So I read the article, and the first thing that came up into my mind was, why is my parent's tax money being used to regurgitate information all adults already tell me? We all know that studying like this is the best or the worst way to study, but we do it because todays generation is a procrastinating bunch, even me. In the end, the article proved to be interesting, yet pointless.
I thought this was a very interesting article that contradicts what most students believe is an efficient way to study. I was surprised by the fact that one is not advised to wake up earlier to study for a test, not because they will lose sleep, but because their rapid eye movement will be altered causing them to not study as efficiently. This is important for students to realize because this could drastically increase their grades and their sleeping habits. All nighters are common at Herricks, and I'm sure if the fact that they are linked to decreased grades was known, they would decrease as well. Students tend to wait to study until the day before, and study their notes over and over in parts. This article says that the best way to study is to attempt to list things that have processes all at once in order to remember it better. Kara Curtin 7pd
Most of these study tips I read from the article is what I've been adknowledeged from as early as middle school. Even though these tips are actually helpful to absorb in, I still find most highschool students to still procrastinate and stay up late until like 3 in the morning. Even though some tips might work diffrently for each individual, I believe the research that was done means something to use the tips for. The tips that I find most helpful is to study at least a little bit everyday before the test and repeating the information you need. For eating breakfast before an importnant test I believe is very important however, most students will not have enough time to fulfill a complete breakfast. I do think these tips are beneficial if you take them into consideration. -period 9 world history elizabeth p
Some of these techniques I know about but they don't all work for me at all. Eating breakfast in the the morning never helped me do better on my tests. I would eat different things such as bread or pancakes everyday but no matter what my grades all range the same. When logically thinking about these techniques, you also have to consider how much homework a person has. Finishing homework and studying for tests takes a long time, a person loses sleep anyway and so they don't have the proper sleep they need anyway so they don't memorize enough information as they could during their sleep. The grades I receive when I stay up studying from my experience are in the range of grades I normally get when I take a test. Maybe I'd be more focused when I take my test, but overall, more sleep doesn't help my performance in school. Overall, this article didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. I know these techniques should help me improve my grades but some of them don't do anything. -Ami Z World 10 Period 9
I can relate to some of the things the article states. Texting or listening music is not an effective way to study, at least in my opinion, becuase it distracts you from your learning process and a few minutes later you forget what you even learned. This article also mentions that waking up early to study is a bad thing to do. That pertains to me becuase I normally do wake up in the morning to study. However, I do study the hardest material before bed, which according to this article is a good habit to enforce. I do agree with most of the points this article states but I think just eating a good breakfast and feeling confident isn't going to do you that good on the SAT without practicing. -Shobha Tewani World History Pd.9
I don't think that these things help you do better on tests. I feel like doing things like eating oatmeal before tests and keeping your sleep sched. different doesn't do anything. Also, no one reviews the hardest material before bed, thats absurd. I honestly completely disagree with this article. In my opinion all you have to do is be calm and do things like you usually do on an everyday basis. - Nia R. Pd 09
I think most students would say that some of what this article says is wrong, especially when the researchers talked about listening to music while studying. Most likely, teens think they study better with music because it is enjoyable to listen to while you are studying. I think it is almost a way of tricking yourself into thinking you are focusing more but you really aren't. Also out of all the articles we've read so far, this one definitely related to me the best and I can take a lot of advice from this that I can use.
I actually found this article to be very interesting. It contradicts what we teens believe about study habits. Personally for me, I ALWAYS cram before a test. It doesn't mean I remember information better, but I just do it. However, i agree with the "no distractions while studying" rule, unless its with math. Especially, when I'm reading! I cannot concentrate unless it is absolutely quiet. But if I'm solving math problems, it doesn't really matter. I think the tips they gave us were really helpful. Two things they pointed out was not to wake up earlier than usual to study and review the toughest material right before bed. They also said to eat oatmeal for breakfast, and always test yourself repeatedly instead of cramming! J.Li pd. 9
I have a habit of listening to music while working on homework. My mom has been insisting that I cut this habit while I’m still “young”. I, however, have been insisting that I work far better listening to music, as opposed to working in the appalling silence. After reading this, I may need to rethink my original opinion toward this habit, and perhaps let my mom know that she had proved me wrong (although I’m still deciding whether or not to show her this article). I’m not quite sure all these study habits this article mentions will play a significant role in improving my grades, but I’m up to try all of them. Some of the ones mentioned actually seem to make sense, such as eating a good breakfast, avoiding all nighters (which I could never, ever do) etc. The only one that bothers me still is not listening to music while doing work. Music is like a flood of relief to me, the beam of sunlight on a cloudy day—I really can’t do without it (I have “music with-drawls”). But it’s a habit I’ll have to kick sooner or later…and better sooner than later.
Most teenagers hate to study. It’s their most unpleasant way of learning and so they are always trying to make it more interesting or they do not study at all. Studying is basically memorization and an understanding of what you have learned. You need practice so that the procedure of what is needed to be completed is etched into your mind. If you are well rested, then your mind is more awake and you do better. I had heard somewhere that if you study right before going to bed, then you can remember the material better. I didn’t understand how that was possible but I still used the method. This article was a good way to see how our mentality and mind set for studying restricts us from doing as well as our true potential allows us to. All by small factors that can easily be accounted like eating a healthy diet and getting more sleep. I didn’t know that by staying calm before a test you can do better. It makes sense though because if the mind is clear and relaxed then you are able to stress it a little bit to remember what you studied. You must have confidence in yourself that you know the material and you will do well because you put time into learning it.
I felt that this article would really help students if they took the time to read it. It gives really good advice on what should be done if you want to get good grades on your tests. After much research, the tips used in the article have been proven to be useful. For example, listening to music or sending text messages while studying have been proven not to help, as you are less likely to remember and focus. Additionally, the "all nighter" strategy is proven not to help, and it is suggested to just review the tougher material before you go to bed. When reviewing, you should not just read the facts right off your notes, but rather figure out how to apply it to what you are learning.
This article was interesting to read because it is something that can be related to my student life. Before important tests, my teachers would always say get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.However, a student is needed to always have a good, healthy meal even before a test to help them. Also, all the comparisons the article helped me see what is better than the other from studies and experiments. I, personally, don't think music helps me focus on my tests or studying but it makes me have my attention on the song rather than the test. Maybe if I apply everything the article said to do like "write all your worries beforehand" or review the hardest material before going to bed, it would help me improve my test taking/studying skills. -SUAH KIM (World History, Period 9)
I found this article interesting and mostly true. It is funny how we do most of the things that this article says not to do. Whoever thought that what you eat a week earlier can affect performance on a test? That's outrageous... The article says not to wake up early to study, but I do that sometimes anyway. It is bad habits that we all have in high school. I can't even imagine how many kids in Herricks pull all-nighters. It's probably a lot of kids.
I found this article to be very interesting for many reasons. For one most people hate to study and the thought of it just drags on in our minds waiting until the task is accomplished. This article brings up very interesting points on what to do in order to be successful in your studies. Studying 10 minutes before you begin your test, going over hard material before you sleep and of course having a healthy breakfast are all things that can help you accomplish tests and quizzes for the future. Finding a goal in your studying seems to be a really good idea. By having a goal or aspect that you want to reach while you study may motivate you to reach it successfully. I am usually a nervous test taker so I think that I can try some of these tactics and hopefully they will improve my test taking skills. Listening to music while studying is something that I know for sure will never do me any good other that that I have learned a lot from this article that may help me later on. - Nikita Farhadi p.9
Studying and test-taking has become a daily task for students, starting early in high school and not ending until college graduation, for many. With so much of our lives consumed by studying and trying to do well in school and college, students really need to figure out and understand the best ways to tackle this task. Personally, repetition is the best way to do this for me, and it is proven that repitition allows the brain to have more efficient recall and a better long-term memory as well. Another strategy I can check off is studying without distractions. However, the rest are not very applicable for me, and learning these is quite important. More and more students I know (including me) are not getting enough sleep and not eating breakfast. No matter how much I know that these aspects are crucial, it is almost as if students think they are invincible and are willing to sacrifice these luxuries if it means better grades (potentially). I could talk about this for days, but really it is important to everyone to let go of the meentality that not taking care of yourself is worth it. I feel like a hypocrite, but really I am trying to follow the guidelines listed in this great article. In the long run, it is definitely worth understanding how to better your score without the anxiety, hunger, sleep-deprivation, and other problems like insecurity which are all so prevalant in society, especially in Herricks! I appreciate this article, and it is a great learning tool to get started on making a plan for oneself in terms of studying.
After reading this article I read through all of the comments to see the various opinions of my classmates. Through this I knew that some opposed the things stated in this article while some supported it. I however from expierence agree with this article 100%. However, different techniques work for different people. We trick our mind into thinking this is the only way I can study or ill fail when its really not, thats just what we tell ourselves. Many of the techniques can be applied in our everyday lives. Clearly, everything stated has been backed up by evidence and the information is true, us teenagers need to accept that our way is not always the right way and theres no harm in trying different things. I think that if these techniques are applied we will see a drastic difference in our test grades. Procrastination is a major problem and we need to learn to review our material everyday and not wait till the last day to realize were confused. This way we are thourough with the information and have nothing to doubtful of.
This article relates to me in a whole lot of ways when it comes to cramming. I don't listen to music when doing my homework most of the time but only if the homework is really boring. When I do i usually take a lot longer then just sitting down an putting all my focus on it. I usually stopped eating breakfast and now when i have phys ed I feel like im out of steam. -Muhammad Yousuf period 9
To be honest, I'm not surprised by the results of the experiments in the article. As it was stated, people may say music relaxes them while they're studying, the harsh reality of it is, humans can't literally multi-task. There's no way we can do two things at the SAME time. It may seem like we are, but the truth is, our brains are simply switching between multiple things at an extremely fast speed. It's not processing both of them at the same time because it's not able to. Knowing this, I wasn't really shocked in reading the results. However, I'm happy to say that I will change my (future) studying habits to nighttime rather than five minutes before the test.
After reading the article I was not thoroughly convinced with its argument. At first I was open to changing my study habits but after hearing Mr. Harrell’s story I am not convinced. Okay, so he took a LOT of SAT practice tests, but he only got an 1800. Looking at the requirements to get into most okay schools, you have to get at LEAST 2000. So when he said he studied and practiced until he got aggravated yet only received a 1800 makes me want to laugh. 1800 is not that bad but if I were to get that sort of grade, I don’t believe that I would be showing it off or saying I got this grade after long hours of blood, sweat and tears. The article really didn’t teach me anything besides back up facts about studying with scientific evidence. I always hear my parents telling me I shouldn’t cram the day before or stop listening to music while studying and to sleep more, but I didn’t see any difference when I listened to their advice. Maybe once in a while I should probably study little by little everyday and stop being distracted, and after reading this article I feel a bit more motivated to try these things because there had been clear improvements in other people’s grades. I think this is definitely a tactic I will like to try for Social Studies. ~hANNAH Lee pd 9
I think this article would be great and very helpful to many students. This article is filled with tips which will help me considering I don't do well in my tests. -Brandi Sze period 9 world history
This article was very thorough and made alot of sense to me. let's say there's a kid who does poorly on his exams. Every exam he takes he fails. What this article taught me is that having good sleep, having a good diet (oatmeal for breakfast, lots of vegetables and fruits) will actually help you do better on your exams. Studying habits was also a very important topic that was mentioned in this artice. Reports show that kids who listen to music while they study tend to get relaxed, and go into this abyss. But this only hurts you and when you take the actual test you'll forget what you've studied because you probably thought you were studying but frankly speaking you are only embarking on a journey that requires no abstract thinking what so ever that relates to what you're studying! So the best thing is to concentrate, not turn on music because that will only impair your cognitive memory and just study without music. Or study with a friend who is willing to work with you!(you get a little social interaction and educational interaction!)Not having good studying habits will just mess everything up for you and as soon as you're about to take a test, you'll forget everything thing you learned because of bad study habits you've practiced. So overall all the points in this article seem very accurate and well detailed. with the amount of research and background information and statistics that this article contains, it sure makes it a good thing to rely on if you're are facing test problems in school.
If kids use this article to there advantage, there would be no way that you could fail a test. This article is to help you and to be an advantage on taking test and also to be healthy about it too. kids now a days dont use these excercises to study and there grades are down, but if they change a very small thing to there day they can have perfet scores on there test's. sean mcgreevy
This article can be very helpful to a lot of students, including me. All students should read this to get tips on studying and have more confidence when they actually take the test. Students do well when they have lots of practice and eat more healthily than high fat, junk foods. This makes sense. If you eat foods that don't necessarily help your health, then it won't help your mental state either. Eating healthy foods is a good impact to the body and the mental state of the being.
This article was as painful as studying. Although it makes plenty of sense it isn't anything different from what we already know and hear from teachers or parents. IT makes sense that kids will do better if they study without music and that food gives you energy. nothing i haven't heard before but most kids will stay with there bad habits until there brought to attention.
This article makes lots of sense for the struggling student. If the students followed this advice, ate a balanced meal, slept more hours, and followed this excellent study pattern, the United States would have higher standard test grades. One reason why many student receive low marks on graudes may be that they are distracted whiled studying. Many listen to music while studying. They think that they can multi task. However, when you listen to music, you as a student are not concentrating 100% on your studies. This will diffentiately affect a student's test performan Another reason why kids receive low marks on tests is that they are tense. Students need to relax. No matter how much you study, if you tense up during a test or experience an anxiety attack, you will ultimately receive a lower grade. I know this has happened to me for many tests. So,by calming down an looking with a postiive view of test instead of " i am going to fail" , test grades will improve. Yes, these tips are common sense. But, we often ignore common sense when it come sot takign a test. If we as students follow these tips, we not only suceed in High school, but also college as well. Joel Thomas Period 7
Studying for a test has always been something i rarely did. I believe if you listen in class and understand the material that is being taught, then you will get through the test just fine. The problem is there are some bad habits that could actually make someone perform worse on an exam. Waking up early can actually disrupt sleeping patterns and take away the energy i have during the test. I even try to eat a healthy filled breakfast the day of but i also need to take in account what i eat the whole week before. The best way to take some tests are to practice the format without any distractions to pull your brain away from the knowledge you are trying to take in. Listening to music and sitting in a loud cafe could distract you from learning anything. The best biggest tip to follow is being prepared. Erica Diaz Period 7 Economics
So I read the article, and the first thing that came up into my mind was, why is my parent's tax money being used to regurgitate information all adults already tell me? We all know that studying like this is the best or the worst way to study, but we do it because todays generation is a procrastinating bunch, even me. In the end, the article proved to be interesting, yet pointless.
ReplyDeleteKevin An - period 9
I thought this was a very interesting article that contradicts what most students believe is an efficient way to study. I was surprised by the fact that one is not advised to wake up earlier to study for a test, not because they will lose sleep, but because their rapid eye movement will be altered causing them to not study as efficiently. This is important for students to realize because this could drastically increase their grades and their sleeping habits. All nighters are common at Herricks, and I'm sure if the fact that they are linked to decreased grades was known, they would decrease as well. Students tend to wait to study until the day before, and study their notes over and over in parts. This article says that the best way to study is to attempt to list things that have processes all at once in order to remember it better.
ReplyDeleteKara Curtin 7pd
Most of these study tips I read from the article is what I've been adknowledeged from as early as middle school. Even though these tips are actually helpful to absorb in, I still find most highschool students to still procrastinate and stay up late until like 3 in the morning. Even though some tips might work diffrently for each individual, I believe the research that was done means something to use the tips for. The tips that I find most helpful is to study at least a little bit everyday before the test and repeating the information you need. For eating breakfast before an importnant test I believe is very important however, most students will not have enough time to fulfill a complete breakfast. I do think these tips are beneficial if you take them into consideration.
ReplyDelete-period 9 world history elizabeth p
Some of these techniques I know about but they don't all work for me at all. Eating breakfast in the the morning never helped me do better on my tests. I would eat different things such as bread or pancakes everyday but no matter what my grades all range the same. When logically thinking about these techniques, you also have to consider how much homework a person has. Finishing homework and studying for tests takes a long time, a person loses sleep anyway and so they don't have the proper sleep they need anyway so they don't memorize enough information as they could during their sleep. The grades I receive when I stay up studying from my experience are in the range of grades I normally get when I take a test. Maybe I'd be more focused when I take my test, but overall, more sleep doesn't help my performance in school. Overall, this article didn't tell me anything I didn't already know. I know these techniques should help me improve my grades but some of them don't do anything.
ReplyDelete-Ami Z
World 10
Period 9
I can relate to some of the things the article states. Texting or listening music is not an effective way to study, at least in my opinion, becuase it distracts you from your learning process and a few minutes later you forget what you even learned. This article also mentions that waking up early to study is a bad thing to do. That pertains to me becuase I normally do wake up in the morning to study. However, I do study the hardest material before bed, which according to this article is a good habit to enforce.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with most of the points this article states but I think just eating a good breakfast and feeling confident isn't going to do you that good on the SAT without practicing.
-Shobha Tewani World History Pd.9
I don't think that these things help you do better on tests. I feel like doing things like eating oatmeal before tests and keeping your sleep sched. different doesn't do anything. Also, no one reviews the hardest material before bed, thats absurd. I honestly completely disagree with this article. In my opinion all you have to do is be calm and do things like you usually do on an everyday basis.
ReplyDelete- Nia R. Pd 09
I think most students would say that some of what this article says is wrong, especially when the researchers talked about listening to music while studying. Most likely, teens think they study better with music because it is enjoyable to listen to while you are studying. I think it is almost a way of tricking yourself into thinking you are focusing more but you really aren't. Also out of all the articles we've read so far, this one definitely related to me the best and I can take a lot of advice from this that I can use.
ReplyDeleteEvan S. Period 9
I actually found this article to be very interesting. It contradicts what we teens believe about study habits. Personally for me, I ALWAYS cram before a test. It doesn't mean I remember information better, but I just do it. However, i agree with the "no distractions while studying" rule, unless its with math. Especially, when I'm reading! I cannot concentrate unless it is absolutely quiet. But if I'm solving math problems, it doesn't really matter. I think the tips they gave us were really helpful. Two things they pointed out was not to wake up earlier than usual to study and review the toughest material right before bed. They also said to eat oatmeal for breakfast, and always test yourself repeatedly instead of cramming!
ReplyDeleteJ.Li
pd. 9
I have a habit of listening to music while working on homework. My mom has been insisting that I cut this habit while I’m still “young”. I, however, have been insisting that I work far better listening to music, as opposed to working in the appalling silence. After reading this, I may need to rethink my original opinion toward this habit, and perhaps let my mom know that she had proved me wrong (although I’m still deciding whether or not to show her this article). I’m not quite sure all these study habits this article mentions will play a significant role in improving my grades, but I’m up to try all of them. Some of the ones mentioned actually seem to make sense, such as eating a good breakfast, avoiding all nighters (which I could never, ever do) etc. The only one that bothers me still is not listening to music while doing work. Music is like a flood of relief to me, the beam of sunlight on a cloudy day—I really can’t do without it (I have “music with-drawls”). But it’s a habit I’ll have to kick sooner or later…and better sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteMerilyn Chang
pd 9
Most teenagers hate to study. It’s their most unpleasant way of learning and so they are always trying to make it more interesting or they do not study at all. Studying is basically memorization and an understanding of what you have learned. You need practice so that the procedure of what is needed to be completed is etched into your mind. If you are well rested, then your mind is more awake and you do better. I had heard somewhere that if you study right before going to bed, then you can remember the material better. I didn’t understand how that was possible but I still used the method. This article was a good way to see how our mentality and mind set for studying restricts us from doing as well as our true potential allows us to. All by small factors that can easily be accounted like eating a healthy diet and getting more sleep. I didn’t know that by staying calm before a test you can do better. It makes sense though because if the mind is clear and relaxed then you are able to stress it a little bit to remember what you studied. You must have confidence in yourself that you know the material and you will do well because you put time into learning it.
ReplyDeleteI felt that this article would really help students if they took the time to read it. It gives really good advice on what should be done if you want to get good grades on your tests. After much research, the tips used in the article have been proven to be useful. For example, listening to music or sending text messages while studying have been proven not to help, as you are less likely to remember and focus. Additionally, the "all nighter" strategy is proven not to help, and it is suggested to just review the tougher material before you go to bed. When reviewing, you should not just read the facts right off your notes, but rather figure out how to apply it to what you are learning.
ReplyDelete-Daniel Sang
Period 9 World History
This article was interesting to read because it is something that can be related to my student life. Before important tests, my teachers would always say get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.However, a student is needed to always have a good, healthy meal even before a test to help them. Also, all the comparisons the article helped me see what is better than the other from studies and experiments. I, personally, don't think music helps me focus on my tests or studying but it makes me have my attention on the song rather than the test. Maybe if I apply everything the article said to do like "write all your worries beforehand" or review the hardest material before going to bed, it would help me improve my test taking/studying skills.
ReplyDelete-SUAH KIM (World History, Period 9)
I found this article interesting and mostly true. It is funny how we do most of the things that this article says not to do. Whoever thought that what you eat a week earlier can affect performance on a test? That's outrageous... The article says not to wake up early to study, but I do that sometimes anyway. It is bad habits that we all have in high school. I can't even imagine how many kids in Herricks pull all-nighters. It's probably a lot of kids.
ReplyDelete-Russell Hu pd 9
I found this article to be very interesting for many reasons. For one most people hate to study and the thought of it just drags on in our minds waiting until the task is accomplished. This article brings up very interesting points on what to do in order to be successful in your studies. Studying 10 minutes before you begin your test, going over hard material before you sleep and of course having a healthy breakfast are all things that can help you accomplish tests and quizzes for the future. Finding a goal in your studying seems to be a really good idea. By having a goal or aspect that you want to reach while you study may motivate you to reach it successfully. I am usually a nervous test taker so I think that I can try some of these tactics and hopefully they will improve my test taking skills. Listening to music while studying is something that I know for sure will never do me any good other that that I have learned a lot from this article that may help me later on. - Nikita Farhadi p.9
ReplyDeleteStudying and test-taking has become a daily task for students, starting early in high school and not ending until college graduation, for many. With so much of our lives consumed by studying and trying to do well in school and college, students really need to figure out and understand the best ways to tackle this task. Personally, repetition is the best way to do this for me, and it is proven that repitition allows the brain to have more efficient recall and a better long-term memory as well. Another strategy I can check off is studying without distractions. However, the rest are not very applicable for me, and learning these is quite important. More and more students I know (including me) are not getting enough sleep and not eating breakfast. No matter how much I know that these aspects are crucial, it is almost as if students think they are invincible and are willing to sacrifice these luxuries if it means better grades (potentially). I could talk about this for days, but really it is important to everyone to let go of the meentality that not taking care of yourself is worth it. I feel like a hypocrite, but really I am trying to follow the guidelines listed in this great article. In the long run, it is definitely worth understanding how to better your score without the anxiety, hunger, sleep-deprivation, and other problems like insecurity which are all so prevalant in society, especially in Herricks! I appreciate this article, and it is a great learning tool to get started on making a plan for oneself in terms of studying.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article I read through all of the comments to see the various opinions of my classmates. Through this I knew that some opposed the things stated in this article while some supported it. I however from expierence agree with this article 100%. However, different techniques work for different people. We trick our mind into thinking this is the only way I can study or ill fail when its really not, thats just what we tell ourselves. Many of the techniques can be applied in our everyday lives. Clearly, everything stated has been backed up by evidence and the information is true, us teenagers need to accept that our way is not always the right way and theres no harm in trying different things. I think that if these techniques are applied we will see a drastic difference in our test grades. Procrastination is a major problem and we need to learn to review our material everyday and not wait till the last day to realize were confused. This way we are thourough with the information and have nothing to doubtful of.
ReplyDelete- Priya CHakco pd.9
This article relates to me in a whole lot of ways when it comes to cramming. I don't listen to music when doing my homework most of the time but only if the homework is really boring. When I do i usually take a lot longer then just sitting down an putting all my focus on it. I usually stopped eating breakfast and now when i have phys ed I feel like im out of steam.
ReplyDelete-Muhammad Yousuf
period 9
To be honest, I'm not surprised by the results of the experiments in the article. As it was stated, people may say music relaxes them while they're studying, the harsh reality of it is, humans can't literally multi-task. There's no way we can do two things at the SAME time. It may seem like we are, but the truth is, our brains are simply switching between multiple things at an extremely fast speed. It's not processing both of them at the same time because it's not able to. Knowing this, I wasn't really shocked in reading the results. However, I'm happy to say that I will change my (future) studying habits to nighttime rather than five minutes before the test.
ReplyDelete~Pearl Lee pd.9
After reading the article I was not thoroughly convinced with its argument. At first I was open to changing my study habits but after hearing Mr. Harrell’s story I am not convinced. Okay, so he took a LOT of SAT practice tests, but he only got an 1800. Looking at the requirements to get into most okay schools, you have to get at LEAST 2000. So when he said he studied and practiced until he got aggravated yet only received a 1800 makes me want to laugh. 1800 is not that bad but if I were to get that sort of grade, I don’t believe that I would be showing it off or saying I got this grade after long hours of blood, sweat and tears. The article really didn’t teach me anything besides back up facts about studying with scientific evidence. I always hear my parents telling me I shouldn’t cram the day before or stop listening to music while studying and to sleep more, but I didn’t see any difference when I listened to their advice. Maybe once in a while I should probably study little by little everyday and stop being distracted, and after reading this article I feel a bit more motivated to try these things because there had been clear improvements in other people’s grades. I think this is definitely a tactic I will like to try for Social Studies. ~hANNAH Lee pd 9
ReplyDeleteI think this article would be great and very helpful to many students. This article is filled with tips which will help me considering I don't do well in my tests.
ReplyDelete-Brandi Sze
period 9 world history
This article was very thorough and made alot of sense to me. let's say there's a kid who does poorly on his exams. Every exam he takes he fails. What this article taught me is that having good sleep, having a good diet (oatmeal for breakfast, lots of vegetables and fruits) will actually help you do better on your exams. Studying habits was also a very important topic that was mentioned in this artice. Reports show that kids who listen to music while they study tend to get relaxed, and go into this abyss. But this only hurts you and when you take the actual test you'll forget what you've studied because you probably thought you were studying but frankly speaking you are only embarking on a journey that requires no abstract thinking what so ever that relates to what you're studying! So the best thing is to concentrate, not turn on music because that will only impair your cognitive memory and just study without music. Or study with a friend who is willing to work with you!(you get a little social interaction and educational interaction!)Not having good studying habits will just mess everything up for you and as soon as you're about to take a test, you'll forget everything thing you learned because of bad study habits you've practiced. So overall all the points in this article seem very accurate and well detailed. with the amount of research and background information and statistics that this article contains, it sure makes it a good thing to rely on if you're are facing test problems in school.
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If kids use this article to there advantage, there would be no way that you could fail a test. This article is to help you and to be an advantage on taking test and also to be healthy about it too. kids now a days dont use these excercises to study and there grades are down, but if they change a very small thing to there day they can have perfet scores on there test's. sean mcgreevy
ReplyDeleteThis article can be very helpful to a lot of students, including me. All students should read this to get tips on studying and have more confidence when they actually take the test. Students do well when they have lots of practice and eat more healthily than high fat, junk foods. This makes sense. If you eat foods that don't necessarily help your health, then it won't help your mental state either. Eating healthy foods is a good impact to the body and the mental state of the being.
ReplyDelete- Alyssa, pd.7
This article was as painful as studying. Although it makes plenty of sense it isn't anything different from what we already know and hear from teachers or parents. IT makes sense that kids will do better if they study without music and that food gives you energy. nothing i haven't heard before but most kids will stay with there bad habits until there brought to attention.
ReplyDeleteMike Tennis
This article makes lots of sense for the struggling student. If the students followed this advice, ate a balanced meal, slept more hours, and followed this excellent study pattern, the United States would have higher standard test grades.
ReplyDeleteOne reason why many student receive low marks on graudes may be that they are distracted whiled studying. Many listen to music while studying. They think that they can multi task. However, when you listen to music, you as a student are not concentrating 100% on your studies. This will diffentiately affect a student's test performan
Another reason why kids receive low marks on tests is that they are tense. Students need to relax. No matter how much you study, if you tense up during a test or experience an anxiety attack, you will ultimately receive a lower grade. I know this has happened to me for many tests. So,by calming down an looking with a postiive view of test instead of " i am going to fail" , test grades will improve.
Yes, these tips are common sense. But, we often ignore common sense when it come sot takign a test. If we as students follow these tips, we not only suceed in High school, but also college as well.
Joel Thomas Period 7
Studying for a test has always been something i rarely did. I believe if you listen in class and understand the material that is being taught, then you will get through the test just fine. The problem is there are some bad habits that could actually make someone perform worse on an exam. Waking up early can actually disrupt sleeping patterns and take away the energy i have during the test. I even try to eat a healthy filled breakfast the day of but i also need to take in account what i eat the whole week before. The best way to take some tests are to practice the format without any distractions to pull your brain away from the knowledge you are trying to take in. Listening to music and sitting in a loud cafe could distract you from learning anything. The best biggest tip to follow is being prepared.
ReplyDeleteErica Diaz
Period 7 Economics