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How do I study for tests and quizzes?
The assessments you take in 8th grade require more organization and studying, and more accurate, detailed recall than in prior grades. This is a perfect year to practice these skills; you'll be a pro when you enter high school next year!
How do I study for tests and quizzes?
The assessments you take in 8th grade require more organization and studying, and more accurate, detailed recall than in prior grades. This is a perfect year to practice these skills; you'll be a pro when you enter high school next year!
Short but valuable tips on preparing for tests.
"Five Ways to Teaching Students to Study", an article published by Edutopia.
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Successful study techniques involve multiple senses. To remember information that will be on a test, people benefit from using at least two of the following techniques: writing, reading and looking, listening, or speaking.
WRITING
rewrite your notes
create Cornell or outline style notes
create flashcards
take practice tests
write a paragraph summarizing what you know
draw your notes out, using symbols and illustrations that mean something to you
LISTENING
have your parents or friends orally quiz you using your notes
listen as your classmates talk about the topic
after explaining the topic to your teacher/friend, have them repeat back what you told them to see if you explained it correctly
read the text aloud to yourself
cover your notes or the text, and say the answer or content out loud to yourself
READING
reread your notes
reread the textbook chapter
reread any previous tests quizzes
reread previous essays
read a description of the topic on a quality website
Important! Make sure you can write or recite what you just read without looking at the text
LOOKING
look at the slides and notes on Mrs. Albaugh's website
look at the maps/charts/photos in the text and explain them to your parents
SPEAKING
explain the topic to your parents
discuss the topic with your classmates
read your notes aloud to yourself
read the text aloud to yourself
Here are a few tips in a nutshell:
1. Know what's going to be assessed. In our class, use your unit plan. Other teachers will have different types of study guides.
2. Keep all your work. The work you do in any class is the content and skill practice for what is being assessed. This is what you study!
3. Learn how you study best. This can be a process of trial and error. Pay attention to times you feel confident vs. underprepared; what did you do to be prepared?
4. Reflect on the results you are getting. Did you earn the grade you wanted? If not, what would you differently?
5. Understand the difference between simply reviewing your materials and true understanding of the content you are expected to know. Students often say they are "studying", but they have failed to memorize basic terms and concepts, and failed to understand how those concepts are tied together and important for the unit.
6. Embrace productive failure! (or at least understand it is a positive part of learning!) As you learn these skills, you may have some results you aren't used to, or aren't happy with. We often learn best from these low points, as long as we reflect and take action.
Here are a few tips in a nutshell:
1. Know what's going to be assessed. In our class, use your unit plan. Other teachers will have different types of study guides.
2. Keep all your work. The work you do in any class is the content and skill practice for what is being assessed. This is what you study!
3. Learn how you study best. This can be a process of trial and error. Pay attention to times you feel confident vs. underprepared; what did you do to be prepared?
4. Reflect on the results you are getting. Did you earn the grade you wanted? If not, what would you differently?
5. Understand the difference between simply reviewing your materials and true understanding of the content you are expected to know. Students often say they are "studying", but they have failed to memorize basic terms and concepts, and failed to understand how those concepts are tied together and important for the unit.
6. Embrace productive failure! (or at least understand it is a positive part of learning!) As you learn these skills, you may have some results you aren't used to, or aren't happy with. We often learn best from these low points, as long as we reflect and take action.
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