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Tips that I practice	Tips that I don’t practice	Tips that I would like to practice
Sometimes, if I have a study guide, I'll tape it to the front of my Trapper Keeper, so if I have any extra time, I can glance at	Before I started to do my study, I make sure that I am  not sleepy, hungry, thirsty, and don't need to use the bathroom. If I feel all those necessities before I study, I take care of it first. This way, there will be no unnecessary interruption while I'm doing my work."	When I study, I usually read it out loud at least 3 times, then, without looking at it, write it out 3 times, and check if I'm right.  It helps because while you're writing it out, you're thinking about it and trying to remember it. Sharon
While studying, keep peppermint in your mouth... it clears your nasal passage for fresh air. More fresh air means more oxygen to the brain. Trust me, this really helps with memorizing and studying for school	I understand and remember more when I listen to someone else so for me it is easier to work or study with a “study buddy”	When studying for a quiz, test, or exam, always skim over the notes so you can get the idea of what you're actually studying, then read through it so then it can help you understand the general topics. Or, you can use flashcards. My teacher made me write like a whole stack but it actually helps if you're studying. write the question on one side, then the answer on the other. study the answers, then turn the whole stack over and just quiz yourself. just remember to shuffle the cards
"Always have plenty of lined paper around.  Lines help you to write your notes properly and neatly. I know it - it helps me!" lily, a student from Singapore.	My study TIP is that when you are studying and maybe your mind starts to wander try to look away from your paper, textbook or whatever it is you are studying, and look somewhere blank like the walls or floor and go cross-eyed - this help to cross your left and right brain over! It's also helps a lot in tests, try it!	Honestly, for me, in my history class, my teacher suggested that, when learning about battles, important events in history, and other things like that, to make it into a story.  hiSTORY.  Making it into a story helps you better understand the material.  Also, when we leaned about the 2nd Continental Congress, our assignment was to write a CHILDREN'S book on it.  Using a simple vocabulary can always help you.  And making hiSTORY a STORY will help you remember better.  And in my French, actually saying the questions and the responses will help you remember them better.
The absolutely worst way to study is by CRAMMING! Cramming is not effective what so ever. Cramming just stores information in your short term memory for a SHORT period of time. So the best method to studying is as follows: 1. Each day after your class go over your notes just for mere 20 minutes. Just reading is going to be effective. Read notes out loud and re-write them either by hand or on the computer. Make sure you understand what you are reading since this will help store this in your long term memory.  2. On the night before the test you should be ready for the test since you have been studying prior to the test each day. This helps to cut down the cramming. Also, keep in mind cramming results in deprivation of sleep which results in not being able to function at optimal levels during the test the next day. So, the night before the test make up a practice quiz or get a friend to quiz you. This will allow you to determine what areas you need to focus on. Also, keep in mind if you're still having trouble remembering a concept come back to it after 30 minutes or so	In a psychology class I took, we learned that if study conditions are similar to testing conditions, you will probably do better on the test because you are more able to recall the information.  So I decided that I would take my notes to the classroom early (the same classroom I would be taking the test in) and study in that room for about 10 or 15 minutes every day.  I definitely noticed an improvement in my test grades!  This is why it is best not to listen to music while you try to memorize- you wont be listening to music when you take the test.  If you can't study in the room, simply study in a quiet room with no outside distractions, sitting in a chair pulled up to a desk (you will probably be taking the test with these conditions).  It really does work	I'm not sure if this was already mentioned or not.  I like to use a tape recorder to tape the professor's lecture (if permitted).  I can then listen to the lecture until I almost know it by heart. You get word for word content, importance, and the areas that you should most study. I am assuming that you have a portable player and ear plugs and that you can walk around all day and night listening over and over again.   The other way I use my tape recorder is to record my reading aloud of my text.  This has four benefits - I see it, read it, say it, and hear it.  I then walk around listening over and over until I know it.  What is interesting and a bonus is when you come across a question that you think you don't know so you make a guess and often will get it right.  All that listening is in there somewhere
I am an Indian student and I am in the tenth standard now. My TIP is "When you sit down to study never think about anything else other than your book. Leave the world outside and come into your book	I'm the sort of student who gets easily distracted and it's a nasty habit. When that happens, I remember that what I'm doing is for my own sake. Motivate yourself. If your mind wanders constantly, just set a short time limit, like half an hour - then take a ten minute break (walk around your garden or something, relaxing in the living room is a bad idea since there's the television and everything) and get back to studying. It's better than feeling bored through one hour and not absorbing any material at all. It works for me. See if it works for you.