The document provides tips for effective studying including organizing notes, using study guides and outlines, managing time, and finding a good study place. It discusses learning styles such as visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learners. Tips are given for taking notes, making notecards, reading materials, and managing stress while studying. Best practices include studying in a quiet place without distractions and maintaining an organized workspace and materials.

1. Jeffery Little and Maggie McPheeters

2. Write down as much information as possible
Abbreviate when writing
Ask questions

3. Visual
Learn by seeing
Kinesthetic
Learn by doing
Auditory
Learn by hearing

5. Notecards:
Keep them organized
Make sure to cite your source on the notecard
Write down EVERYTHING your thinking. Chances are you won’t remember points you don’t write down
Outlines:
Use them when reading or studying a large chapter
Help condense information
Point out key points
Study Guides:
Work them more than once
Pay special attention to questions you get wrong
Try not to use your notes when you do them the second time

6. Do:
Study in a quiet place
Make sure your study place is comfortable
Make sure you study place is adequate (Lighting, Temperature, etc.)
Don’t:
Study in places where there are many distractions
Study in a class/place where you’re supposed to be doing other work

7. When reading, scan the article first to get an idea of it, then read
the entire thing
Copy your notes down twice, once when you hear them and again
at home.
Look up words you don’t understand
Make up acronym to help remember hard information

8. Do the easiest questions first
Read the question at least two times
If you encounter a hard problem, skip it and come back to it later
Double check your answers if you have time
Always go with your first instinct on questions. Chances are, it was the right
one
Keep a positive and calm attitude

9. Manage your time
Make sure that all your binders/notebooks/backpack are clean
and organized so that you don’t lose anything
Organize your notes for easy understanding
Keep an agenda to help you remember homework and
important dates

10. Chew gum when studying; it improves memory
Make sure you eat; you can’t study when your hungry
Make notecards for easy studying
Take organized notes in class
Don’t be afraid to ask questions
Find a good study place

11. Don’t:
study in bed; you’ll fall asleep
Put off studying until the last minute
Think taking notes is pointless
Just read over your notes; find a way to make it interesting
Study while watching TV
Trust unsafe websites for getting your information (ex: Wikipedia)

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http://hubpages.com/hub/Study_Skills_and_Tips