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- 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 session 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 enough to allow for a
visit to the instructor during his office hours if necessary
- Break up the study 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
Adapted from On Becoming a Master Student by David B. Ellis and
How to Study in College
by Walter Pauk.
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