Junior Hope Banghart thinks students should not be afraid of trying new study habits.
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By Reneh Gambrel
Plymouth High School students have specific study habits that help them do their best.
An important part of studying is being in an environment that allows one to focus on his or her work. Junior Nadia Baca likes “working at a desk.” Having a desk allows her to be able to spread out her papers, and she feels better when she has a lot of space to do her work. Freshman Jessica Drury is only able to study in a quiet area, and she tries to keep all electronics out of the area she is studying in. Drury does not like to review during class, instead preferring to do so the night and the morning before “in small quantities.” There are students who prefer music to be playing in the environment they are studying in. Freshman Victoria Leazenby likes to study with music playing because she “can blur everything else out and really concentrate on what [she] should be doing.” However, senior Karina Contreras cannot study with music on because she either focuses on what she is studying, or the music that is playing. Contreras believes that it is easier to study in a quiet environment. On the other hand, sophomore Adrianna Enders cannot study in a room that is completely silent. Enders can only study when she has the television on as background noise, as she has trouble studying without the noise.
As well as being in a comfortable environment when studying, certain students also have study habits that help them remember what they are studying. Freshman Daisy Lewis helps herself remember things by thinking of a rhyme, acronym, or a mnemonic that has to do with what she is studying. Lewis also looks over lesson worksheets and notes in order to study. She studies the night before a test because she wants it to be “the last thing on [her mind].” Junior Haley Balkema writes things over and over again until she remembers them. Balkema also makes up weird names that rhyme with the topic. Contreras repeats the possible answer to a question to herself “about 12 times out loud” in order to remember them. She does this for about 15 to 20 minutes at a time.
Junior Hope Banghart believes that students should “eat lots of spinach (it helps with memory) and don’t be afraid to try new studying ideas.” Banghart thinks that it is important for one to review the material each day to make sure he or she understands it. Senior Danielle Erickson suggests using flashcards to help study, and not just cramming right before a test. Erickson also believes that Quizlet is a good tool for students to use.
Different kinds of study habits can help students be more efficient in memorizing material.
Junior Haley Balkema writes material down repeatedly in order to remember it.