How to Study

study schedule
changing, 40
setting, 37
study sequence, identifying, 18
“To Study” sheets, creating for
tests, 185
study skills
evaluating, 2–5
questionnaire, 2–3
questionnaire results, 4
study strategy, identifying, 18
study strengths, determining, 42
study symbol, selecting, 39
study time, scheduling, 88–89
studying
charting time for, 80–81
choosing times for, 36–37
considering sleep habits, 36
in empty classrooms, 35
with friends, 35
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at home, 35
at jobs, 35
at library, 34
as lifelong process, 17–19
with small kids, 40–41
smarter, 15–16
subheadings, examining, 51
subject areas, evaluation of, 44
success, concentrating on, 43
summarize, using in essays, 206
symbol, selecting for studying, 39
T
table of contents, 47
taking notes, 71
adapting to teachers’ styles, 106
in class, 10–11
in classes, 112–113
Cornell system, 117
guidelines, 114
in library, 11
M (My thought) symbol, 116
mapping, 117–118
online, 11
scoring skills, 11
skills assessment, 10–11
streamlining, 114–117
T! (Test!) symbol, 116
from textbooks, 10
on unknown information, 113–114
using diagrams, 117–118
using drawings, 117–118
using shorthand for, 114–117
using symbols in, 116
W (What?) symbol, 116
while reading, 68–69
tasks
prioritizing, 86–90
scheduling time for, 88
teachers
adapting to styles of, 106–107
compiling “profiles” of, 20
considering reputations of, 43
following instructions of, 19
knowing, 104–106
response to presentation, 20
understanding goals of, 105–106