Exams are an integral part of the school. Middle school, high school, and college exams can make or break a student’s academic future. It’s essential to be able to study well and get the best possible grades. Here are a few tips on how to study for an exam to achieve the best grades: Make […]
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How to Use Kinesthetic Learning to Ace Your Exams
Kinesthetic learners use touching or manipulating to get the most experience when studying. Doing this in combination with other study techniques is the most effective. You can multiply your capacity to learn by engaging different senses at once. However, not everyone knows how kinesthetic people learn and how they can apply it. Kinesthetic learning can […]
Mistakes Middle Schoolers Make When Faced With Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
Multiple choice questions and answers aren’t just limited to middle schoolers. In fact, they’re even used when applying for a driver’s license and in college. This means that knowing how to face them properly is an important life skill. Theoretically, choosing one of four options seems easy. There’s a 25% chance of selecting the right […]
Learn How To Do Multiple Choice Question And Answer The Right Way
The multiple-choice question and answer are a staple of standardized tests, but they can also be found in many other settings. In multiple-choice questions and answers, a question is presented with several possible answers from which the test taker must choose the correct answer. While it can be an effective way to test knowledge, it […]
5 Types of Note Taking That Work
Taking notes is a habit that’s directly correlated with educational success. Studies show that taking notes leads to at least 13% better test results than not doing so. It can also help people concentrate better on the topic by tapping into their creativity and improving their memory recall. Unfortunately, note taking is a skill that […]
7 School Tips That Boost Test Results
It’s no secret that school can be hard. Juggling classes, homework, and social life can be a lot to handle for anyone. Similarly, getting good grades can feel like an impossible feat, and the pressure of standardized tests can be overwhelming. However, there are certain tips that can boost your test results and help you […]
Tutors, Study Skills, and Adding Bigtime Value (infographic)
We’re big into study skills. It’s what we do. We’ve seen the massive impact study skills can have on a student’s life direction, so our team is giving massive chunks of our lives toward helping students improve their study skills. We also like tutors. They’re on the front lines of student success every week, really helping […]
Making a to-do list: totally lame time-waster, or productivity super-skill?
Let’s talk about making a to-do list. It is possible you are thinking one of two things right now: 1) Making a list is lame, or 2) making a list is a waste of time. I hear your objections, but allow me to tell you why you should be a fan of making a list. […]
Nope — Cramming still doesn’t work. (And The BBC Agrees with us)
We’ve been teaching students for a long time that cramming for a test is perhaps one of the worst ways to get prepared for an exam. Seriously. There really isn’t an effective exam cram in the most basic sense of the word. I know it feels effective. After a nice, all-night cram session, you really feel […]
Summarizing what you read—3 proven benefits that lead to better retention
If you are a student like me, then you probably have a lot of material to read on a weekly basis. This wouldn’t be that big of a deal if your assigned reading involved mindless material that you wouldn’t be tested on. But here’s the reality- you have a lot to read, and you have […]