#studynotesonlyonce

If you have been following the previous guidelines, then you will have a set of notes that have an outline of the chapter created from the chapter headings and the detail within each heading in question form. And you will have unlabeled diagrams, graphs or graphic organizers presented in the textbook. Throughout my years of working with students, these tend to have been done on scraps of paper and thrown away with such a sense of joy and relief after a test. BUT then you have to start all over again for the exams.  This time, file these notes away in the folder that you keep for that subject or for study notes generally. You have a permanent revision record. because you have not answered the questions on the notes themselves nor filled in the labels, come the next exam you now have a good way to find out what you don't know (try and answer the questions, fill in the labels) which guides your studies for the exam. No more reinventing the wheel. AND your reading for the exam stays focused and relevant because you know what you know and don't know.