How to Study for a Test

Brain Research Shows Just listening Just reading Just watching Ineffective Ways to Learn Effective ways to learn Just listening Just reading Just watching Conversation Apply your knowledge Models and visuals

Summarize your notes Pick out the main ideas from your notes Write 2-3 sentences summarizing each page

Make a Mind Map Use this instead of summarizing your notes Use colors Start big, get smaller

Make a Foldable Good for vocab or concepts Put a word or short question on the outside Put information inside

Practice Khan academy Re-do old HW

Study with a friend Look through your notes Think of 5 quiz questions that you think are important Quiz your friend Switch