{"id":266,"date":"2019-09-26T14:17:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T14:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/?p=266"},"modified":"2019-09-26T14:17:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T14:17:12","slug":"study-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/2019\/09\/26\/study-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2019\/09\/Student-studying-for-exams.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2019\/09\/Student-studying-for-exams.png 1000w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2019\/09\/Student-studying-for-exams-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2019\/09\/Student-studying-for-exams-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12682\/2019\/09\/Student-studying-for-exams-528x297.png 528w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So maybe your first test didn\u2019t go as well as you wanted it to, and that&#8217;s okay!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are so many other assignments and tests left in the semester to help boost your grade. Unfortunately, I can no longer study the day before the test like I did in high school. There is just too much material to keep up with and I know I need to start studying sooner rather than later.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to do some research on the best study tips and here is what I found. See what works best for you&#8230;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Study in 30 minute increments.\u00a0<ul><li>Studies have shown that we retain more information by studying in shorter increments instead of studying for 4 hours straight.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Find a quiet area with a desk to study.\u00a0<ul><li>It took me a while to change my study habits of clicking through powerpoint slides laying in bed.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>No more pulling all nighters!<ul><li>Exam grades are lower for those who pull all nighters compared to students who get a full 8 hours of sleep.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Study in groups of 3-4<ul><li>Try to \u201cteach\u201d a topic to classmates to know you have mastered the topic\u00a0<\/li><li>Bounce thoughts back and forth between group members to clear up any confusion<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Create a To-Do List<ul><li>This helps you prioritize what you would like to get done each study session\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Get a planner<ul><li>Write down when test, quizzes, and other assignments are due.\u00a0<\/li><li>Write out a study plan for each day leading up to your test <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So maybe your first test didn\u2019t go as well as you wanted it to, and that&#8217;s okay! There are so many other assignments and tests left in the semester to help boost your grade. Unfortunately, I can no longer study the day before the test like I did in high school. There is just too [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13289,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13289"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":269,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions\/269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/pachacks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}