Every Sunday in the fall I normally do two things – go to church and watch NFL Football.
One thing that is apparent about every football game is that both teams come with a STRATEGY to beat their opponent.The determination of the winner is based solely on who carried out their strategy with the least amount of mistakes.
When it comes to academic success, preparing for test, succeeding as a college or high school student; studying is a skill you must develop This skill will definitely help your daily regimen
Here are some simple guidelines you can use to better your reading-studying strategy, as well as make the post of your time spent studying.
BEFORE YOUR READ
Before you read the text book or chapter in the textbook which is assigned for your class, make sure your do the following:
- READ the chapter title and introductions
- READ all subheadings and topic sentences
- READ the bold face words and italicized words
- READ the chapter summary and any review questions
AS YOU READ
During your study time, as you are reading the text or chapter, make sure you add these to your strategy:
- Pay attention to all main ideas and supporting details
- Pay attention to graphs, charts, or any illustrations
- Pay attention to what you read. Evaluate the content. Do you agree with it? Does the material answer the questions about the subject?
AFTER YOUR READ
Once you have completed your reading and applied the strategies above:
- Think about what you,ve learned. And verbally (speak aloud) summarize the content of the material. This will improve your retnetion.
- Identify and note in points you don’t fully understand so that you can bring those questions up in class to your professor or instructor
Having a study strategy is key to winning and Playing your “A” Game in the classroom. Some other things you can do to improve your study strategey is to change some bad habits you are currently doing, improve your memory retention techniques, and get better sleep. Having these study skills and more like it will definitely improve the grades you are currently getting.
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