One of my best study practices is to establish a reward system with my self. The way how it works is that i will work for an hour and then take a 20- 45 min break. The way how i would keep track of this is bu setting an alarm or a reminder. The final step is to double the time of study and the reward time after each reward. This might not seem that effective to other people but for me it is one of the best ways to study.
I think one of my best, and favorite, studying practices is finding some way to connect the subject I am studying to the subject I am passionate about. This allows me to be very happy and motivated to learn the topic in its entirety. For example, I can easily study for any Discrete Structures topic because I know it will be incredibly beneficial for computer science related topics, I can study for art or composition because I know it will in enhance my creativity for when creativity is needed in my applications, I can study public speaking because if there is ever a time I need to really promote and discuss something I have created, I will be able to do it in a much better way than how I could before studying and practicing the concepts.
Another good technique is to essentially, what I call it, take yourself "off the grid." This doesn't mean turn off your phone and conceal yourself necessarily; This means leave your phone on but keep yourself out of contact from everyone else. For me, this helped with my ability to really buckle down even if there are people texting me. I try to immerse myself into the topic so when someone does text me, I am too into the topic that I don't even really want to text them back; Just ignore everything.
My best study practice would have to be listening to music while studying. If I listen to music, I can ignore most of what is happening around me. To most people it would seem like it would be distracting, but it helps me focus a lot better. The music’s beat and flow helps to wake me up and keep me motivated as I continue working. Whenever I didn’t listen to music while studying, I tended to get lower scores. Also I need it to keep my mind from wandering if I get bored.
When it comes to study practices, I am a big user of flashcards. For instance, when using flashcards for vocabulary, the act of first writing the word and then the definition on the other side is the basic establishment of the material. When I write the definition instead of only reading the material in my head I’m further reinforcing the meaning of the word. Next, writing each word and its definition down, I go through the pile of cards reciting the word followed by the definition out loud. Then, once I get through the pile of cards I lay them all out with the word facing up, definition facing down and randomly pick up each card, say the word, then flip the card and say the definition. After I get through all the words, I flip all the cards over so definitions are facing up. I then pick up each card, say the definition, try to guess the word the definition goes to and flip it over to see. I usually continue the last two stages until I feel familiar with the words and definitions.
Thanks to Zain, Luke, Katherine and Nicole for submitting these great suggestions! I think we can all learn some new techniques for improving our personal study techniques.
The best study practice that I know of is that to do skills that you don't know. The math problems that you don't know ,you would have to redo them. For classes that gives a lot of information, you would have to use flash cards to remember them. Thinking webs are another way to organize a big topic. The last that I know of studying tips is watching videos that relate to the stubject is useful if your a visual learner.
One of my best study practices is to establish a reward system with my self. The way how it works is that i will work for an hour and then take a 20- 45 min break. The way how i would keep track of this is bu setting an alarm or a reminder. The final step is to double the time of study and the reward time after each reward. This might not seem that effective to other people but for me it is one of the best ways to study.
ReplyDeleteI think one of my best, and favorite, studying practices is finding some way to connect the subject I am studying to the subject I am passionate about. This allows me to be very happy and motivated to learn the topic in its entirety. For example, I can easily study for any Discrete Structures topic because I know it will be incredibly beneficial for computer science related topics, I can study for art or composition because I know it will in enhance my creativity for when creativity is needed in my applications, I can study public speaking because if there is ever a time I need to really promote and discuss something I have created, I will be able to do it in a much better way than how I could before studying and practicing the concepts.
ReplyDeleteAnother good technique is to essentially, what I call it, take yourself "off the grid." This doesn't mean turn off your phone and conceal yourself necessarily; This means leave your phone on but keep yourself out of contact from everyone else. For me, this helped with my ability to really buckle down even if there are people texting me. I try to immerse myself into the topic so when someone does text me, I am too into the topic that I don't even really want to text them back; Just ignore everything.
My best study practice would have to be listening to music while studying. If I listen to music, I can ignore most of what is happening around me. To most people it would seem like it would be distracting, but it helps me focus a lot better. The music’s beat and flow helps to wake me up and keep me motivated as I continue working. Whenever I didn’t listen to music while studying, I tended to get lower scores. Also I need it to keep my mind from wandering if I get bored.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to study practices, I am a big user of flashcards. For instance, when using flashcards for vocabulary, the act of first writing the word and then the definition on the other side is the basic establishment of the material. When I write the definition instead of only reading the material in my head I’m further reinforcing the meaning of the word. Next, writing each word and its definition down, I go through the pile of cards reciting the word followed by the definition out loud. Then, once I get through the pile of cards I lay them all out with the word facing up, definition facing down and randomly pick up each card, say the word, then flip the card and say the definition. After I get through all the words, I flip all the cards over so definitions are facing up. I then pick up each card, say the definition, try to guess the word the definition goes to and flip it over to see. I usually continue the last two stages until I feel familiar with the words and definitions.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Zain, Luke, Katherine and Nicole for submitting these great suggestions! I think we can all learn some new techniques for improving our personal study techniques.
ReplyDeleteThe best study practice that I know of is that to do skills that you don't know. The math problems that you don't know ,you would have to redo them. For classes that gives a lot of information, you would have to use flash cards to remember them. Thinking webs are another way to organize a big topic. The last that I know of studying tips is watching videos that relate to the stubject is useful if your a visual learner.
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