The top five ways that I study are probably the least frivolous of anyone. I am more of an "old fashioned" learner and am trying to break into some of the newer norms.
1. I study my notes. I re-read them multiple times, looking through the class' text to find things that I am uncertain I understand from my notes.
2. Flashcards -- I can't get away from vocabulary and fact review with notecards. I always have a stack of blank notecards laying around so that when a test is lurking in my future I can fill them out and study with them.
3. Re-writing information -- I tend to learn better when I have to put it into my own words, so re-writing notes is very effective for me. Despite the fact that it can take up some time, I like to reword my notes from class because it helps me to truly learn the material.
4. Re-teaching -- If there is an opportunity for me to teach the information to someone else I jump on it. I am definitely a teacher at heart, because when it comes to study groups I am going to take the lead and teach any materials that others may have problems with.
5. The longer I am a learner, the more frequently I realize that material covered in class isn't all of the information out there. I now find myself researching new information on my own to gain my understanding, where as I used to ONLY cover what had been taught in class and avoiding confusing myself with more information.
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