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Want to know how to improve your grades without having to spend more time studying? Sounds too good to be true? Well, read on...
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDY HABITS
Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence. You do well enough in school, but you probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily the case,however. You can receive better grades if you want to.Yes,even students of average intelligence can be top students without additional work. Here's how:
1. Plan your time carefully. Make a list of your weekly tasks. Then make a schedule or chart of your time. Fill in committed time such as eating, sleeping, meetings, classes, etc. Then decide on good, regular times for studying. Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments. Of course, studying shouldn't occupy all of
the free time on the schedule. It's important to set aside time for relaxation, hobbies, and entertainment as well. This weekly schedule may not solve all of your problems, but it will make you more aware of how you spend your time. Furthermore, it will enable you to plan your activities so that you have adequate time for both work and play.
2. Find a good place to study.Choose one place for your study area. It may be a desk or a chair at home or in the school library, but it should be comfortable, and it should not have distractions. When you begin to work, you should be able to concentrate on the subject:
3. Skim before you read. This means looking over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully. As you preview the material, you get some idea of the content and how it is orgamzed. Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions. Skimming helps double your reading speed and improves your comprehension as well.
4. Make good use of your time in class. Listening to wliat the teacher says in class means less work later. Sit where you can see and hear well. Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.
5. Study regularly. Go over your notes as soon as you can after class. Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused about. Read about these points in your teXtbook. If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day, skim and read that material too. This will help you understand the next class. If you review your notes and textbook regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer. Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.
6. Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't worry excessively about a single test.Tests provide grades, but they also let you know what you need to spend more time studying, and they help make your new knowledge permanent.
There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.
OnIy a few have been mentioned here. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. Talk with your classmates about their study techniques. Share with them some of the techniques you have found to be helpful. Improving your study habits will improve your grades.
New Words
average /a. ordinary
intelligence / n. ability to learn and understand
necessarily / ad. inevitably
case / n. what has really happened; actual condition
additional/ a. added
addition n.
weekly / a. done or happening every week
schedule / n. timetable
chart / n. (sheet of paper with) information written or
drawn in the form of a picture
commit/ vt.
aside / ad. to the side
etc. / (Latin, shortened form for et cetera) and other things
normal / a. usual
reading n. the act or practice of reading
assignment / n. sth. giveri out as a task
occupy / vt. take up
relaxation / n. (sth. done for) rest and amusement
relax v.
hobby / n. what one likes to do in one's free time
entertainment / n. show, party, etc. that people enjoy
entertain vt.
solve / vt. find an answer to (a problem) ）
aware / a. having knowledge or understanding
furthermore / ad. moreover; in addition
enable/ vt. make (sb.) able ( to do sth. )
activity / n. sth. (to be) done
adequate / a. as much as one needs; enough
distraction / n. sth. that draws away the mind or attention
conceritrate (on or upon) / vi. pay close attention ( to)
skim / vt. read quickly to get the main ideas ( of )
preview / vt. have a general view of ( sth. ) beforehand
content / n. what is written in a book, etc.
organize/ vt. form into a whole
later / ad.
skip / vt. pass over
portion / n. part;share
double / v. make or become twice as great or as many
comprehension / n. the act of understanding or ability to understand
mention / vt. speak or write about (sth. ) in a few words
confused / a. mixed up in one's mind
confuse vt.
textbook n. a standard book for the study of a subject
performance / n. achievement
meaningful /a. having important meaning or value
attitude / n. what one thinks about sth.
purpose / n. aim
excessively / ad. too much
excessive a.
permanent / a. lasting for a long time; never changing
technique / n way of doing sth.
helpful a. useful; providing help or willing to help
Phrases & Expressions
decide on make a choice or decision about
set aside save for a special purpose
as well also; too; in addition
be aware (of) know (sth.); know (what is happening)
concentrate on direct one's attention, efforts, etc.to
look over examine (quickly)
go over review
lead to result in
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