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How to Study for a High School Final Exam

byLeeGrayson,DemandMedia

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Studyingearlyforfinalsallowsyouto
reduceyourstressduringexamtime.
Finalexamsofferyouachancetoearnpointstoimproveyour
classgradeandimpressyourteacherwithyourknowledge.
Startingthestudyprocessearly,atleastaweekbeforetest
time,avoidslastminutepanic.RobertStickgold,associate
professorofpsychiatryatHarvardUniversity,recommends
reviewingkeyideasordifficultconceptsbeforebedtimeduring
thesemestertoreinforceyourknowledge.Preparingyourclass
materialsforstudyingtakestime,butitalsoallowsyoutosee
thebigpictureinplaceofacollectionoftinydetails.
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HowtoSelfStudyandReviewfor
coveredinclassfromthelasttest.Askyourteacherifthetest
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iscumulative,meaningallinclusive,oriftheexamcoversless
material.Manyteachersreviewfinalexammaterialsinclassor
distributeastudyguideforthetest.Reviewtheseinclassandaskquestionswhenyou'reunsureofthe
scopeoftheexam.Askyourteacheraboutthetypeofquestionsonthefinal.Studyingforamultiple
choicetest,forexample,usesdifferentstudytechniquescomparedwithafinalessayexam.

Review Notes and Handouts

Themostdifficultstepisfiguringoutwhattostudyevenwithageneralstudyguide.Prepareyour
notesandhandoutsaspartofyourstudyreview.Thistakestime,butithelpstodeterminepossible
examquestions.Groupyourhandouts,notesandclasspapersintocategories,andusedifferentcolored
highlighterstomatchtheheadings.Afinalexamfor20thcenturyhistory,forinstance,includesavariety
oftopics.Grouptheseaccordingtogeneralheadingssuchaswars,economy,culture,societyand
politics.Markallofthepoliticalmaterials,forexample,witharedhighlighterinthecorner.Makea
masterstudylistforeachhighlightedgrouptodeterminewhattostudyfromyournotesandhandouts.
Yourstudylistforthepoliticalgroupmightincludekeytermsforfederalpresidentialcampaignsandthe
importantSupremeCourtdecisionspresentedinclassmaterials.
Review Text
Reviewyourtextbookforstudytopicsbyusingthetableofcontentsasaguide,andthenreviewthe
chaptersorsectionsusedbyyourteacherintheclass.Thinkaboutthemainideasandconceptswhile
lookingateachofthechapterheadings.Mostcontenttablesalsohavesubtopics.Recallthemost
importantpeople,eventsandpointsundereachofthese.Onceyou'vecompletedthisreview,dothe
sameprocessforthechaptercontent.Manytextbookchaptershaveoutlinesonthefirstpagethatallow
youtomentallyitemizewhatyourememberabouteachsubheading.Whenyoucan'trecallthe
information,skimthesectionforareminderofthemajorpointsandmakeflashcardsforkeyideasto
reviewlater.

Study Notes
Useyourhandoutsandnotestoreviewimportantdetailswhilethinkingofpossibleexamquestions.
Brainstormpossibleanswersonpaperforimportanttopicsforfinalswithessayquestions.Anessayfor
anovelmightaskyoutoselectanimportantthemeorwriteaboutcharacterinteraction.Writedownkey
ideasforquestionsandwaystoorganizetheessay.Multiplechoicequestionsaskyoutoremember
importantinformation,suchasdetailsaboutpeople,placesandeventsinthebook.Useyourhighlighter
tomarkthesedetailsinyournotesandhandouts.

Group Review
Areliableandpreparedgroupofstudypartnerscanincreaseyourknowledgeandalsosupplyimportant
studyinformationthatyoumayhavemissedinclassnotesorfailedtounderstandinthetext.Setstudy
guidelinesforthegroupbeforemeetingsucharequirementtobringsampleessaytopicswith
brainstormingideasormultiplechoicequestionswithanswers.Themosteffectivestudygroupshave
threemembers,accordingtoMuskingumCollege.

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References
BrightHubEducation:StudyTipsforHighSchoolFinalExams
(http://www.brighthubeducation.com/studyandlearningtips/69020acingyourfinalexamsinhigh
 school/)
HarvardUniversityHealthySleep:WhySleepMatters
(http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters)
VillanovaUniversitySchoolofLaw:StudyGroups
(http://www.law.villanova.edu/current%20students/academic%20success/study%20groups.aspx)
MuskingumCollege:LearningStrategiesDatabase
(http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/general/group.html)
StateUniversityofNewYorkCenterforCognitiveScience:HowtoStudy
(http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html)
RadfordUniversityLearningAssistanceandResourceCenter:TipsforUsingaHighlighter
(http://www.radford.edu/content/LARC/home/learningguides/writing/highlighting.html)
KansasStateUniversity:"IKnowtheMaterials,ButWhenITaketheTestIGoBlank"(http://www.k
state.edu/counseling/topics/stress/strestst.html)
UniversityofNewHampshireCONNECTProgram:TestPreparationandStrategies
(http://www.unh.edu/connect/testpreparationstrategies)

Resources
ABCNews:NeedtoStudy?GotoSleep(http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2574630&page=1)
Knowledge@Wharton:IsYourTeamTooBig?TooSmall?What'stheRightNumber?
(http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1501)

About the Author

LeeGraysonhasworkedasafreelancewritersince2000.Herarticleshaveappearedinpublicationsfor
OxfordandHarvardUniversitypressesandresearchpublishers,includingFactsOnFileandABCCLIO.
GraysonholdscertificatesfromtheUniversityofCaliforniacampusesatIrvineandSanDiego.

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