Studying for Quiz

[Lucas]

I'm curious; what are your techniques in studying for a quiz from reading? If you take notes; is there a specific way you take notes? Please share because I'm still trying to find my studying technique that works best. I'm dying here!!

[KHEN]

i havent taken a quiz since HS. college was more papers for me. try flash cards?

[Lucas]

i havent taken a quiz since HS. college was more papers for me. try flash cards?

Yeah, we have quizzes everyday pretty much. Flash cards do work; I like them. But sometimes there is a class like say: History. That requires too much for flash cards to accommodate.

[KHEN]

what courses are u taking?

Yeah, we have quizzes everyday pretty much. Flash cards do work; I like them. But sometimes there is a class like say: History. That requires too much for flash cards to accommodate.

[Lucas]

what courses are u taking?

History, History, Pyschology: Brain, Mind and Behavior, and History. As you can tell I'm living in the past a few days a week. lol

[mad_hatter]

timelines! and fact sheets, like point about the event/place/individual etc, and stick them up on the bathroom wall, you'd be surprised how much info you retain when you read it everytime you go in there

[Ivan]

Try to be interested in the material. Sometimes they give you stuff you're not remotely interested in lol, but try to at least understand the story as a whole (since it's history, it's story-based). I remember things more when I take my time to absorb it & not rush. Don't try to remember just the key facts, you'll forget. Get the whole story, then you can be quizzed on anything & know the material. Plus, it might help you remember it years from now, which might not be useful, but pretty cool lol.

[champe82]

Try to have your memory file everything like a file cabinet. Where you can zoom out and see everything filed neatly with labels for the folders. Then when you want to recall information go to that file and spit everything out you can recall from begin to end.

[Discreet.]

I have no advice for history, but for psych I usually categorize it into different important topics per chapter, such as notes for definitions, notes for important researchers and their studies, notes on theory, and then notes for the biological impact and drugs, and then class notes, which I cross reference to make sure I study the things brought up in class more thoroughly.

[Mizz_Luv3r]

I bold/highlight main words/sentences and try to associate it with the surrounding content in a way that it would rhyme a bit.

I also re-write in my own short sentences what I need to study/remember.

[khmer TIGERBALM]

I've noticed a lot of the material I learned in school was absolutely a big waste of time and 90% of the things I learned aren't even relevent to real life applications. I wish schools taught you survival skills like how to make a fire or hunt for food.

[Lucas]

I've noticed a lot of the material I learned in school was absolutely a big waste of time and 90% of the things I learned aren't even relevent to real life applications. I wish schools taught you survival skills like how to make a fire or hunt for food.

Your parents should've taught you that. If they didn't...I'm terribly sorry.

Without education how will we change the future for a better?

(Can't wait for the answer)

[sSilentxstarzZ]

as an English major, I had to do a lot of reading and I find that it helps to take notes and summarize paragraphs in the margins. I like to buy used books that already contain notes in them, and then add my own. I think of this as helping out the community (a fellow English major) because the next person who buys my book will see the notes and might contribute to it also. Also, instead of highlighting book pages..because they might bleed and you'll have to flip through pages searching for them, write down keywords in a notebook and write notes next to/underneath them. Take note of the page number(s) they appear on also. This way, your notes will appear more organized, making it easier to study.

I like to highlight terms in my notes.

[chanchan]

I usually go over my notes from the lectures and review it. Then read some part of it in the book to get some more details and understanding about the materials and jot it down in my side notes. Before the quiz, I review it again with a friend.

[khmer TIGERBALM]

Your parents should've taught you that. If they didn't...I'm terribly sorry.

Without education how will we change the future for a better?

(Can't wait for the answer)

LOL. Save the preaching. No one is knocking education. I just said, some things in school are irrelevant and useless. What can be done in 2 years, they make you do it in four. Pre-calculus, I rarely never even use in real life. Stuff like integrative Arts & Humanities and Integrative Social Science you can imagine by the name, were pretty useless.

[camb0dianguy]

When it comes to studying and grasping complex topics, I take steps so I can absorb more. I think the key is to let the information ponder in your head little by little so that it gives your mind more time to understand and for the thoughts to develop. This is what I normally would do.

1. I would skim the chapter, example problems, and maybe even try a couple of problems in the back of the book. I do this just to get a taste of what I'm up against. Look at it like sort of a warm up or appetizer before the main course. This should only take 15-20 minutes at most.

2. After a few hours or days, I would go back and read with more of a focus.

3. I would do problems, look at notes, review or maybe even research wikipedia.

4. Talk to the professors and discuss with the class.

I think its like food. If you try to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner all at once, your stomach doesn't have enough space and its bad for your health. Now, if you space out your meals in increments, you can eat more in one day. I think the brain behaves very much the same with absorbing information.

[YungLuke]

Read the notes from the class

Read the text

Network with others


I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I FINALLY GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE... budget cuts are a mutha fvker

[Azi]

Just some basic tips I impart on my students in the study skills workshops that I lead:

1. Take good notes and be organized. When you get home, don't shove the notes away in a binder and forget about them, instead as you're preparing for your next task/bed/etc, look at them and review. In the morning, pull them out and review. It really takes only a couple minutes a day and before you know it, many of the points stick in your mind.

2. I use an outlining format for my notes. Have you tried the Cornell method of taking notes? Mark your sheet of paper into three sections. The big section is for taking notes, the bottom margin is for summarizing your notes after class and the left margin (cue) is for writing down cue words to remember. I haven't tried it because I like my outline style but I think the process of summarizing is very good.

3. Find out what kind of learner you are: auditory, kinesthetic, visual and many others. That helps you figure out some of the better ways that you can study based on your style.

4. Find a study buddy and quiz each other.

Good luck!

[Lucas]

LOL. Save the preaching. No one is knocking education. I just said, some things in school are irrelevant and useless. What can be done in 2 years, they make you do it in four. Pre-calculus, I rarely never even use in real life. Stuff like integrative Arts & Humanities and Integrative Social Science you can imagine by the name, were pretty useless.

I've noticed a lot of the material I learned in school was absolutely a big waste of time and 90% of the things I learned aren't even relevent to real life applications. I wish schools taught you survival skills like how to make a fire or hunt for food.

Yes, you were knocking on school. I didn't misinterpret what you said. If you meant something else then maybe you should go back and take an English course because obviously the section in bold does not mean " some things in school are irrelevant and useless. What can be done in 2 years, they make you do it in four."

If your not going to reply with note taking tips then gtfo of the thread. "School being useless" is IRRELEVENT to the thread.

And btw, take look at the bigger picture shit-for-brains, Calculus isn't just math. Your becoming closer to being the village idiot here. If your Tuksuhew then you've already accomplished that.

[DoungJan]

When i read textbook i write down note. Highlighting help but over highlighting will not help. I swear i saw some people highlight their whole book. I find it very useful to write it down instead of highlighting. When i write down the note i separate by topic. after writting down the note i highlight the note that i write which break it down even more. I hardly highlight my book. I mark my textbook with with some sticky notes (the pages that i don't really understand so i can go back and read it again. by doing this i do't have to waste time trying to look for it) Before a quiz or test i study my note and skim through the textbook again. It takes alot of time but the effort worth it

[DoungJan]

and i use flashcard for vocab. i carry it in a box and it's very convenient to carry it around.

[DoungJan]

I've noticed a lot of the material I learned in school was absolutely a big waste of time and 90% of the things I learned aren't even relevent to real life applications. I wish schools taught you survival skills like how to make a fire or hunt for food.

you learn that when you go to camp. what they taught you in school right now is the skill that you need to survived in this capital system. You want to learn how to hunt or make fire? Go to surviving camp or something. I'm sick and tired of people complaining about this kind of thing. if gaining knowledge and learning about ur surrounding is a waste of time, then don't go to school. it's as simple as that.

[DoungJan]

Just some basic tips I impart on my students in the study skills workshops that I lead:

1. Take good notes and be organized. When you get home, don't shove the notes away in a binder and forget about them, instead as you're preparing for your next task/bed/etc, look at them and review. In the morning, pull them out and review. It really takes only a couple minutes a day and before you know it, many of the points stick in your mind.

2. I use an outlining format for my notes. Have you tried the Cornell method of taking notes? Mark your sheet of paper into three sections. The big section is for taking notes, the bottom margin is for summarizing your notes after class and the left margin (cue) is for writing down cue words to remember. I haven't tried it because I like my outline style but I think the process of summarizing is very good.

3. Find out what kind of learner you are: auditory, kinesthetic, visual and many others. That helps you figure out some of the better ways that you can study based on your style.

4. Find a study buddy and quiz each other.

Good luck!

I tried the cornell method for a semester. Didn't work out for me

[N3rd]

The best technique, is no technique.

[k82562131]

Study? Meh...I rarely studied when I was in college. Take good notes and be mentally active in class and you're good to go. It worked for me. The problem was when I had professors who started yapping about off topics, and then expected students to pass tests/quizzes. That was when I had to hit the textbooks.