20 Ways to Raise Your Grade-学习高分20招

20WaystoRaiseYourGrade|学习高分20招Lessismore.Don’twritedowneverywordtheteachersays—you’llfocustoomuchonthewordsandnotenoughonthepointsshe’stryingtomake.Instead,listencloselyforphrasessheemphasizesorrepeatsandthenwritedownthose.ReadyournotesASAP3afterclass—ideallywithin24hours.Spelloutanyabbreviations4andreorganizeoreventypeupyourpagesifyouthinkit’llhelpyouunderstandbetter.Highlight5theimportantpointsandjotdownanyadditionalquestionsyouneedtoaskyourteacher.Don＇twastetime.Whetheryou’rewaitingforthebusorkillingtime6beforeyourbud7comesover,crack8abookanddoalittlestudying.Committoclasswork.Ifyousay“yes”toeveryoneandeverything,you’llbesaying“no”toqualityhomeworktime.Chancesareyoucanskipashoppingtriptomakesomesenseofyourmathhomework.Setpriorities9.Getgoodatmakinglistsofeverythingyouhavetodo.Thenrank10eachtaskintermsofimportance.Itmighttakeacoupleofextraminutes,butyou’lldefinitelyknowwhattodofirst—andnext!Bepolitetoyourteachers.Afterall,they’retheretohelpyou.Insteadofsaying,“You’renotgradingfair!”youmightgetfurtherwith,“Ireallybombed11onthistest.TellmewhatcanIdotoimprovemygrade?”Investinacalendar.Recorddatesforassignments,tests,practices,vacations,specialeventsandbirthdays.Thenhangitsomewhereinyourbedroomwhereyou’llseeiteveryday.Don＇tcram.Onceyouknowatestiscoming,scheduleshortpocketsoftimetostudy.Ifyouwaittillthenightbeforetohitthebooks,you’lljustaddtoyouranxiety.Study－proofyourroom.Astraight-backedchairwillhelpyouconcentrateatyourdesk,andagoodlampwillkeepyoufromstrainingyoureyes.Makesureyourfamilyknowsyouneedquietduringstudytime.Seekouthelp.It’ssmarttorealizewhenyouneedhelp.Don’tbeshyaboutaskingaparent,teacherorfriendtohelpyouwithanassignment.Justremembertoaskinadvance12andnotthenightbeforeit’sdue!Setgoals—andrewards.“WhenIgetthroughthischapter,I’llplayafootballmatch.”Useastudygroup.Choosethreeorfourfriendswhoareseriousaboutstudyingandplanatimetogettogetherandgothrougheachofyoursubjects.Drawingup13anagenda14aheadoftimewillkeepyoufocused.Overlearn.Forexample,whenhangin’withyourfriends,don’tspeakChinese.Instead,carryonconversationsinEnglish,French,Germanorwhatever—you’llbefarbetterpreparedforthenexttest.De－clutter!Ifyoucramhomeworkintoyourbooksorpurse,allot15fiveminuteseachafternoontoreorganize(anduncrumple!).Ifyourprobisthatyouhavetoomuchstuff—notebooks,dictionaries,PDA16,calculator—askyourself,“DoIreallyneedthis?”Getridofanythingthatisn’tcrucial.Takebabyteststeps.Whenquiztimecomes,answerquestionsyoudefinitelyknowtheanswerto,thengobacktotheonesyou’resortasureaboutandsavethehardestonesforlast.Thisway,youwon’tletthetoughonesundermineyourconfidenceorcauseyoutorunoutoftime!Setaschedule.Makeachartofyourdailyschedule,fromclassestobedtime.Blockout17timeforhomework,dailycommitmentsandpersonalactivitieslikewatchingTVortalkingonthephone.This’llhelpyoutrack18theamountoftimeyouhaveforworkandforplay.Findarolemodel.Haveanolderbrowho’sanAstudent?Oratutorwho’stotallyawesome19atalgebra?Findsomeoneyouadmirewhocantossout20sometipstohelpyoumakethegrade.Getnoteworthy.Thinkyournotesdon’tmakethegrade?Trycomparingthemwithafriend’s.(Makesureyouchooseapalwho’sagoodstudent!)Also,tryreadingaheadinyourtextbook.Youmaybeabletolistenbetter‘cuzyou’llalreadyknowsomeofwhatyou’rehearing.Actliketheteacher.Thinkaboutwhatteachersyoulikeandwhichonesyoudon’t.Figuringout21whatthegoodonesdotokeepyouinterestedwillhelpyouplanyourschoolsuccess.Don＇tleavehomewithoutit．Beforeyouleave,checktomakesureyouhaveeverythingyouneedfortheday.Samegoesfortheevening.Beforeyoustartcountingsheep,putyourbooks,homeworkandsuppliesinyourbackpack22,readied23forthenextday.以少胜多。老师讲的话不要一字不漏地记，那样你会把注意力过多集中到老师所用的言语上，而忽视老师想讲的要点。相反，应该仔细听老师强调或重复的词语，把这些词语记下来。课后尽快复习笔记——最好是一天之内。把笔记中缩写的词语完整地拼出来，把笔记的内容重新组织一遍甚至全部打印出来，如果你觉得这样有助于理解的话。把要点标出来，如果还有问题要问老师，把问题都记下来。不要浪费时间。等车的时候，无聊之中等朋友的时候，不妨翻开书来读上一两页。功课要上心。你如果对别人有求必应，就等于不给自己好好做作业的时间。也许你不陪同学逛街，数学作业就能琢磨出一点门道。区分轻重。要善于把你要做的事列个清单。然后按轻重缓急排个序。这么做也许要多花几分钟时间，但你一定会很清楚先做什么，后做什么！尊敬老师。毕竟老师会帮助你。不要说“你打分偏心！”要想进步不妨说“这次考试我算考砸了。请问怎么做才能考好一点？”买个日历。什么时候交作业、考试、做练习，什么时候放假，什么时候有特殊安排，什么时候过生日，全都记在日历上。然后把日历挂在卧室显眼的地方，每天都看一看。不要临阵磨枪。知道要考试了，就要拿出点滴时间来学习。如果等到考试前一天晚上再猛啃书本，不过是徒增烦忧。房间要适于学习。直背椅会有助于集中注意力，台灯光线良好才不会伤眼。一定要让家人知道你在学习时需要一个安静的环境。寻求帮助。聪明的学生知道什么时候需要帮助。找父母、老师或朋友帮你做家庭作业不要羞于开口。只是要记住，要找就提前找，不要到该交作业的头天晚上才找。设定目标，也要设奖。“看完这一章就去打场足球比赛。”参加学习小组。找三、四个学习认真的朋友，规定一个集中学习的时间，一起温习功课。提前订好学习内容，这样每次就有一个中心。刻苦学习。例如，跟朋友在一起时不要说汉语。用英语、法语、德语或其他语言对话，这样下次考试就能胸有成竹了。清理！如果你把家庭作业塞到书里和挎包里，每天下午拿出5分钟来整理一下（并把书弄平！）如果问题出在你装的东西太多，又是笔记本、字典，又是电子记事簿、计算器，问问自己，“这个东西真的需要吗？”把不重要的都扔掉。答题先易后难。测验的时候，先答有绝对把握的题，然后再做比较有把握的题，最难的题留到最后做。这样，就不会让难题动摇你的信心，空耗你的时间！制订日程。每天的日程都要有规划，从上课到就寝。作业、每天的义务以及看电视、打电话等个人活动都订个时间。这样便于你了解学和玩的时间。找榜样。你有没有考试全优的哥哥？或者是几何特好的家教？找一个你佩服的人，一个能为你考高分出点子的人。注意笔记的价值。觉得笔记没能帮你考高分吗？不妨拿朋友的笔记来比较一番。（必须找一个学习成绩好的朋友！）还有就是要预习课文。预习课文再听课效果可能好一些，因为你已经知道了一部分要听讲的内容。扮老师。想想什么样的老师你喜欢，哪些老师你不喜欢。弄清好老师让你对学习感兴趣的原因，这会有助于你计划怎样把学习搞好。上学前清好书包。上学前清清书包，一定要带齐白天学校里要用的东西。晚上也是，睡觉之前把书本、作业本和学习用品放进背包，为第二天作好准备。=========================