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Preparing to Study....Be Nice
to Your Brain
Sit in a QUIET place. TV and
radio distracts your brain.
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What Kind of Learner Are
You?
Auditory Learners: Learn by
hearing
Use a study group
Study out loud
Pay close
attention to lectures
http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-auditory.ht
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What Kind of Learner Are
You?
Tactile Learners: Learn by
touching or using
Use practice questions
Pay close attention to lab
http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-tactile.html
What Kind of Learner Are
You?
Visual Learners: Learn
by seeing
Use flashcards
Review diagrams from the
textbook
Pay close attention to
class notes
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http://www.studytechniques.org/learning-styles-visual.html
Study Method #1: Repetition
Review your notes the same day
you get them. That’s when your
brain remembers the best!
Or do both!
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Study Method #3: Condensing
Day 1: Write out everything you
need to know. You’ll have several
pages.
Day 2: Condense this information
into half the number of pages.
Take out extra words not needed,
not important details.
Day 3: Condense this information
into one page divided into four
sections.
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http://www.gearfire.net/3-effective-methods-to-study-for-exams/
Study Method #4: Talking to
Yourself
Say or sing your notes out loud
Read only 1 sentence of the notes at
a time
Cover the sentence up and say it
several times.
Check your notes to make sure that
you got the sentence right
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Study Method 6: Mind
Mapping
Rewrite your notes using only
key words and images
Example
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20Life/Study%20Methods/How%20to%20mind%20map2.html
Study Method #7: Study
Buddy
Use a study buddy
Have a friend ask you questions
about your notes.
Answer their questions without
looking at your notes.
If you get a question wrong, ask
your study buddy to tell you the
right answer. Make a list of the
questions you get wrong.
After the last question, have
your study buddy ask you the
questions you got wrong again.
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Study Method #8: Mnemonics
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Study Method #8: Mnemonics
Story Method
Counties in Southern England: Avon, Dorset, Somerset,
Cornwall, Wiltshire, Devon, Gloucestershire,
Hampshire, and Surrey.
An AVON lady is walking towards a strange house.
She is hot and sweating in the SUMMER
(Somerset) heat. Outside the house, there is giant
CORN (Cornwall) growing, but it's beginning to
WILT (Wiltshire) in the heat. She knocks on the
DOOR (Dorset), which is opened by the
DEVIL(Devon). He is smearing honey on a HAM
(Hampshire), making in GLOSSY (Gloucestershire)
in the bright sunlight. The Avon lady panics,
screams 'SORRY' (Surrey), and runs back down
the path.
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http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTIM_01.htm
Study Method #8: Mnemonics
Journey Method
Shopping list: Coffee, lettuce, cauliflower, French bread,
chicken, pork chops, bath tub cleaner
1. Front door: spilt coffee grains on the doormat
2. Rose bush in front garden: growing letuuce around the
roses
3. Car: with cauliflower on the driver's seat
4. End of the road: an arch of French bread over the road
5. Traffic lights: chickens squawking and flapping on top
of lights
6. Past church: in front of which a pig is karate chopping
wooden boards
7. Supermarket parking lot: a filthy bath tub is parked in the
space next to my car!
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http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTIM_05.htm