Study tips! help!

[IowaSkinsFan]

Right now im doing a lot worse in my psychology class than I thought i was. I ended up getting a C on a test i though i got an A- on so that really sucks it. I really need to get an A on this test tommorrow.
I have all night and all morning until 11:20 to study, how do you suggest i go about my time. It's a multiple choice test so really all i have to do is have a vague notion of each term. Any tips on studying?

[pgil]

not much help now so close to the test, but you should really try to spread the studying out over a longer period of time. Try working for 20 minutes at a time, followed by a 5 minute break, something like that.

[boost]

adderall?

[Reidak]

The problem is that youve left it too long. However, you can easily squeeze out an A for this one. The trick is to stay awake. Keep your body moving and your mind focused. Stay on task, but take breaks. 1 hour followed by 5 or 10 minutes of downtime. But don't watch tv. Walk around a bit maybe.


Most of all. Good luck.

[vqc]

how many weeks of material?
Have u been outlining anything?
How much reading would u have to do if you dont have outlines to study off of?

[weezie]

my friend took adderall last night at 8:30 and studied until 10 AM the this morning. He outlined 15 chapters of biology which i was pretty impressed with.

what psychology class is it? i'm a psych major myself but i'm just a freshman so i've only had 2 psych classes so far


also, flash cards are real good for psych but you end up with alot, like 100+

[IowaSkinsFan]

I feel like im on adderall, i really am studying well.
I'm just interested if anyone has any tips of remembering things i.e. writing terms down, involving senses, etc.

Right now what im doing is defining all the terms in the outline on paper, and then reading them over, trying to remember some simple word association with them i.e. dissociative fugue = amnesia (even though it isnt, but its really similar).

[CRUSHER]

I'm just interested if anyone has any tips of remembering things i.e. writing terms down, involving senses, etc.

Try creating your own flash cards. Maybe use simple word association if need be.
Or, if you feel like the test is getting the best of you, stand up in class, and at the top of your lungs using your worst French accent, challenge the professor to a duel of poker in exchange for a grade. Don't forget to slap him with a white glove. It's a nice touch and you're sure to get extra credit.

[bigred]

Get some kind of sleep at some point and relax, that's the best advice you can be given now.

[Numbr2intheWorld]

when you don't know the matierial, study > sleep

[kmind]

You're effed.

Just kidding. Just get SOME sleep and eat a good breakfast to get you going. I would suggest only a little bit of sleep (power nap) and then passing out once the exam is over. If you have time, I would take a short jog (only like 15 minutes) once you wake up or use one for a break. For remembering things, I have no idea. Although studies prove against this, I usually do best remembering things right before the exam so I cannot help you there.

[vqc]

fuck sleeping
in your situatino
i would go about memorzing all the material and sleep for about 2 hours tonight
take the test and then crash

to memorize i tend to just repeat what i read in my head
dont just read it and say ok
read it and then litearlly talk to urself in your head

works for me.

[boost]

yah I dont sleep in this situation, eat a good breakfast though.

[weezie]

no man, if its your last final for the day you gotta go balls to the wall no sleeping, then just crash after. i'm studyin for an econ final and thats the best strategy

[Muzzard]

Last night, good shit. I never revised for more than one day before my exams either - at all levels, even degree.

If its multi choice just get some past papers read through them, make sure you know most of the answers on them. I guarantee that in the last 2/3 years most of the question will be repeated.

EDIT: That's if you have access to them! At uni we had online access and at school they always gave them out at some stage. Like the last 5 years papers to do our ourselves or as practice exams.

[Borgib]

Gaining more from reading: One Sentence Paraphrasing, 1SP

How much information do you remember from your reading?


Bloom’s Taxonomy and the levels of “thinking complexity”. They are:

Evaluation Most intense, most complex --Determining a value or making a judgement

Synthesis Combining ‘smaller pieces’ into ‘bigger picture’


Analysis Separating ‘bigger picture’ into ‘smaller pieces’


Application Proper use of rule or technique while thinking


Comprehension Understanding significance of information

Recall Least difficult, least complex thinking--- Remembering, perhaps just by repetition


If you ‘sound out’ while you read by remembering how words are pronounced, you are using ‘recall’.
If you think of sounds of similar words or rules to pronounce, you are using ‘application’.
What do you do to make sure you understand what you read?
What do you do to make sure you remember what you read?

One sentence Paraphrasing, 1SP, will help us improve.
1SP is very straightforward. As we read, we pause at the end of each paragraph, and write one sentence and only one sentence that combines the most important information and ideas of that paragraph. This process requires us to use evaluation to decide which is the most important information. Then we have to use synthesis to combine the thoughts into one sentence. One sentence only forces us to better evaluate and synthesize. By using the more intense thought processes, your reading will be more informative, meaningful, and you will remember more because you have become a more active reader. If you need to review the information you will not need to reread the passage. Instead, you have quality review notes!


Another good way to study is to create about 50 questions you have on the subject. Write them down. Then on a seperate piece of paper or with partner answer the questions.

For Vocab and definitions creating mnemonic phrases is a great way to memorize.


I hope this helps.

[Numbr2intheWorld]

I think the best tip is to call your twin brother and have him fix all your dumbass mistakes on your study sheet.

update us on how you did!

[bigred]

I said some kind of sleep. It helps you retain some of the last minute cramming you've done. But wtf do I know about studying, it's not like I'm in my last year at a good school or anything.

[Galapogos]

Hey BigRed you're being summoned to your operations thread.

[IowaSkinsFan]

Borgib that's awesome help ill have to use that in the future!

[swiggidy]

Tip: Stop wasting time on FTR and spend it on studying

[redmanstl]

Gonna have to go w/ swiggidy on this one - hope you did well, though.

[IowaSkinsFan]

I think i got an A, either that, and A- or a B+ (with the way she does the test its relatively easy to figure out what you got.)

[Halv]

adderall?

lolololol