Good Study Habits
Should you have snacks and water with you when you study?
Yes. It can be a good idea to have water and some healthy snacks, to help you stay energized and focused when studying.
- Today's Date
- A title: the topic for today's class
- Subheading: the topic you are taking notes on
- Your notes
If you are studying with a quiz or flashcard and you remember the information wrong, what should you do?
Study the information again. Repeat the information out loud or in your head. Then practice with the flashcard/quiz again.
A) What is a Study Guide?
B) Who makes a Study Guide?
Are a tool to help you study.
The teacher makes a Study Guide for exams. You can also make your own Study Guide.
Is it good to study 1 more time before you go to sleep?
Yes. It can help you brain remember the information as you sleep.
How can teaching someone else help you study?
- It helps you review the information, but you need to learn it better because you are teaching to someone else.
How can flashcards and quizzes help you study?
- They are a fun and interactive way to review class materials.
- You can practice them with others or by yourself.
- You can practice them right before a test/exam.
- You're reviewing the information when you make them, and again when you study them.
What do teachers put on the Study Guide at MEFIS?
- The topics you need to study.
- The materials you can use to study.
- Practice questions.
- The answers to those questions.
If you are very tired and can't focus on studying, what are 2 things you can do?
- Take a nap, then try again.
- Take a relaxing break, then try again.
- Have a snack, then try again.
- Take a walk or do something active, then try again.
Name 2 things you should take notes on in class.
- Vocabulary terms & definitions.
- If the teacher says it is important.
- If it is an example Math question in class.
- If it sounds important, or interesting, or new.
- It its an answer to someone's question that is important.
What do you put on each side of a flashcard?
Q. -- question, vocabulary term, diagram, year
A. -- answer to the question, definition of the vocabulary term, labeled diagram, what happened that year
- You should answer them.
- See if you go the answer correct.
- If you did not get the answer correct. Study more. Then try the question again later.
What are 2 ways you can minimize distractions when studying?
- Put your phone on silent and put it away.
- Tell your friends that you are studying and they shouldn't message you.
- Put your devices on "do not disturb".
- Study in a place that doesn't have a lot of distractions.
- Read them (out loud or in your head).
- Rewrite them.
- Use them to make flashcards or quizzes.
- Do the blurting technique.
- Have someone quiz you on them.
- Use them to study with someone or teach someone.
What are two ways you can make flashcards?
- On paper. (Cutting paper, using notecards)
- Using a website. (ex. Cram, Quizlet)
Why is it important to use the Study Guide to prepare for an exam?
- It tells you the information you need to study for the exam. So that you can be prepared.
- It reminds you of what class materials you can use to study.
- The questions are the same format as will be on the exam, so it helps you be more familiar with what types of questions will be on the exam.
- Notes
- Google Classroom
- Textbooks
- Pen/Pencil
- Quizzes
- Flashcards
- Study Guide
What is "blurting"?
- A quick way to study using your notes.
- You read your notes 1-3 times. Then, you grab a piece of paper and “blurt”/write down everything you remember. Then you compare your notes to your “blurting” paper and see how much you remembered correctly and what you need to still learn.
What are 3 websites you can use to make an online quiz, that you can use to study?
- Kahoot
- Quizlet
- Quizziz
- Blooket
- Gimkit
What are 3 ways you study for the topics on the Study Guide?
- Read your notes. (in your head or outloud)
- Review with a friend or family member.
- Make a quiz for yourself with information about those topics. Practice the quiz.
- Try the blurting technique with your notes.
- Make flashcards for yourself with the information about those topics. Practice studying using the flashcards.