?– Pace yourself. Don??™t try to cram for the exam the night before. This is a
very common mistake made by many students. (I did this myself in college.)
Cramming rarely works because your short-term memory can only hold a
limited amount of information. All that stuff you??™re trying to cram into your
short-term memory gets lost. Instead, successful test-takers spend a good deal
of time loading information into their long-term memory. You can do this
by setting a goal to read a certain number of pages or chapters each day and
sticking to it.
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?– Take notes! As you read each chapter, write down important information
that stands out to you. Writing this down helps reinforce the information,
moving it from short-term memory into long-term memory in your brain. It
also provides you with a valuable review resource.
?– Do the lab exercises, even the simple ones. Doing the lab exercises helps you
learn the practical implementation of the conceptual skills and knowledge
presented in each chapter.
?– Take the Self Tests at the end of each chapter. After you read a chapter, get a
blank piece of paper and run through the Self Test, recording your responses
on the paper.
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