Study Skills

How do you remember all the things you need to know on tests? Do you just go into the class and hope the answers come to you? Do you sleep with your textbook under your pillow and pray that through osmosis the facts will stick to your brain? How do you prepare for Test and what techniques do you use to learn and master the material you are expected to learn? This page will give you some tool to improve your study skills.

IN Guided Notes - Study Skills .pdf

Use the guided notes to take notes and reflect on the tool presented on this page.

Click on the small square in the top right hand corner to expand the PDF and print and write your responses, or copy the questions and write your responses in your notebook.

It is important to write down what you are learning and give your self an opportunity to absorb the material and reflect.

Monsters University: Studying Montage

What were some of the things Mike did in terms of studying?

How to Make a Study Plan

Read the article and answer the questions on the guided notes.

STEPS TO STUDYING:

Make a plan.
Get your environment ready.
Use study techniques

Why Cramming Doesn't Work

While watching the video, jot down the answers in your guided notes.

Test Tacking Strategies

5 Tips for Coping with Test Anxiety

Setting up Your Environment.pdf

Read Setting Up Your Environment

Here is a link for an entire hour of classical music to play while completing the rest of the guided notes.

There are endless numbers of study techniques, but we are going to focus on just a couple to help you:

Overall Study tips - breaks, sleep, take notes, clearing distractions, keyword technique, most important to least important, glossary, chewing gum, plot to movie script, mind palace

Active Recall

Memorization

Flashcards