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How can you improve your study habits?

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Here are some ways to improve your study habits:

Plan ahead. Get a special notebook and keep all your assignments in it. Keep the notebook with you so you will always know what your work will be. Also, get one of those big calendars with blank boxes for each day -- write down the dates when your big assignments are due so that you never have one slip up on you.
Pay attention in school. The more you learn in class, the less studying you'll have to do.
Take good notes. Good notes are the best way to study because they have everything that is going to be on the test.
Get rid of the distractions. When you are studying, you need to turn off the TV, video games, cellphone, iPod, internet -- yes, the internet! Studies show that even having it on in the background distracts you! If you listen to quiet, instrumental music it's OK, but not anything with fast rhythm or words.
Make a Study Deck - use index cards (some people like to cut each card in half to make a smaller card). On one side, write the term you need to learn (a vocabulary word, date, formula, whatever you're learning) - on the other side, write the definition or explanation of that term. Keep the deck with you all the time, and whenever you have a minute or two (when you're waiting in line, riding the bus or subway, or any time you've got a free minute), go through the deck. Look at the top card. If you can answer it correctly, turn it upside down and put it on the bottom of the deck. If you can't answer it, study the correct answer for a minute, then shuffle that card back into the deck so that you will see it again. Once all the cards are upside down, you'll know the material!
Start studying now. As soon as you know when an assignment or test is due, go ahead and get started. That way, you only have to do a little studying each day in order to do well on it.
Get enough sleep. Children and teens need between 10 and 12 hours of sleep a night -- more than an adult needs, because your bodies are still growing! If you skip on sleep, you're going to be tired all the time, and a tired brain doesn't learn as well as a rested brain.
Eat healthy. Especially eat a good breakfast! You want to stay away from all those "quick energy" junk foods like sweets and "energy drinks" because they give you a quick buzz and then let you down hard, so that you're even more tired afterwards! A good filling breakfast will last you until lunch time, and you'll be more alert and ready to study. Evidence shows that a SMALL cup of coffee or tea is the best caffeine "pick me up" and will work to make you more alert if you've eaten a healthy meal as well.

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