How to Organise you Study Material

Organize Your Material

1. Gather all the material you have been using for the course: books, workbooks, handouts, notes, homework, and previous tests and papers.

2. Compare the contents with the material you will be tested on and ask yourself: What exactly do I need to review for this test?

3. Select the material for review. Reducing the pile of books and papers will be a psychological aid—it’ll seem as if you have more than enough time and energy to study for the test.

4. Photocopy and complete the Pretest Organizer at the end of this chapter. Consider carefully the “Material to be covered” section. Be specific. The more detailed you are, the better job you’ll do reviewing all the areas that you should know. This exercise will help you quantify what you need to do.

5. As you review the material and conclude that you know it for the test, put a bold check mark on the “Review” line.

6. Hot tip: Make a crib sheet as if you were going to cheat on the test, which, of course, you are not. Use it for last-minute review. And if you are lucky enough to get an open-book test, thank me!

 

Allocate the Time You Need

Consider these questions when figuring out the time you need to allocate to study for a particular test:

• How much time do I usually spend studying for this type of exam? What have been the results? If you usually spend three hours and you consistently get Ds, perhaps you need to reassess the time you’re spending or, more accurately, misspending.

• What grade do I have going for me now? If it’s a solid B and you’re convinced you can’t get an A, you may decide to devote less time to this test and more to a subject in which you have a better shot at a top grade. If you have a C+ and a good grade on the exam would give you a solid B, you may decide to devote more time to this subject.

• What special studying do I have to do? It’s one thing to review notes and practice with a study group, but if you need to sit in a language lab and listen to hours of tapes or run the slower group of gerbils through the alphabet once more,

  plan accordingly.

• Organize the materials you need to study, pace yourself, and check to see how much material you have covered in the first hour of review. How does this compare to what you have left to study? Not every hour will be equally productive, but you should be able to project the time you need based on what you are able to accomplish in an hour.

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