How do you fellows study?

[zeno33]

This is how I study.

1. I read the chapters before the lecture. If I have more time I take notes on my own.

2. I record the lecture and take notes during lecture.

3. After the lecture, I re listen to it and read the notes again. (I even put it on my iPod)

4. Read the chapters again. This time try to memorize.

5. Repeat listen to lecture and read the book a lot of time.

Any more suggestions compared to this?

[queserasera, RN]

This is my tried and true study method! I find a lot of students don't preview the material and go into class blind, which will only hurt you! I'm not much of an auditory learner so instead of tape record the lecture and listen again I prefer to re-write my notes to solidify them in my brain. I pre view and re view before and after every class and then study (read, make flash cards, read more) a few times a week as well. I never crammed for tests since entering college, which has helped my grades SO much.

[zeno33]

This is my tried and true study method! I find a lot of students don't preview the material and go into class blind which will only hurt you! I'm not much of an auditory learner so instead of tape record the lecture and listen again I prefer to re-write my notes to solidify them in my brain. I pre view and re view before and after every class and then study (read, make flash cards, read more) a few times a week as well. I never crammed for tests since entering college, which has helped my grades SO much.[/quote']

I wish I knew this study method. After I have doing these, my grade increased.

I should try re writing notes and flash cards

Thanks for the suggestions! :)

[jchilds]

I like to draw pictures when I recopy my notes. Like the difference between MacIntosh & Miller blades and the difference between broken and active blade.

[PennyS]

I read before each lecture. After lecture, I go back and re-read in the text any areas that were unclear as well as the areas that the teacher emphasized in class. I then make my own power point slides instead of flash cards for review. I too am a visual learner so this really helps me learn and memorize the information.

[dottimur]

I use word and outline the main topics and subheadings in the chapter. Then in subsequent courses I can go back and refer to the matieral even years later. I don't always do this but when I first start out in a course it helps a great deal for me to remember things. I create folders for each course on my computer to organize things. Example below.

[h=2]Chapter 3 Burns and Grove[/h][h=2]Introduction to Quantitative Research[/h][h=2]Intervention --> Outcome[/h]

1. Quantitative Research
   


1. Essential for development of evidence base for practice
   
2. Most common type of research
   
3. Types (in control order (low to high))
   
   1. Descriptive: used predominantly to generate nursing knowledge. Often conducted in a natural setting.
      
      1. Explores and describes phenomena in real-life situations.
         
      2. Generates new knowledge about concepts or topics about which limited or no research has been conducted.
         
      3. Concepts are described and relationships identified that provide a basis for further quantitative research
         
      4. Study on female survivors of child sexual abuse if descriptive and correlational
         

      [*]Correlational: used predominantly to generate nursing knowledge. Often conducted in a natural setting

      1. Examines linear relationships between two or more variables and determines the type (positive or negative) and degree (strength) of a relationship
         

      [*]Quasi-experimental: increasing with testing of nursing interventions and outcomes.

      1. Examines cause and effect relationships among selected independent and dependent variables
         
      2. In nursing conducted to determine the effects of nursing interventions or treatments (independent variables) on patient outcomes (dependent variables)
         
      3. Study on BP of African Americans with nurse managed telemonitoring
         

      [*]Experimental: infrequently conducted

      
      
   
   

[strawberryluv, BSN, RN]

Crack open my textbook, attempt to read but actually SKIM

then go to whatever supplemental material that I borrowed/bought pertaining

to the topic area and READ THAT in all of its entirety. Anything I don't understand

in my supplemental text, I go back to the textbook and read the section that pertains to the subject.

My supplemental texts are

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN

Medical Surgical Nursing: Reviews and Rationales by Hogan

Child Health Nursing: Reviews and Rationales by Hogan

I also rewrite the information in the supplemental text while adding on any

of the facts in my main text that I find important.

[Exhaustipated, ADN, BSN]

I do a lot of the things mentioned here. One additional thing I do is talk myself through particularly difficult concepts. Out loud. Works best when nobody else is home. Sometimes, I try to explain concepts to my dog. He doesn't understand, but as long as I'm talking to him, he's a rapt listener.

My study partner often discuss concepts, too. Quite often, talking things out and explaining them to each other helps tremendously.

[loriinmd]

- Quick read of the assigned chapter(s) before class. If I have time (like now), I'll do a rough outline of the chapter while I'm reading.

- Record the class and take notes

- Listen to the lecture again and supplement my notes if needed

- Type my notes (reinforces the lecture and makes them easier to read)

- Compare my notes to the chapter outline to get an idea how the prof emphasizes parts of the chapter

- Skim supplemental material and/or read in depth on areas where I had difficulty with the text/lecture explanation

- Answer review questions in the chapter

- Make note cards

- Review, review, review (I have a 45 min. one way drive to/from work and reviewing lectures is easy during this time)

Like other readers, if a concept is troubling me, I'll diagram it to see if that helps and I'll also pretend I'm teaching someone else the subject. Agree that it's best to do this when no one else is around. :)

I'm also kind of a schedule nazi. I have a strict schedule set for when classes stat: Time to get up, eat, gym, work, driving time, study time, chore time, prep for sleep, sleep time and, of course, down time just for me. It becomes second nature after a couple of weeks so I know at say 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday I should be studying for Micro and not watching TV.

[i♥words]

This is helping me to get some new ideas. Sometime before class, I "preview" the chapter and make an outline on a word document of the headings, subheadings, and bolded terms. Then I read. After each section, I define (in my own words) the terms on my outline. After class, I rewrite/review my notes. Occasionally I will make flashcards. I haven't usually gone back to the book to read sections again, but I really like that idea, so I think I'll try it. When test time comes around, I review my outlines, notes, and flashcards, narrowing it down with the study guide (if there is one) provided by the teacher.

[sjtrk]

I read ahead, record lectures, copy down any drawings my teacher does, and I re-read in small sections. Once I know one section forward and backwards, I'll move onto another small portion. Also, khan academy for things I really need to visualize (I'm also a visual learner).

[Hypnotica]

http://zenhabits.net/ace-exams/

This is something I stumbled on yesterday. It may seem too good to be true, but the idea makes sense. Instead of memorizing stuff, think about it and make connections. Making the material unique is how you remember it. This excerpt won me over, "Computers just need one attempt to store information perfectly. However, in practice rote memorization means reading information over and over again. If you had to save a file 10 times in a computer to ensure it was stored, you’d probably throw it in the garbage...Why not adopt the strategy that makes sense with the way your brain actually works?"