Write down key facts, definitions, formulas, and so on. Try to keep the material short and simple. When you get the exam, take a few minutes to record your study sheet information on a piece of scrap paper and review this information as needed during the test. Write the name of an important person or document on the front and the chief characteristics on the back. Write a term or formula on one side and its definition, meaning, or calculations on the other.
Successful students keep long and regular hours designed for work.
They begin each study session by surveying the job and devising a study plan. Then they stick to it. They take an active approach to studying, asking questions and trying to answer them out loud, revising their notes, and marking up their text as they read. When their attention wanes, they take a short break and then go back to work. They try to remember what they learned primarily by frequent review and recitation and by connecting what they already know.