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By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Before you learn how to take notes from a textbook, you need to make two key decisions. Where will you take your notes, and what note-taking format will you choose? I explain both decisions below. Where to take your textbook notes …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. One-size-fits-all study tips do not work for students with ADHD. This post offers strategies, advice and study tips for ADHD that are designed with the unique ADHD brain in mind. Study tips for ADHD – what works While the following study …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The following is a complete list of the 100 best organization tips for college students. Many of the tips apply to students in high school too. However, college students will need next-level organizational strategies to stay on top of their game. …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. There are many reasons why students might take summer classes in college: to graduate early, to make space for a double major, to retake courses that didn’t go so well, for personal enrichment … the list goes on. Taking college summer …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Weekends are for sleeping in, seeing friends, doing life-maintenance things (chores, errands, etc.) and Netflix. Yes, yes – all of this is true. However, weekends are also for (prepare to gasp) studying. You may not love to hear this from me, …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. From middle school through graduate school, being tested on what we read basically is school. Read a book, and then take a test: repeat forever. Therefore, knowing how to study for a test on a book is the key to doing …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. The internet is full of student tips that claim you can cut your study time in half, get an A on your essay without trying, and hack your way through school via some secret portal that no one knows about. This …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. You will need to learn and study vocabulary words no matter what grade you’re in or what class you take. Sure, you will probably have more vocab quizzes in English or Spanish class, but you will also need strategies for studying …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Spaced repetition is a study method that involves reviewing material repeatedly over various intervals of time. It is easily one of the best study methods known, especially when used in combination with active recall. Most students study using the opposite principles …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Active recall is one of the most effective study methods there is. If you’re a student of any age, or even if you’re an adult taking professional development courses, you need to know how to use active recall to study. What …
