I got a request to make a post on how to create Study Guides:
To make a study guide for a particular class, you are going to want to look at power points and information in your textbook and then condense the information to smaller summaries. This can be done with simple post-it notes that provide a “cover-up” system so that you’re not copying down the information in the textbook word for word.
You want to make these summaries easy to understand, and try to find a way to connect them to something important to you, so that you don’t forget the information.
Whether or not you type or write your study guide is completely up to you, but for study guides I tend to type them up since you can make clean a precise structures to outline each chapter and head them with bullet points. I tend to use Microsoft Word to type up my information.
If you’re a visual learner like me, you may want to draw some pictures or associate words with certain colors so that you can always remember what ever it is you are studying.
In Microsoft Office or whatever program you want to use to type in, you should use headings to differentiate each chapter, and all of the sub-sections that you are going to be tested on.
You want to make this study guide 2 weeks in advance before your test, because you should not be cramming. If you need to learn how I would effectively cram for a test (that’s a separate post someone can request) but for now let’s say you’re not cramming. If you use a binder or a folder with a 3-ring prong in the middle then that’s perfect, hole punch your study guide, and slip it right in this way whenever you open your binder/folder you’ll see it. You need to go over this study guide each day, and on test day you should refresh your brain by reviewing it before the test.
* The purpose for condensing the information is because your brain only stores a certain amount of the text that you read, and if you condense it and find ways to make it stick…you’re more likely to remember it during your test.
Preparing these study guides ahead of time are very beneficial because you can talk with your teacher/professor and get clarification on topics you still don’t understand before it’s too late, also your teacher can recommend new information for you to easily pencil in on your study guide*
If you’ve gotten this far, I hope it sincerely helps you during Midterms, Finals, or any Exam.
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