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Best Way to study?
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| Hello I have a problem. I have trouble paying attention when I read. I was wondering if there are any tricks That I could do to help me when I read so it sticks in my head. Example I might I have to read something up to seven times before I go oh ok or I may catch my mind wandering. Any help would be nice thanks | |
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| This is where taking practice test might help. If I read some then practice it, I find it helps in the retention. Also, if you use a self-paced study guide with labs and do the labs they also help with the attention span. Reading just for the sake of reading has its limits.
Aim High!
FreddyFlyer MCSE, A+, Net+, i-Net+ | |
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| From a work based training course I was told that only 10% of what you read goes in...I think the recommendation was:
Read / Hear 10%
Write / Say 50%
Doing 80%
(Isn't it true that 76% of statistics are made up on the spot)
So if you have trouble taking it in, read it and then make notes. If you can, try it out as well.
Good luck.
S. | |
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| I find that if I highlight, and take notes on what I feel is really important, it stays with me alot better, when I just read by the time I get to the end of the page I forgot what I have read already, also taking the practice exams, helps you understand and remember things, because you keep seeing the same things, over and over. But wriing things down in outline form has really helped me. Jackie | |
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| I find the best way to learn a subject is to grab the "Bull by the horns" that is teach it to someone else who knows nothing about the subject. That way you must ensure that you know the subject. I pick on one area and keep at it until I feel I can teach it to another. Then give a 10-60 minutes lesson on that subject.
This works for me and some others that I work with too.
There is a flaw though you could end up teaching duff info. if you can't remember it.
Swings & Roundabouts... just keep at it
Yeti the Not so Wise  | |
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| I may get ripped apart for this, but I find the best way to study is to find as many practice tests as possible. That way when I take the real test there is not a question I haven't seen somewher.
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T.J. McDonald
Instructor
New Horizons
MCT, MCP, A+, I-net+, N+ | |
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| TJ prepare to ripped a part....
No only joking,
That works for some people but for most they need to understand all the concepts as there jobs depend on it. I used your technique for my GCSE's & A-Levels here in the UK but I fell foul if it when I took my degree and Professional Certs. (as can be seen in my signature).
Basically to ensure you will be proficient in the real world you must understand all the under lying principles of the questions being asked, that's not to say that you will not learn anything from doing the "Question Spotting Way," you will but you lack the understanding of them.
Does this make any sense?
Ok enough of the soap box.
Yeti the Not so Foolish
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MCNE MCPx3 SCO ACE LCD Compaq ASE (Wannabe CCIE part of the Wannabe Boffins Club)
email: Yeti@zerg.com
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| I hear what you're saying and most people would agree with you. I've always felt that I do pickup the concepts though with the way I study. I'm not talking about just memorizing answers, but rather knowing why an answer is right and the others are wrong.
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T.J. McDonald
Instructor
New Horizons
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