Whats the best way to study for exams?

There are various ways to study for exams.

1. Practice on old exams

2.Explain your answers to others

3.Organize study groups with friends

4.Take regular breaks

5.Drink plenty of water

6. Time Management

Practice

Use repetition and as many of your senses as possible to help retain information.

Hand-write your notes twice: once printed and once in cursive. Then type them and print them out. Read them out loud to yourself.

Also, here is a helpful study tip: study in short increments and take many breaks. Your brain will most easily remember the first and last thing you read. So, if you sit down for a 4-hour long study binge, you'll likely not retain all of what you read.

You will remember more if you study in short, 30-minute bursts with a 10-minute break in between to give your brain time to retain what you've just learned before starting over with another 30-minute session.

During your breaks, walk around, stretch, get a healthy snack, etc.

1. make sure you've read your book

2. take notes in class

3. study your notes the night before. Lots of times the professor will tip his hand, and emphasize test questions.

A bit each day. Take notes on everything the teacher says, use your own form of shorthand because sometimes people talk too fast...raise your hand, ask to repeat/clarify any statement you do not 100% understand. Then, each night, review those notes, buzz thru the entire chapter, again, just to make it stick. It should only take maybe 20 minutes or so. Rule of thumb: Most people need to be taught things three times before they learn it, whatever it is..but for some, it may take up to seven times. So, if you review all the data seven times, it will then guarantee success. I sometimes needed to read the chapter out loud, like a story, this way the words zoomed thru my brain to speech and auditory learning styles. Sometimes, I wrote the key words ten-times each, or tied the words to famous phrases to differentiate similar spelling...like ‘righty tighty, lefty loosey’ or ‘wax on, wax off’. Just to toot my own horn, I usually got 100% on all my tests in school and college.

Night before the exam is the only time to study.

1) attend class and listen attentively taking good notes.

2) Pay special attention to what the teacher says will be included on the exam. He may give other clues such as: "this is very important, etc"

3) If you have access to previous years exams, use this as a guide to what may be included. The aim is trying to make sure you are studying the material which will be on the exam, and not devote a lot of time to studying things which will not be included.

4) Do not cram at the last minute. Spend a little time each day reviewing your notes and studying.

5) If there is a book, read the chapters even if the teacher is not specifically teaching from the book. Review the questions at the end.

6) Do most of your studying in the morning or early afternoon, between classes.

7) Never stay up all night studying before an exam. You need to be rested and alert during the test. You won't have to cram if you follow what I've said before.

8) Where appropriate, involve multiple senses. If you can write it, read it, speak it aloud you will have a better chance of remembering it, than if you only read it.