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What are some of the most efficient methods of studying a topic?

I'm only use to taking good notes, reading my textbook, highlighting and relighting my notes, and trying my best to be healthy prior to the test. I want to know what methods other people subscribe too that may give them better results than what I get. #studying-tips

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Thank you comment icon Hi Arabela! Good question. The answer to the most efficient way to study lies in the way YOU learn. Are you a visual learner? Try watching videos about the concepts and looking at graphs or diagrams of what you're learning. Are you a hands-on type of learner? Try challenging yourself to create something out of what you have learned whether it be a poster or model or experiment. If you find out how you learn, you can find out how you should study. There are many quizzes online that help determine your learning style. I hope this helps and I wish you the best with studying! Mireia
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Spruce’s Answer

Arabela,
Good question, that's something I think everybody struggles with. I studied mechanical engineering, and after a couple of years, I learned that I have to work every problem on the topic in the book. And for midterms or finals, I had to work all the problems for the latest material, and then go back and work problems from each different section until I felt comfortable with those concepts again.

If what you're studying is not as regimented, I learned much later for subjects like history or psychology that after reading a passage or a section, I would stop reading and ask myself "why" over and over like why did this happen, why didn't something different happen, why did she do this at this specific time, why does this work only under these circumstances, etc. For me, asking and answering those "why" questions was how I would study.

Hope you find couple of techniques that work for you. Good luck.
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Jackie’s Answer

Hi Arabela,
This is a fabulous question. We all learn in different ways. If you are required to read text books. I recommend reading the pages three times so that you can really absorb the information. If you slide your finger over each word, it causes you to pay attention so your mind doesn't drift. The secret is paying attention to what you are reading so that you can absorb the information. If your mind wanders bring it back to the materials that you have to read. At the end when you are done reading, taking a few minutes to highlight the important topics and see how easy it is for you to articulate what you have read.

I hope this helps!
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