The Ten Study Habits of Successful Students
Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classes. Read about each study habit. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.
Successful students:
Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classes. Read about each study habit. Work to develop any study habit you do not have.
Successful students:
- Try not to do too much studying at one time.
If you try to do too much studying at one time, you will tire and your studying will not be very effective. Space the work you have to do over shorter periods of time. Taking short breaks will restore your mental energy. - Plan specific times for studying.
Study time is any time you are doing something related to schoolwork. It can be completing assigned reading, working on a paper or project, or studying for a test. Schedule specific times throughout the week for your study time. - Try to study at the same times each day.
Studying at the same times each day establishes a routine that becomes a regular part of your life, just like sleeping and eating. When a scheduled study time comes up during the day, you will be mentally prepared to begin studying. - Set specific goals for their study times.
Goals will help you stay focused and monitor your progress. Simply sitting down to study has little value. You must be very clear about what you want to accomplish during your study times. - Start studying when planned.
You may delay starting your studying because you don't like an assignment or think it is too hard. A delay in studying is called "procrastination." If you procrastinate for any reason, you will find it difficult to get everything done when you need to. You may rush to make up the time you wasted getting started, resulting in careless work and errors. - Work on the assignment they find most difficult first. Your most difficult assignment will require the most effort. Start with your most difficult assignment since this is when you have the most mental energy.
- Review their notes before beginning an assignment.
Reviewing your notes can help you make sure you are doing an assignment correctly. Also, your notes may include information that will help you complete an assignment. - Tell their friends not to call (or text or instant message or Skype or whatever other new fandangled thing the kids use to communicate nowadays) them during their study times.
Two study problems can occur if your friends call you during your study times. First, your work is interrupted. It is not that easy to get back to what you were doing. Second, your friends may talk about things that will distract you from what you need to do. Here's a simple idea - turn off your cell phone during your study times. - Call another student when they have difficulty with an assignment.
This is a case where "two heads may be better than one." - Review their schoolwork over the weekend.
Yes, weekends should be fun time. But there is also time to do some review. This will help you be ready to go on Monday morning when another school week begins.
Mastering one test guidelines
Prepare!
Health
Attitude
Test day
Prepare!
- Summarize which chapters, vocabulary, formulas etc.
you expect will be on the test: - Personalize success with good strategies!
What one test preparation strategy has worked for you in the past? - Organize what you will need to take the test.
Avoid the panic of not having your materials: What will you need?
(Pen/pencil, calculator, etc.)
Health
- Exercise can sharpen the mind
For this test, what is one "exercise" you can do beforehand? - A good night's sleep will help.
For this test, what time will you go to bed? - Eat right; avoid an empty or too-full stomach.
Fresh fruits and vegetables can reduce stress.
Processed and heavy foods can build stress.
For this test, what one food item will you avoid?
For this test, what healthy snack will you have before?
Attitude
- Relax before the exam
Avoid students who are not prepared, are negative, cramming, or will distract you.
What relaxation technique will help you? Deep breaths? A short walk? A few minutes clearing your mind? Name one: - Approach this exam with confidence.
View it as an opportunity to demonstrate what you have learned.
What is one reward you can provide yourself for your good efforts?
Test day
- Allow yourself plenty of time before the test,
gather what you need and arrive a little early. - Choose a comfortable location for taking the test
Pick a spot with good lighting and minimal distractions. - Avoid thinking you need to cram just before.
You've prepared well enough!
Multiple-choice Test strategies
First you need to do your homework and study. However, once that’s done, these strategies can help you do your best on multiple-choice.
· Read the directions carefully
- Know if each question has one or more correct option
- Know if you are penalized for guessing
- Know how much time is allowed (this governs your strategy)
· Preview the test
- Read through the test quickly and answer the easiest questions first
- Mark those you think you know in some way that is appropriate
· Read through the test a second time and answer more difficult questions
- You may pick up cues for answers from the first reading, or become more comfortable in the testing situation
· If time allows, review both questions and answers
- It is possible you mis-read questions the first time
Cover the options, read the question, and try to answer
o Select the option that most closely matches your answer
Read the question with each option
o Treat each option as a true-false question, and choose the "most true"
Strategies for answering difficult questions:
- Eliminate options you know to be incorrect
- Give each option of a question the "true-false test:"
- Question options that grammatically don't fit with the question
- Question options that are totally unfamiliar to you
- Question options that contain negative or absolute words.
For example, frequently for always; or typical for every to see if you can eliminate an option
- "All of the above:"
- ***Number answers:
- ***"Look alike options"
*** Note the two above strategies are based on the way most multiple choice tests are written. They should only be used if you REALLY DON"T KNOW.
- Double negatives:
- Echo options:
- Favor options that contain qualifiers
- If two alternatives seem correct,
Guessing:
- Always guess when there is no penalty for guessing or you can eliminate options
- Don't guess if you are penalized for guessing and if you have no basis for your choice
- Use hints from questions you know to answer questions you do not.
- Change your first answers when you are sure of the correction, or other cues in the test cue you to change.
- Remember that you are looking for the best answer; not only a correct one, and not one which must be true all of the time, in all cases, and without exception.
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