1. Best Practices per Subject
Study Skills
Best Practices per Subject

2. Studying Math is Different from Studying Other Subjects
Math is learned by doing problems.  Do the homework.  The problems help you learn the formulas and techniques you do need to know, as well as improve your problem-solving prowess.
A word of warning: Each class builds on the previous ones, all semester long.  You must keep up with the Instructor: attend class, read the text and do homework every day.  Falling a day behind puts you at a disadvantage.  Falling a week behind puts you in deep trouble.
A word of encouragement: Each class builds on the previous ones, all semester long.  You're always reviewing previous material as you do new material.  Many of the ideas hang together.  Identifying and learning the key concepts means you don't have to memorize as much.
Academic Skills: Math Study Skills. (n.d.). Retrieved May 03, 2016, from

3. Excellence in English
Re-read short selections of text. Any poems or short stories that you studied in class should be re-read. For longer texts like full-length novels, be sure to re-read any sections that seem really important or that your teacher spent a lot of time talking about in class.
If you took notes while discussing the texts, review the notes first, then re-read the text.
Be sure to consult your syllabus to remind yourself about all of the texts that you read.
Reviewing the chapter titles and the first and last sentences of each chapter of novels can help refresh your memory about the specifics of the novel.
How to Study for an English Exam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

4. Excellence in English Cont.
Read introductory material and side notes in your textbook. If you used a traditional textbook for your class, read the introductory material and any footnotes that accompany the poems or stories you read.
These items, often overlooked when initially reading the texts, often provide context and overviews that can be very helpful for essay questions.

5. Excellence in English Cont.
Review course notes. If you took notes in class, re-read them. If you don’t normally take notes, you should try to make an effort to do so in the future. This is the best way to remind yourself about what you talked about in class. Teachers rarely ask exam questions that were not directly discussed in class, so being able to review information from class time is the best study guide you can have. It is also good to review class work. 
How to Study for an English Exam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

6. Excellence in English Cont.
Identify “big picture” themes. Many essay questions about literature will have to do with theme, or the “big picture” messages of a text. If you have trouble identifying themes on your own, try searching online for the name of the text plus the word “theme.” You will likely find some useful overviews and study guides. Knowing common themes in literature may help you identify them in specific texts:[3](Wo)Man versus nature
(Wo)Man versus a hostile society or God/the gods
The fleeting nature of time
The inevitability of death
The state of Alienation
The danger of ambition
How to Study for an English Exam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

7. Excellence in English Cont.
Review online study guides and summaries. There are many websites devoted to providing students with summaries and study guides for canonical (popular and famous) texts. These can be great tools for studying, but they should never be used as a substitute for reading the text in the first place.
If you choose to use an online guide, use a reputable one written by experts. Avoid using personal blogs and websites that don't say they're written by experts.
How to Study for an English Exam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

8. Excellence in English Cont.
Memorize details such as characters’ names. Though you may not be asked specifically to identify characters’ names and relationships to each other on the exam, these are details that will come in handy while taking the exam.
Getting characters’ names wrong or mixing up characters can undermine even otherwise great responses to test questions.
Use flashcards (either paper or electronic cards) to memorize characters’ names and details about them.
How to Study for an English Exam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 04, 2016, from

9. History Tips and Tricks
Step 1: Survey-look at headings, graphs, pictures, and tables to get a grasp of the main ideas. Look at the text questions for each section.
Step 2: Question - Change headings to questions. For example, if the heading is "Native Americans Discover America," the question might be "Who discovered America?
The question provides you with a purpose and helps you see important points being made. Use questions of who, what. where. when, why, and how.
Step 3: Read--actively read the chapters/sections, trying to ask and answer questions as you read. Write these on post-its and place in the book, or use a notebook.
Make sure to note the page/section/chapter for each notation.
Tips for Studying History. (n.d.). The Center for Learning. Retrieved May 3, 2016, from SKILLS - General.pdf

10. History Tips and Tricks (Cont)
Step 4: Recite - look away from the text and softly verbalize a summation of the section and answers to your question.
Step 5: Review - look at the headings and dark print again.
Step 6: Practice - answer the questlons from your assignment without looking back in the reading.
Check your text if you are not certain of your answer and Jot notes in your notebook or on post-its about aspects you had forgotten.
Step 7: Periodically, write summaries of what has been covered in the class and in notes.
Tips for Studying History. (n.d.). The Center for Learning. Retrieved May 3, 2016, from SKILLS - General.pdf

11. Study Tips for Science Studying for the test
Write your own test. If you had 20 (or 50, or 100) questions that you could ask about this information – what would you ask? What topics are the most important? How would you ask questions about each of these topics? Knowing what will be on a test is a difficult skill – but, with practice, you should be able to figure it out.
Find a study group. This technique doesn't work for everyone, but it can be very effective. Talk through the subject matter and make sure everyone understands it, or quiz each other. This is a great resource to make sure that you aren't misunderstanding the concepts.
STUDY TIPS FOR BIOLOGY CLASSES. (n.d.). Butte College. Retrieved May 4, 2016, from

12. Study Tips for Science Cont.
Strategies for memory-based tests The strategies below are particularly useful for classes or topics that have a lot of vocabulary or names.
Flashcards, an old favorite. The key to flashcards is to write VERY LITTLE on the card. Some students even cut the cards in half so they don't write too much on them. 
Some tips for using flashcards:
Make sure to study the flashcards in both directions (looking at the word and saying the definition, and looking at the definition and saying the word).
Keep them with you. Study them as you wait in line or as the microwave is going. The key here is – a little studying more often is better than a lot of studying for a short time.
Make piles with your flashcards. A pile for the information you know and a pile for the information you forgot. Then take the second pile and go through it again – and again, put the cards into two piles. This way you spend more time studying the cards that you are having a difficult time with.

13. Study Tips for Science Cont.
Study strategies for concept-based tests These strategies work best for classes and topics that discuss processes.
The following is a method to help you learn a difficult process (for example, if you have to learn all the steps of aerobic respiration). When you are comfortable with one of these steps, move on to the next level of difficulty:
Draw, trace, or photocopy a picture of the process from your book (remove the label). Write the vocabulary words that relate to the process on another sheet of paper. Be able to put the right term in the right place on the picture.
Now try to label the picture without the terms in front of you.
Now look at the list of vocabulary words. Put the words in order and draw the picture. Color-code the different steps of the process.
Now take a blank sheet of paper and draw the picture from scratch, without any words in front of you. Label the picture you have drawn.
Now take a blank sheet of paper and draw the process backwards. (Hey, why not!)