| Begin reviewing early. |
This will give your brain time to get comfortable with the information. |
| Conduct short daily review sessions. |
You can ease into more intense review sessions prior to major exams. |
| Read text assignments before lectures. |
This will help you identify concepts that the professor considers important
and that are already somewhat familiar. |
| Review notes immediately after lectures. |
This will help you identify information that you do not understand
while the lecture is still fresh in your memory--and other students' memories
as well. When you review immediately, you'll have time to clarify information
with other students. |
| Review with a group. |
This will enable you to cover important material that you may overlook
on your own. |
| Conduct a major review early and frequently |
A major review allows time for a visit to the instructor during his
office hours if necessary. |
| Break up the review tasks into manageable chunks |
Especially during major reviews prior to exams. Studying three
hours in the morning and three in the evening will be more effective than
studying at a six hour stretch. Studying while you are mentally fatigued
is usually a waste of time. |
| Study the most difficult material when you are alert. |
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Adapted from On Becoming a Master Student by David B. Ellis and How
to Study in College
by Walter Pauk. |