Studying Methods

[Lillaahiya]

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Lillaahiya, some how I find that hard to believe, you come off as a bright chica, not your usual saaqid

I was not always a saaqidad, but I've officially hit a new low Bless the cotton socks of those who actually put in work

[NewHargeisaGirl]

Rabshoole
you must be one smart cookie if you only read your PP slides & not chapter ! Personally I cant take a test/quiz unless I read the chapters over & over again. Fuck this! NURSING IS HARD

ps. does your instructor know you record the lectures?

[SiennaEarth]

Highlighters are my best friend. I can't remember something unless I've highlighted it. I only highlight specific key words and phrases which summarise a whole sentence or a paragraph and that helps me to remember the whole paragraph or sentence just by remembering briefly the keyword or phrase.

[CushiticReflections]

How I study depends entirely on what subject I'm studying and on the prof. Each teacher looks for different things in answers on exams or assignments. So I take mental note of the main focus they take on whatever subjects we cover in class, how they interpret and remember the readings, etc. I've found that this helps far more than just studying the same way for any subject.

Besides that, if it comes to courses that are require a lot of reading rather than courses like math, then I will read the introduction, skim the main content, read the conclusion and the summary if it's available. That way, I get the main idea without feeling overwhelmed at the idea of having to read close to a hundred pages for all my courses combined for the week. I then go over it, look at what the main idea is, their supports, facts, new information I've never knew before, etc. I then reflect on it as I go along, integrating that knowledge into the bigger picture, into what my teacher has already taught, etc. If I have any spare time and am all caught up in schoolwork/studying, then I might go over it by reading it more carefully (but that rarely happens). When reviewing for exams, I will usually read things I feel less familiar with or that is more important in more detail.

The above works for courses for me in courses that's very heavy in readings. Because I work and go to school, I'm too busy to read all of the required readings thoroughly once or twice. For courses where there are readings that involve concepts that are new to me (ie. sociology or some theoretical political science courses) I might choose to read more carefully readings that I think contain the most useful and complex concepts that I should memorize and know well.

For courses like economics that's more theoretical, I skim the presentations and textbook, only reading carefully and writing down what I read that is new to me and that I want to remember. (I remember by writing, usually).

For exams or midterms, I usually do well if I type up and print out summary sheets of important information I need to know. By writing them down, I'm learning and reviewing. And in reading those sheets, I am again reviewing. So just the act of typing it up and reading it once is studying in itself. Plus, I tend to do very well if I study on the day of. Doesn't matter how long I've studied for something, if I study the day of an exam I do really well usually, thanks be to God. Works for me at least.

I think how one studies should be modeled after how they learn. Everyone learns differently and trying to study the same way as someone else who learns in a way completely different to you won't work as well as a method that is tailored for you. It takes some time but it's good to observe how one's self learns and what comes more naturally. My studying style is kind of more chaotic and random, I guess. Some of my friends who are more orderly get stressed just watching me work. lol

[FarhanYare]

aisha,
i tried sticking to that method, and trust me it did not work out as i expected. I regretted spending time on past exam papers, since they completely stopped recycling the exam questions .