- Keep up with your reading assignments so that studying before
a test will mean reviewing familiar material. Frantic last-
minute cramming of new material results in faulty understanding,
poor recall, and low exam grades. - Complete long-term
papers/projects well in advance of scheduled exams so your time
will be free forintensive reviewing. - Ask the professor what
will be covered on an exam: which chapters, lab experiments,
lectures, outside readings, etc. Ask questions about confusing
material (during class discussions, a professor's office hours,
or after class with a classmate or tutor). You can't remember
what you don't UNDERSTAND. - Plan the time you will spend
preparing for the exam; to minimize mental and physical fatigue,
plan a 5 or 10 minute break each hour. - To avoid re-reading
text assignments, prepare them for review as you read by
underlining key words and phrases or taking notes on major
ideas. - Review each course once a week throughout the semester:
reread class notes, review textbook unde