Here is a good list of studying methods (based on research).
This is not every study method that you can use. If you find a way that works better than the ones listed below, please tell me about it. If one of these works for you, let me know that as well!
If you would like to jump to a specific method, use the links below:
This works best if you have the idea down, but you need to do a few more problems so you don't forget the methods.
Go to the Major Topic Information section and find the idea that you are struggling to remember. Go to the problem randomizers and work through some of them slowly. Think about why every step works before you move on to the next step. When you are done, check your answer on every problem. If you have a mistake, walk through it line by line and find your errors. If you can't find them, go to a friend, parent, or myself and see if they can catch it.
You could also go to Google and search for extra problem sets covering the major concepts. Each one should be titled so that it should be pretty easy to find extra stuff.
This works best if you still aren't quite grasping the concept behind the methods and processes used in class and learn best with a teacher sitting next to you to walk through things.
Email or talk with me and set up a time to come in to get extra help. I am available:
Before and after school most days (Wednesday mornings are out because of PD, and occasionally other days I have required events)
Seminar (if there are no activities planned)
Prep time (this is currently 4th period)
You can come in and get extra help during any of these times. Make sure you check in and make sure that I am available before coming in to get help (as I will occasionally be gone during these times if I don't know anyone is coming in). When you come in for your tutoring session, please have some material that you would like to work on (a practice set from the class website is a good starting location).
If you missed a class period and need to get caught up on the material, this is a good way to do that. This is especially true if you learn best when you have someone walking you through the material (as opposed to the video tutorial option in the next section).
This works best if you still aren't quite grasping the concept behind the methods and processes used in class and learn best on your own watching a video that you can pause/rewind (or are at home without access to a teacher).
Go to the Major Topic Information section and find the idea that you are struggling to remember. Use one (or many) of the tutorials until you find one you like. Take notes and pause the video to re-watch anything that you need to do. Pause the video and work through a problem before the video does to see if you understand the whole thing. Make sure your notes are thorough and organized. If you have questions, talk to a friend, parent, or myself.
If you missed a class period and need to get caught up on the material, this can be a good way to do that.
You could also go to Google and search for other tutorials covering the major concepts. Each one should be titled so that it's pretty easy to find additional resources.
This works best if you like to bounce ideas off of someone else (or multiple other people). However, you'll need to be able to do all of the work yourself on quizzes.
Talk to a few other students or myself and set up a time to get together and go over math problems. Use worksheets, extra practice sets, quizzes, notes, or anything else you would like. Go through the process as a group. If there is a mistake, someone needs to speak up. Discuss why each step happens, not just how to do the problem.
This works best if you are making mistakes on quizzes, but are showing almost all of your work. It also works well if you are able to justify steps by looking at other work fairly well.
Grab an old quiz (or multiple quizzes) over an idea that you are struggling with (or one that you need to refresh on). Cover up your work and try to re-work the problem from start to finish. Check your answer against the posted quiz answer keys under the Answer Keys section of the website.
Alternatively, you could go straight to the answer key of that quiz and justify every step that is being made. That is, explain to yourself (in your own words) why each step is being made. Make sure you have made your justification as thorough as possible before moving to the next step.
This works best for vocabulary practice.
Create a set of flashcards with the vocabulary term on the front and the definition (or equation) on the back. Use notecards and pen/pencil (don't use marker because it will bleed through). Work through the deck of cards as frequently as you need to so that you are able to quickly remember the definition and don't have to think about it very long.
This works best if you have a pretty good understanding and want to check in with yourself before a quiz to make sure you have the material down.
Create a problem for each topic you would like to review. We have gone through ways to self-check for basically every concept covered in the class (with the exception of a couple from second semester). If you would like some help doing this at first, set up a time with me and I would be more than happy to walk through how I create things and how I check my answers so you can see it modeled a few times before attempting it on your own.