Before class briefly skim the textbook chapters that will be reviewed. Don't pre-read the entire chapter. Listen in class -- hear the material. While following in the textbook, place check marks in the margins next to the concepts covered in class. Toward the end of each class, ask the instructor to briefly summarize the important points. Doing so will help all the students in class. Get the notes (first outline) -- See the material x1. Highlight that day's notes that night. Frame your notes with color. When highlighting notes, use different color markers (in the margins) to differentiate the start of new topics, headings or concepts. Color coding breaks up the notes, making it easier to visualize and remember them. Highlight all key words - names, dates and formulas - in non-florescent yellow or pink. Used Highlighted textbook (second outline) -- See the material x2. Match each concept in your class notes to its corresponding textbook page. Write the page number next to the concept. Pay special attention to the highlighted material on those pages and read any non-highlighted passages for clarification. Study all related illustrations, diagrams, charts and graphs. Try to envision the new information as a mental picture. It will help with concept recall and application. Study the condensed textbook outlines/charts. Enlarge the outline - photocopy machine. Divide it into sections/categories. Cut it up with scissors. Enlarge the sections - photocopy machine. Open it up. Tape each section 2-3 lines apart on notebook paper. Color code each section. Study it! Read the end-of-chapter summaries. Read the end-of-chapter tests.

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