An additional advantage of using note cards is to present written information out of sequence. This will help you learn the information free of association to the information it proceeds and follows. Write the cue or question on one side of the card and write the definition, description or answer on the other side. Begin compiling the cards early in the term. Carry the cards with you and review the information many times during the day and evening.
Repetition is the best way to learn the material.
Never mark until you have finished reading a full paragraph or headed section and have paused to think about what you just read. The procedure will keep you from grabbing at everything that looks important at first glance. Don't underline or jot down so many items that they overload you memory or cause you to try to think in several directions at once. Be stingy with your markings, but don t be so brief that you'll have to read through the page again when you review. The jottings in the margin should be in your own words.