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How to learn effectively..
I am currently in the ninth grade and learning seriously but my grades are not picking up. Wheb i was in the eighth grade i used to spend most of my time playing video games and watching movies but i got "As" in all subject areas aprt from Mathematics and French. When i got to the ninth grade i put awy the xbox and the pc and spent all my free time studying. I always understand what i learn but when the repirts come in, i get low grades. I do not know what i am doing wrong. Can someone please explain to me the best way to learn in order for me to do well in school again.
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The best thing to do is to speak to your teachers. Obviously, some teachers are better than others at giving advice, but I'm sure most of them can see you are trying, and may be willing to talk to you about where you are falling down. Maybe it's the tests where you loose out, or maybe you are missing something on your written assignments. Figuring out what your weaknesses are is the best first step.
You should also speak to your parents about getting a bit of extra help. I took a course after-school when I was about your age that was all about "How to Take a Test" and included a bunch of strategies and techniques for approaching different kinds of tests.
There are also tutors and classes that will teach you how to study. For some people, just reading the information is good enough, but most people benefit from different approaches. I know I have to write down what I know prior to the test - I can't just read or just listen to the material or I wont really know it.
The best way to learn is a personal thing. Not everyone learns in exactly the same way, but if you start getting some guidance from teachers or tutors, you can start to pick out the tools that work best for you.
The final thing to remember, is that standards do get higher! My grades dropped when I entered university, because more was expected of me and I had to work harder and learn more to catch up. You may have encountered the same thing.
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It sounds like you may need to speak with your teachers, especially since you beleive you are understanding the subjects you're working on. It could be a matter of how you are interpreting the subjects and how the information is given. Maybe the words are being interpreted one way by you when there a several way it could be interpreted but you are not getting it the way they meant you to. The test questions wording could be a problem.
So talk to your teachers and in your own words explain what you believe to be the answers and why and ask they why it isn't good enough. Your teacher may want to have a conference with you and your parents so they can know also how to help you. I remember the middle school doing this as a routine one trimester into the year with every students parents to give praises and point out what needs more focus and needs help. So it wouldn't be an unusual thing and doesnt reflect bad on you. Unfortunately only one learning style is taught and used in school when people can have totally different learning styles. A good thing might be to discover what your learning styles are and see if there is a way you can get teacher to help supply information in a style that you get better.
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