I am going back to College soon (to study Website Creation and Design) so I have decided to do a “Back to School” blog post. I have previously completed 2 degrees in University (English and Teaching). Thus, I am sharing some of my favourite tips and tricks for studying for a test… Photo credit: "Pinterest" Step 1: Make sure you have all of your lecture notes including diagrams, charts, formulas, significant photos, etc. (I would highly recommend writing your notes or writing out additional notes on printed out lecture slides because this helps you to pay more attention in class). If you’ve missed a class, make sure to get those notes from a peer. Also make sure that you have completed all of the readings for the class (I recommend highlighting important points e.g. definitions). Step 2: Type out all of your notes (or re-type them if you initially took your notes on a computer). I know that this might seem like a pain, but it definitely makes it easier to read through your notes if you type them all up in one big document. This is also a great way to refresh your memory as to what you have learned in the class. Step 3: Read through your typed notes and highlight any important information (e.g. names, dates, key terms, formulas, important concepts, diagrams, etc.). Step 4: Make flash cards for all of the information that you’ve highlighted (e.g. put the key term on one side of a cue card and the definition on the other side). Step 5: Keep on going through your stack of flash cards (either by yourself or with the help of a partner) until you have all of the information memorized. Step 6: If applicable, write out a brief summary of what happened in each of the novels you have read for the class (including the proper spelling of characters’ names and settings). Review these notes until you are able to describe each of the novels in detail without looking at your notes. Step 7: If you have time, go back and re-read your typed lecture notes and read the highlighted sections of your textbook. Note: I found that most Professors didn’t ask a lot of questions about concepts from the textbook (that weren’t also discussed in lectures), so that’s why I focused my studying on the lecture notes. Step 8: Review any other materials needed (e.g. study guide, practice test, steps for writing a proper essay, etc.). I hope that you find these study tips helpful! In my experience, (even though it’s time consuming), if you follow all of the above steps, you will probably get a good mark on the test. Disclaimer: this method might not work for everyone and every subject (e.g. one time, I had a Professor give us all of the test questions beforehand and we had to find and memorize the answers) so make sure that you do what works best for you :) If you have any study tips that have worked really well for you in the past, make sure to share them in the comments down below! Good luck on all of your tests and I hope you found these study tips helpful :) Photo credit: "Odyssey"
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