Plans For Improving My Grades
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Brett Coleman-Monteiro
Professor Fader
Introduction to Psychology
5 February 2015
My Plan for Improving My Grades By definition, studying is the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge on an academic subject, especially by means of books. Studying first begins with simply paying attention in class. Studying is not always as fun as people wish. Sitting down in the chair of a library or at your desk at home for hours is not considered to be fun by most people; some would consider studying yet another boring chore, however, studying is imperative for the advancement of one’s education. My mother would always tell me a saying her mother would always tell her, “Sometimes you have to do what you don’t want to do to get to where you want to be.” Those are the exact words I remember every time I go to school and every time I sit down to study. When the time to study presents itself, there are a variety of techniques I use to study. Some of these techniques I find to be more effective than the others. First, I begin by reviewing and sometimes rewriting the notes relevant to the quiz or test I am studying for at home. I find this method to be effective because I am then making myself again look at what my professors went over in class. I find where some of my fellow students go wrong is when they write down their notes simply because they feel they have to because they are in class. When my fellow students leave class, more often than not the next time they review their notes is whenever the next time they meet for class is. A
Coleman-Monteiro 2 person is bound to forget what was taught in class if the only time spent studying is in the class itself. Another method of studying I find to be effective is reading my notes out loud. It is one thing to just read your notes; it is something entirely different to read your notes out loud to yourself. This allows the studier to hear the material again in their own voice, whereas some students
Brett Coleman-Monteiro
Professor Fader
Introduction to Psychology
5 February 2015
My Plan for Improving My Grades By definition, studying is the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge on an academic subject, especially by means of books. Studying first begins with simply paying attention in class. Studying is not always as fun as people wish. Sitting down in the chair of a library or at your desk at home for hours is not considered to be fun by most people; some would consider studying yet another boring chore, however, studying is imperative for the advancement of one’s education. My mother would always tell me a saying her mother would always tell her, “Sometimes you have to do what you don’t want to do to get to where you want to be.” Those are the exact words I remember every time I go to school and every time I sit down to study. When the time to study presents itself, there are a variety of techniques I use to study. Some of these techniques I find to be more effective than the others. First, I begin by reviewing and sometimes rewriting the notes relevant to the quiz or test I am studying for at home. I find this method to be effective because I am then making myself again look at what my professors went over in class. I find where some of my fellow students go wrong is when they write down their notes simply because they feel they have to because they are in class. When my fellow students leave class, more often than not the next time they review their notes is whenever the next time they meet for class is. A
Coleman-Monteiro 2 person is bound to forget what was taught in class if the only time spent studying is in the class itself. Another method of studying I find to be effective is reading my notes out loud. It is one thing to just read your notes; it is something entirely different to read your notes out loud to yourself. This allows the studier to hear the material again in their own voice, whereas some students