studying

f you think that studying is something you do in preparation for an exam tomorrow, then you are in for a major surprise at university! Of course you have to prepare for exams, but for good students this consists simply of a review of material they have already worked at understanding and learning. If you have to work at understanding and learning lecture notes and text chapters the night before an exam (or even a couple of days before the exam) then you are 'way behind! All that should have been done the day you were first presented with the material and by subsequent review in the weeks following. Any problems in understanding have long been cleared up by asking questions in class or during office hours.

So, "studying" is something you are doing constantly during the semester as you attempt to master (understand and learn) the material. To do this you have to work with your lecture notes and text readings. Before an exam you merely review what you already know.

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"f you think that studying is something you do in preparation for an
exam tomorrow, then you are in for a major surprise at university!
Of course you have to prepare for exams, but for good students this consists
simply of a review of material they have already worked at understanding
and learning. If you have to work at understanding and learning lecture
notes and text chapters the night before an exam (or even a couple of days
before the exam) then you are 'way behind! All that should have been done
the day you were first presented with the material and by subsequent review
in the weeks following. Any problems in understanding have long been cleared
up by asking questions in class or during office hours.
So, "studying" is something you are doing constantly during the semester
as you attempt to master (understand and learn) the material. To do
this you have to work with your lecture notes and text readings. Before
an exam you merely review what you already know."
- Studying (view on Google Sidewiki)