- Always does the reading prior to a lecture.
- Anticipates test questions and their answers as he reads.
- Answers rhetorical questions in his head during lectures to test his retention of the reading.
- Reviews study guides, finds terms he can’t recall or doesn’t know, and relearns those terms.
- Copies bolded terms and their definitions into a reading notebook, making sure that he understands them.
- Takes the practice test that is provided online by his professor; from this he discovers which concepts he doesn’t know and makes a point to learn them.
- Reorganizes the course information into a study guide of his design.
- Writes out concepts that are detailed or important, posts them above his bed, and tests himself on them from time to time.
- Spaces out his review and practice over the duration of the course.