Bad Habits For Learning (P3)

According to "5 bad study habits and effective solutions", by Glace Fleming

4. Rereading the chapter.

Students are often encouraged to re-read a chapter on the night before an exam to reinforce what they've learned. Rereading is the good tactic as a last step.

Just like the other study habits mentioned above, rereading is only one part of a puzzle.

Rereading is the good tactic as a last step.

Solution:

Make sure to use active steps like charts, shrinking outlines, and practice tests and follow up with rereading your chapter.

5. Memorizing definitions.

Students spend a lot of time using flashcards to memorize definitions. This is a good study methord, as long as it's a first step in the process of learning. As students progress through the grade levels, they are expected to progress in cognitive skills.

Once you've exited middle school, you can't expect to do well on an exam by memorizing the definitions to terms. You must learn to memorize a definition and then define the significance of the new vocabulary terms you encounter. If you're in high school or college, you should be prepared to explain how terms are relevant in the subject, compare them to similar concepts, and explain why they matter at all.

Memorizing definitions is a good study methord as a first step

Solution:

Once you have memorized the definitions of your terms, give yourself a short essay practice test. Make sure you are able to define a term and explain why it is significant. Be able to compare and contrast your term to something or someone of similar significance. The act of testing and retesting yourself somehow makes the information stick.