Study Smarter, Not Longer

What is one of the most common bad study skills that students have?

• Rereading books and notes

• Taking lots of notes

• Highlighting books with markers

• Copying words or changing the words around

What is the recommended way to study the day before a big test?

• Cram all your studying into that day

• Take breaks between study sessions

• Space out your study sessions over several days

• Study with a group of friends

What is the best thing you can do to remember information?

• Reread books and notes

• Practice recalling the information

• Highlight important parts of the text

• Copy the information multiple times

What did a 2010 study show about test results of students who reread material?

• They performed better than those who answered questions

• They performed worse than those who answered questions

• There was no significant difference in test results

• The study did not include rereading as a study method

What is retrieval practice?

• Reading the material multiple times

• Quizzing yourself on the material

• Copying the material into a notebook

• Highlighting important parts of the material

What did a 2016 study by Kornell and others find about checking answers?

• It is not necessary for effective studying

• It can make your study time more efficient

• It is a waste of time

• It can decrease your understanding of the material

What is interleaving?

• Focusing on one concept at a time

• Mixing up different concepts while studying

• Taking breaks between study sessions

• Copying information from textbooks

What is the recommended way to practice and recall information?

• Read the material multiple times

• Highlight important parts of the material

• Copy the information into a notebook

• Solve problems and quiz yourself on the material

What did a 2013 study show about the test scores of students who took practice tests?

• They scored lower than students who studied normally

• They scored the same as students who studied normally

• They scored slightly higher than students who studied normally

• They scored more than a full letter grade better than students who studied normally

What is one of the benefits of making mistakes?

• It boosts understanding and learning

• It decreases understanding and learning

• It has no impact on understanding and learning

• It is a waste of time

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