The answers to these questions will help you plan what to study. Of what I think is likely to be on the exam, what do I already know. Of what is likely to be on the exam, what don t I already know. Once you ve figured out what you need to study, the next step is to organize your information. What this involves is deciding what the most important information is from your notes, books, and so on, and then organizing it to make it easier to work with and learn.
Selectivity is important.
You will learn as you select and organize. Below you will find four different ways of organizing information. Depending on the content and format of the exam, you ll want to use some or all of them. A. Write important terms on one side of a 3 x 5 card. Write the definition on the opposite side.