MASTERPOST: Studying Methods
hey guys! I thought I’d put together a detailed list of the studying methods I use for my different classes :) Hopefully this will help some of you out!
Know what you don’t know. This first one is probably the most important! Look through your notes or textbook and keep a list of questions you have as you go through. Look at the explanations and questions in the textbook and think about how you would solve the question. Doing every single question can be really time consuming. If you can’t answer some questions on your list, email your teacher or go see them before class!
Flashcards! I swear by flashcards for subjects like biology, social studies, english and french. Flash cards are perfect for memorizing terms! For biology, if I have to remember a sequence of events or terms, I will put them on flashcards and mix them up and put them back in the correct order. Don’t be afraid to put drawings or sketches on flashcards too! It can be really useful if you're a visual learner.
Quizlet Ah yes the wonders of Quizlet! Quizlet is an online flashcard maker where you can have decks of flashcards for all your different classes. I keep my classes on “private” mode and if I see a friend struggling to learn the material before a test, I just tell them to make an account and request to join my class so they can have access too :) Quizlet is also super handy because you can do things like matching games and they also have a mobile app!
Beautifying notes Okay so this is a big thing in studyblr and you don’t have to have pretty pens and tiny neat handwriting to make it work. Redoing your rough notes to make them “pretty” is really just another form of revision! You spend more time looking at the material taking time to make it look nice, and you're also much more likely to want to look back at your notes at the end of the year to revise. To me, looking at a bunch of pencil scribbles from class really doesn't cut it for me to learn properly.
Summarizing My FAVE thing ever. Summarizing is the god send of all studying methods. If you know the details but not the backbone of the material, it’s a given that you won't be able to ace a test. Make a one sided piece of paper into a summary per chapter. Write your summary page as if you’re teaching it to someone else. Include key words, pictures and diagrams. These are also really handy for studying for a final exam!
Trouble spots Look back at your quizzes or worksheets and don’t just look for right or wrong answers. Trace back exactly what you did and exactly where you went wrong. You will remember looking back at your mistakes and hopefully you won’t make the same one again! Making mistakes can be good but only if you learn from them! Make sure to include your trouble spots in flash cards or summary pages you make!
