1. 20 TIPS on How to Study Smart

2. Be Good to Yourself
Keep physically FIT and RESTED.

3. Attitude is Important
Use positive affirmations: “I can pass American History.”
Be a chronic enthusiast!

4. Use Your Resources *Use Textbooks provided and any class materials.

5. Sit in the Front Row Lean forward
Attentiveness and concentration will increase.

6. Don’t miss the first and last minutes of class
They are crucial!
(important announcements, questions on tests, etc.)

7. Use a variety of study techniques
Tape chapters (find out if your textbook has companion pod cast chapters). Listen on way to school, work.
Use flash cards for quick review.
Study with your best learning style.

8. REMEMBER
Frequent review takes facts from short-term memory to long-term memory—learning as opposed to cramming.

9. Study in Short Bursts
First and last facts are remembered best; therefore, it will accelerate learning.

10. Review Notes Immediately After Class
Even for five minutes.

11. Review your notes out loud.
Read your chapters out loud.

12. Appearance Raises Grades
Neatness counts.
(Word processors are a plus.
If a handwritten assignment is acceptable, use erasable pen.)

13. Test Teachers Before They Test You
Ask questions about what kind of test to expect, what material will be covered.

14. Become an expert test taker. Practice!

15. Go with initial hunches. Stay with initial hunches

16. Study According To Your Biological Clock
Are you “normal,” a night owl, or an early bird? Study at a time that is best for you.

17. Eliminate stress
in your life.

18. EXERCISE is the best antidote

19. Make extra credit
MANDATORY.

20. Never Miss a Class
This is considered mandatory by “A” students.

21. Time management skills
and discipline pay off.

22. Adapted from the video “Where There is a Will, There is an A” by professor Claude Olney