I want to make a remarkable improvement in study.
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Improving Your Memory\n\n1) Really think about you want to remember. If you wish to enter information into long-term memory, it is important to think about it. Ask questions about it, consider its meaning, and examine its relationship to information you already know. In other words, engage in “deep processing”. Doing so will help make the new information part of your existing knowledge frameworks – and increase your chances of remembering it at a later time.\n\n2) Pay careful attention to what you really want to remember. Unless you pay careful attention to information you want to remember, it stands little chance of really getting in” – into long-term memory. So, be sure to direct your full attention to the information you want to remember. True, it involves a bit of hard work, but in the long run, it will save you time and effort.\n\n3) Minimize interference. Interference is a major cause of forgetting, and, in general, the more similar materials are, the more likely they are to produce interference. In practical terms, this means that you should arrange your studying so that you don’t study similar objects one right after the other. Instead, work on subjects that are unrelated: the result may be less interference between them, better grades.\n\n4) Engage in distributed learning/practice. Don’t try to cram all the information you want to memorize into long-term storage at once. Rather, if possible, space your studying over several sessions – preferably several days. This is especially true if you want to retain the information for long periods of time rather than just the next examination.\n\n5) Use visual imagery and other mnemonics. You’ve probably already heard the saying ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’. Where memory is concerned, this is sometimes true; it is often easier to remember information associated with vivid mental images (e.g., Gehrig & Toglia, 1989). You can put this principle to use by adopting any one of several different mnemonics – tactics for improving memory. One of these, the method of loci, involves linking points you want to remember with visual images arranged in some familiar order. For instance, suppose you want to remember the points in a speech you will soon be delivering. You can imagine walking through some familiar place, say, your own home. Then, form a series of images in which each item you wish to remember is placed in a specific location. Perhaps the first point is “The greenhouse effect is real”. You might imagine a large, steamy greenhouse right outside your front door. The next point might be “Cutting down the rain forest is increasing the greenhouse effect”. For this one, you might imagine a large, cut down tree in your living room. You would form other images, in a different location, for the other points you want to make. Then, by taking an imaginary walk through your house, you can “see” each of these images and thus remember the points in your speech.\n\n6) Give yourself retrieval clues. Remember the concept of state-dependent retrieval? As noted previously, you can use this principle to provide yourself with extra retrieval cues and so help enhance your memory. For instance, if you studied for a test while in a physical state, try to be in the same state when you take it – this may help. Similarly, use the principle of mood-dependent memory. If you learned some material while in a given mood and then want to remember it, try to put yourself in this same mood. This is not as hard as it may sound: you can often vary your own mood by imagining happy or sad events. To the degree that your mood now matches your mood when you learned the information, your memory may be enhanced for it.\n\n7) Develop your own shortcut codes. To learn the names of the planets in our solar system, many children use the first letter technique, in which the first letter of each word in a phrase stands for an item to be remembered. So, the sentence “Mary’s Viol
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study whatever intrests you.
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I think that you need to be interested in what you are doing in order for your brain to acknowlege the information you try to feed it. Its a very complicated issue which needs dedicated attention which only you can decide on. Other than that all I can suggest is make sure that your diet has enough viamins & minerals which stimulate brain activity. I aslo think that you should start convincing yourself as to what is more important in life & that will make studying easier. Good luck
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Try not to study the same subject continuously.Keep getting up everytime for reasons like sip of water, tribbling basketball and in this way continue longer.Take care once you get up you come back soon to continue......\nCheck the level of pace you need to continue
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try to restart after taking a break for 5 min after you study say 3 pgs. or try group study with a studious friend of urs. it works 4 quite a lot ppl
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You should try the following approach to do great in school. Lets say that you are an average student getting about 75% in school tests.\n\nYou can't achieve grades by just saying that u want to.The work needs commitment to yourself and your goals.Have a clear cut goal,say, you need to have 95% as your final goal.But work in a step by step manner. Let's put it bluntly, you CAN'T have 95% overnight or even in 1 month. But yes, you could set a primary goal of lets say 80%. Achieve it.Then increase the goal to 87%, achieve it then 92% and then 95%.You should follow this approach.I give you a time frame of 1 yr to achieve the goal. If you want something faster this is not meant for you then.It is not a quick fix solution to help you...we  are talking of you being having 75% and going on 95%, it cannot be a sudden jump.Follow these steps\n\n1.Your final exams are lets say 2 months later, and you have a huge deal of syllabus to cover. DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING TO THE VERY END.Start preparing right away.\n\n2.You could adopt 2 kinds of approaches to work on: do any two subjects each day or have a fixed time span to complete one subject. If, the syllabus that is coming for the exams has already been taught in school, i'd suggest you take the second method, but if it isn't you should rather take in the first method.Both are equally good, it depends on you.\n\n3.Make your schedule flexible. Provide for allowances and unexpected happenings. Give yourself a break after every session of 45 minutes. The break should be of 10 minutes and NOT MORE THAN THAT.\n\n4.Your syllabus should be completed in the following manner:\na)LEARNING:You learn everything that is to be covered. After you learn a chapter, ask someone to listen to what you learnt,immediately.After all,you need to bake the pot you have moulded.It really helps.It should constitute 65% of your shedule days\nb)1st REVISION:Set some days for the revision of material that you have learnt. Join some class that gives test series or ask someone at home/teachers to test you out.This mauy involve written tests,orals.Essentially this revision should be 25% of your study schedule days\nc)2nd REVISION: This is the repition of the above mentioned step but is directly after it\n\n5.For Math you should have lots and lots of practise, I tell you Maths can either make your score or break it. The key heere is practise. If you aren't good at maths, seek help, join tutions. The key here is that you should have done your bokk at least THREE TIMES before the exam.TRY TO DO A FEW SUMS EVERYDAY\n\n6.One basic reason why most students don't do so well because of the lack of initiative and the involvement of the parents . Ask your parents not only to help you but monitor you and keep a check on you always.\n\n7.Do not stick to the computer/TV when you know you should hve been studying.My TV had been packed in my exams too, and i must say it helped.\n\n8.Have someone in your class with whom you can have constant competition. Have that "I have to beat that bloody bastard" kind of spirit. It helps!\n\n9. Be truthful to yourself. If you know that you have completed a chapter only superflously and see that others are playing all around acknowledge this fact because "you want to do extremely well at school in order to achieve greatness as education is the key to real greatness."Isn't it?\n\n10.Do not get dejected if you aren't able to achive the short term goal. Keep the ultimate goal in your mind. Work hard and be serious, no one can stop you from coming to the head of the class\n\n11. Listen to what the teacher says in school, sometimes they give huge hints about the questions to be asked in exams. Keep your eyes and ears open always. \n\n12. Prepare notes(only if you feel they shall be of help)\nThey give they crux of the chapter.\n\n13.Try to please the teacher, don't be a punk and get carried away by the crowd. Teachers get impressed when you ask int
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Well.. make short notes for your big gigantic books (or just highlight important stuff in it) and read through them and try to do alot of past year questions as this will familiarize yourself with it. (I believe you can get them in the library)And lastly eat healthy and stay healthy.
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Ahhhh like study really hard and stuff bevis, yeah that would be cool!!
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Think of concentration improvement as a three-step process:\n1. Learn the causes of poor concentration and decide which apply to you;\n2. Understand what you can do to control these factors; and\n3. Make your control habitual.  \n\nLEARN THE CAUSES\n\nCONTROL THE CAUSES\n\nExternal Causes\n\nEnvironmental distractions: TV, chairs that are too comfortable, snacks, other people, etc.\n\nLeave or re-arrange a distracting environment. Go to a library or a classroom when you seriously intend to study.  \n\nNoise: Music with words, conversations\n\nTrain yourself to study away from others and in silence.\n\nInternal Causes\nPhysical distractions: hunger, drowsiness.\n\nPlan to study when you are most alert. Eat a high-protein snack. Do five minutes of light exercise to wake up.  \n\nBoredom, dislike, disinterest\n\nFind a reason which satisfies you for taking the class; talk with other students and the professor.  \n\nAnxiety about studies\n\nMake sure you know how to study effectively. Put the course in perspective.  \n\nIntimidating study tasks\n\nBreak up large tasks into achievable subtasks. Do the most intimidating task first. Give yourself rewards for progress and punishments for avoidance.  \n\nDaydreaming\n\nSeparate daydreams from studying. When your mind starts to wander, write down the interrupting thought and continue studying. Or recall important points and then turn away from your book and continue to daydream. When you're ready to read again, do so. The trick is not to daydream and read at the same time.  \n\nPersonal worries\n\nIdentify and define the problem and develop a concrete, specific plan to resolve personal worries. Talk with someone who can help: a friend, a counselor, a specialist.\n\nMAKE CONTROL HABITUAL\nEven if you lapse into old habits of distraction and daydreaming, keep insisting of yourself that you concentrate using these controls until you can routinely concentrate well on your studies for fifty minutes of every hour.
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I suggest you just learn as much as you can. period. Do different types of puzzles and brain exercises. Learn languages. Meditate. Study martial arts. Take up a sport.
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study   study   styudy
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i have the same problem. i find if my apartment is really clean i study better, and my concentration is better. not really sure why, but it works for me. i also found that the more often i studied, the better my concentration got.....some days were better than others though. oh, and the basics: make sure you get a little bit of exercise every day, get plenty of sleep, and eat lots of fruits and veggies.
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Yes of course you can improve alot in two months honey.  Let your teachers know you want to improve so they can both give you pointers and help, and possibly extra credit projects to get the scores up.  If your teachers know you really care and want to try, they will be overjoyed - so many students don't seem to care, and that is what burns teachers out.  Asking for help and extra credit will make their day!\nIn case you do have a teacher too busy to help you, you can still bring your grades up.  You might ask the class brain if they would study with you.  Or does your school have a tutoring center?  Can your parents, or older sibling help?\nAnd finally, if noone is available to help - still keep plugging at it, doing your best.  I think that if you want to, you will surprise yourself with your progress.\nGood luck
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yes, if u have the money. discipline is the most important in studying you know. have study habit. good luck!
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experience my friend. Go visit with an older person. the only way to improve is to practice.
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If you study hard, maybe you'll get your wish.
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Get a study partner for the classes you want to improve in, and commit to working with them at least 2-3 days a week.  Push each other to do better.\n\nCut out the fun stuff you do instead of study, then reward yourself for studying by doing 1 of those activities only after all of your homework is done.  That might be TV, or internet access, or talking to friends, for example.  Music too - turn off the music when you study - it's just a distraction.  You might think otherwise, but try it for a couple of weeks without the tunes, and see how your grades go up.\n\nFocus on the long-term goal - good grades mean good colleges, which means good jobs, which means good pay.\n\nGood luck!