how do YOU study?????????

[matt123]

hey guys
just thought id make a post .. on how people study
im quite interested to know what works for you and what you do in order to get that A+

personaly i cannot take notes .. i find them useless
i just do heaps of practice questions

how about you

[The Detective]

Write up notes =)

[boysenberry]

1) Read textbook and repeat
2) Do textbook questions
3) Read summaries
4) Do practice exams
5) Complete checkpoints

If I run out of time though or feel unmotivated I just skip step 3.

[Visionz]

I read and highlight the textbook.
Or I read the textbook and make notes basically just summarise the textbook. Then I highlight these notes.

When im revising for a sac I make a basic list of every subheading/concept involved with the area of study. Key words on a piece of paper basically in and orderly fashion.
I read over my notes or the textbook in this period then I list the subheading just to show that ive got it covered.

I dont really do a lot of questions, but I did/will for the exams. I just really like to have my head around everything by reading and organising it in my head and then on paper.

[Hutchoo]

It depends what im studying for.. For example, I would study differently for a test/SAC and I would study differently for an exam.

Some guy came to my school from a company called "Elevate" and we filled out this booklet, It should help!~ [My hand writing is shocking{as you can see} because I was writing on my hand as if it were a book]

It took me like 15 minutes to put this together, i hope it was a 15 minutes well spent.

http://img14.imageshack.us/g/19540856.jpg/
There is 7 slides. Enjoy

[You have to start making notes early on so you don't cram before exams/SAC's- doubt i'd have to say that xD, VN is full of genius'.]

p.s this sucks

[matt123]

ahh
thanks alot buddy

[Hutchoo]

No problem.

[andy456]

It really depends on the subject
-legal; lots of reading and summarising
-english; read through all my notes, steal my friends book and compare notes, then write practiCe pieces
-chemistry; briefly go through the texbook and then question after question after question
-methods; a few questions but not much, i classify work done with my tutor as study

Edit: Thanks for pointing that one out Hutchoo
I hope that I dont need to write that in the English exam  

[Hutchoo]

Practise ? keke, sorry I just had to point that out.

With maths and such, I only tend to do the right hand side of the book >.> They're usually the harder ones.

[Jdog]

i write a shit load of  notes .. like for bio i read and after each sub heading i would write out notes in full sentences. I never read them though, I just re write and re write.

[m@tty]

Okay, I am NOT a good model, but...

For science and maths I read from a few sources and think about the material.

Then eventually do a few checkpoints questions, and exam prep(~10-15 exams).

For english I do what I need to, making sure I think about the concepts and characters etc. Then write some essays.

Yeah, I'm lazy.

[matt123]

Okay, I am NOT a good model, but...

For science and maths I read from a few sources and think about the material.

Then eventually do a few checkpoints questions, and exam prep(~10-15 exams).

For english I do what I need to, making sure I think about the concepts and characters etc. Then write some essays.

Yeah, I'm lazy.

thats pretty good
for english .. say for e.g there is sac coming up in 1-2 weeks
how many prac essays would u do .. estimate on average

[m@tty]

2-3

[Russ]

This is the first semester that I'm trying to stay up to date with lectures and revise/rewrite them every weekend. I'm about a week behind but that's not too bad. Previously it's been "do it all in swotvac" which is a viable model if you don't mind the study.

Back in VCE I wrote an essay a day for English and did 2 hours of other study, which turned out okay The other study was usually a mix of questions/exams, i rarely did notes properly

[matt123]

an essay a day > thats crazy lol
and matt .. yeah thats pretty good 2-3 ..i usualy only do 2 or so lol .. slacking off for english hmm

good ideas people
thanx