Tools for coping with anxiety
If you find yourself unable to stop thinking about a past or future event and becoming increasingly emotional, this video can help.
Tag: Tests
“I literally do not know how to study.”
Studying is a problem for many students, especially if they’ve always done well enough school simply by doing the readings, the homework, and paying basic attention in class. Different people hit their personal wall at different times. Some people never do because they avoid classes they are not certain of succeeding at, or they lower their expectations rather than raising their efforts. The truth is, all of that is fine. It’s OK to avoid challenges; it’s OK to seek them.
Just Say No to Highlighting
If highlighting is ineffective, what are useful study strategies? Distributed practice was found extremely effective by researchers but it’s a technique that few students employ. Distributed practice involves spreading study sessions out to occur in several smaller chunks of time rather than longer cram sessions. Information is retained longer and a deeper level of learning complex material can be accomplished. Research also supports the use of practice tests to learn material. Students can create their own practice tests, flash cards, and study outlines. The closer the practice tests resemble the actual exams and the conditions, under which students will take them, the more effective this study method can be. Practice tests can be even more helpful if someone other than the student creates them.