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finals.
I have finals for school coming up next week and I'm in a studying rage at the moment.
What's the best way to study large amounts of material? And how do I keep from forgetting it all right after I've read it?
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invite friends ova so u n ya mates can study together. only do a bit at a time or ya head will be full of info and u wont no wot to do
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make up a way to remember it! like maybe a rhyme or something funny! like i remember what the word discrepancy because i made up something weird. something so weird.. IT WON'T GET OUT OF MY HEAD. discrepancy. it means a divergence or a disagreement. you disagree with your pants every day because you change it for tomorrow! make up something strange. maybe a rap or a word making up steps. like abbreviations. i have a club called POT. stands for Problems of Today. make up something funnn!
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just read the same sentence more then once. Just like go over and over it again. Pretend like it's a story
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There's no one method of studying that works for eveyone. So think back to what worked for you in the past. But as general rules, keep in mind these points. Concentration is THE key when it comes to studying and remembering what you've learned. So, find a quiet place that is set aside for study such as a public library where there is less distraction (no TV, music, food or anything to keep you off track).
Most likely you have a good idea of what might come up in your finals. So survey your material. Glance through it, looking at subheadings, charts, and so forth, in order to get an overall view of it. Next, make up questions based on chapter titles or topic sentences. (This keeps your mind focused on what you read.) Now read, looking for the answers to these questions. When you have finished each paragraph or section, recite, or tell yourself from memory, what you have read, without looking at the book. And when you have finished the entire textbook etc., review by scanning headings and testing your memory of each section. Write down important points, visualise certain details or draw picutres if it helps you more. When you feel you have an adequate knowledge base to draw on for each topic, move on to the next. Don't leave the most difficult topics till last. And remember to take a short break every hour! Your brain will cope better! Do your best and you'll be fine.
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Well, everybody studies differently, but generally you can make good use of post-it notes, _especially_ when studying languages, for sticking around the house, to help reinforce a point. Use highlighters for important stuff (but I'm sure you know that), and try to break up large amounts of material into smaller sections and assign yourself a certain section or two per day. Write practice essays (if you have essay-style subjects), and refer back to the material as you write them. Just don't cram the night before, and get a good night's sleep; if you feel the need to cram (as opposed to merely revising), then you probably haven't studied enough anyway, and a good sleep helps ensure a calm state of mind.
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