is required here, just understanding. Then i read it over again, this time, picking out those niggly points which you wont be able to reproduce out of thin air during exams (in my case, would be hard to remember and write case name and a basic sypnosis of the case as i am studing law), would list these out, then when exam times come around, would just have to revise that list and i would be fine, as the general idea is already in the brain. I wont recommending memorizing word by word of stuff as during exams, u wont have time to stop and recall. To stay awake while i do all these stuff, i normally plays rock/techno/ loud songs/music in the background to keep me awake. I CANT STUDY WHEN ITS QUIET, I WILL DOZE OFF.
don't u have to remember the names of cases and stuff. gd stuff law is, at least u will know ur rights if ur unsatisfied with a product lol.
i think that if you can, get a study buddy. someone who you can throw questions or discuss with. someone who can encourage and vice versa. i find that i can remember best when i have a discussion rather than memorizing it but then again, in my studies, there is no right or wrong answers, just how you present and justify it.
hmmmm i do practice problems for my classes since im in engineering so i get it down. In all other classes like Math i don't even bother studying.... im asian... i know it... LOL jk.......... but seriously though O_O
the best effective method is : use weird methods, for example when you are learning english, a better method then just read a English text book is to watch english movies with subtitles. XD i recommend a drama called " dragon zakura "
^ Lol, i try to study over a long period of time, never works out tho -.- i go to the tutor place where it's h.w. environment so yeah thats where i just do equations and stuff
thats a good way to pass exams! i do that for like 1 or 2 days before the exam, jus goin thru the same questions over and over again and yeh it hasnt failed me either ^^
I keep track of what I study. Usually we think of the goal as to understand everything, but that can be a little too much sometimes. So I take it one step at a time, break it down. Whether you study from the textbook or from powerpoint slides, I gotta mark it up with something! Like when I fully understand what's on one slide then I at least put a checkmark beside it to know I covered it once. I do that forevery page/slide. Most people just make sure that they can memorize and understand what they just studied. Some people take it the extra mile - that is to make sure you can teach that concept you studied to someone else. Those two things are really different. ... well thats all nice, but I admit I can't keep up with studying xD...I doze off quite easily. I actually NEED distractions to stay awake and study.
Don't know why but I study better under pressure. That means I usually procrastinate till the last minute but it works out the best.
