Memory and brain research

  • To remember information

    • attend to the taks
    • visualze the patterns
    • repeat the information
  • Ensure you devote your undivided attention to the material

  • Try to vusiualize the material

  • Repetition is critical

    • The classroom is usually the firsnt place where you hear the information
    • professors give hints about what material will be on the exam
  • Time should elapse between study sessions

  • Spend 10 min a day reveiwing

  • at week 7 and 13 compile the notes again using the same method

Read Course Materials

  • Test based off it

    • Most professors base it off the course material rather the lectecure
    • Read the text book as questions will likely come from there
  • Do the homework

    • Doing the problem sets is particularly important whgen you are working on math
      • work through all the problems
      • if you dont understand some of the problems ask for help
      • you should reasearch and review course materials even for ENSC 105W

Studying for The Test

  • Study early

  • Collect notes and other materials

  • Consider how the exam will be weighteed

  • for each week covered by the quize,

    • spend an hour or two studying
  • Ensure you sleep

  • Dont study last minute

  • Exam prep

    • Bring extra pens
    • If its an open book exam bring your books and notes
    • Scan the exam from beginning to end end before you answer any questions
    • Carefully read the information one the first page
      • It usally provides important information for the htest
    • Multiple choice
      • Read the exam very carefully
      • Ify ou go blank on one question move on and come back later
      • Answer the questions you are certin first
      • If you are really unsure of an answer,