Create study checklists
Identify all of the material that you will be tested on-- list notes,
formulas, ideas, and text assignments you are accountable for.
This checklist
will enable you to break your studying into organized, manageable chunks,
which should allow for a comprehensive review plan with minimal anxiety
Create summary notes and "maps"
Briefly map out (see
mapping) the
important ideas of the course and the relationships of these ideas. Summary
notes should display lists and hierarchies of ideas.
Creativity and a visual framework will help you recall these ideas.
Record your notes and significant portions of text on audio tapes so you can review
material with a walk-man.
Having a tape of important information will enable you to study while walking
or relaxing in a nonacademic environment
Create flashcards for definitions, formulas, or lists that you need to have
memorized--put topics on one side of the card, answers on the other.
Flashcards will enable you to test your ability to not only recognize
important information, but also your ability to retrieve information from
scratch
Adapted from On Becoming a Master Student by David B.
Ellis and How to Study in College
by Walter Pauk.
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