As math teachers we often hear students and parents tell us that they "Do not know how to study for math."  So we came up with a few suggestions to help you in this process.

1) When working on a test review do not write on the review, instead write on a separate piece of paper so that you can do the review problems again later without seeing your previous answer.  If you are someone who needs to write on your review (or on your test) ask for an additional copy of the review or make your own copy so that you can try the problems again later.

2) Have the teacher email your parents a copy of the review answers so that you can make flash cards of all the problems.  Once you have tried all the problems color code your flash cards, one color means you got the problem correct the first time, the other color means that you did not.  This way you know which problems you need to focus on most.

3) Some students learn best by teaching the problems to themselves or an imaginary audience.  Hang up some chart paper and talk yourself through each step just like the teacher would in class.

4) Make a "cheat sheet" even if the teacher does not allow you to use one on the test, the act of creating a "cheat sheet" (putting important information that would help you on a test down on one piece of paper) actually helps you to pick out important information.

5) Write a song about the important topics in the chapter, the act of picking out the important topics and finding a useful way to organize them will help you to remember them later.

No matter which method of studying you use, the best way to study math is by practicing problems.

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