By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to study for multiple exams at once is the key to maintaining your sanity when school gets hectic. At every point in your school career there are going to be times when you have to study for multiple tests …
Planning time to study: 3 time management tips for students
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. A common complaint I get from students is “I don’t have enough time to study.” In most cases, the student has at least five days to study, but chooses not to start until the night before … What’s usually happening here …
How to study vocabulary words using the scaling technique
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Many of my tutorials cover how to study vocabulary words using different memorization techniques. The study methods I share for learning vocab words aren’t shortcuts or magic: they’re legitimate strategies for acquiring language. The study tip I explain below is a …
4 bad study habits that will wreck your grade
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Some bad study habits are easy to spot. For example, not studying at all, or studying in front of the T.V. Obviously. But some bad study habits are actually really popular – and at first glance might seem like good study …
How to take a study break: 6 tips for managing your study time
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I don’t recommend that anyone – no matter age or experience – study or work intensely for more than 90 minutes without taking a break. And that’s on the longer side. For most people, I recommend doing homework or studying for …
5 study tips for auditory learners – and how to know if you are one
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this post – and in the video above – I share 5 study tips for auditory learners. These study techniques make sense for how the auditory brain works. If you know you’re an auditory learner, these study tips are for …
5 common study mistakes of college freshmen
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. In this post, I feature insights from Sara Pennington of SegueToCollege.com. In this Q&A, I ask Sara three key questions about misconceptions and common study mistakes that college freshmen often fall victim to during their first year out of high school. …
Why you need a study routine, and how to create one
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Routines are good. Many of us follow routines from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to bed. Think about it: you probably have a routine for brushing your teeth — first, you turn on the water, then …
How to avoid distractions while studying: 7 tips for better focus
It’s funny how we can watch Netflix for 3 hours straight without blinking. But when we sit down to do something “hard,” like study, we are suddenly distracted by every little teeny tiny thing. Many of my clients and students come to me complaining that …
How to study for exams: Time management tip
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Wondering how to study for exams? Plain and simple: You need to study in short, frequent increments, a little bit each day over a period of time. At all costs, avoid studying in one large chunk. Actual science tells us that …