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perhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.thisisnotnecessarilythecase,however.youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.here'show:
1.planyourtimecarefully.makealistofyourweeklytasks.thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.thendecideongood,regulartimesforstudying.besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignments.ofcourse,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.it'simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.thisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourproblems,butitwillmakeyoumoreawareofhowyouspendyourtime.furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.
2.findagoodplacetostudy.chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortable,anditshouldnothavedistractions.whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.
3.skimbeforeyouread.thismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.asyoupreviewthematerial,yougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganized.laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimprovesyourcomprehensionaswell.
4.makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.
5.studyregularly.gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextday,skimandreadthatmaterialtoo.thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontest.
6.developagoodattitudeabouttests.thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.testsprovidegrades,buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudying,andtheyhelpmakeyourknowledgepermanent.
thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.onlyafewhavebeenmentionedhere.youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.